Do you know anyone who drains the energy out of a room? Nick offers his fondness for imagery of fountains and how it can help coaches set the team environment. Anthony and Nick discuss the power of positive words and how the language a coach chooses can have a substantial impact on their players. Being a Fountain doesn’t always mean the environment is rainbows and unicorns. But, it does raise the standards of your team’s culture.

Denise Dillon has been a Division 1 Head Coach for over 20 years. Denise is a proven leader and consistent winner. She is recognized in the college basketball world for her professionalism and teaching ability. She is known for developing people who experience lifelong success. She discusses her strategies for success, what success means to her and why she chose coaching as a career.

Have you ever thought about how repetition creates the ability to do a skill or task without thinking about it? Anthony and Nick discuss how understanding the Stages of Competence can help a coach rapidly improve their players’ and team’s growth. The conversation utilizes PKE to facilitate the development of competency. This episode provides you the foundation to move from novice to expert competency.

In the first episode of The Nick Anthony Show, Anthony and Nick break down a system to categorize attributes related to sports, PKE: Physical, Knowledge, and Emotional skills. The conversation will have you rethink sports and what players you want on your team. You do not want to miss the first of many conversations structured to help coaches be better.