with Greg Dale, Ph.D., Mental Training Coach, Duke University

Knowing where you want to take yourself as a coach, where you want to take your program/team, and knowing what your are hoping to guide your athletes towards all involve the artful science of goal setting. In this four-part video, Greg Dale offers coaches a complete guide to assist in developing and implementing a systematic goal setting plan. In Part 1, "You the Coach," Dale encourages coaches to look upon their career and reflect upon the legacy that they want to leave. Dale emphasizes the importance of a coach's personal and program goals and outlines strategies for implementing the goal setting process. Part 2, "Your Team," Dale explores the concepts of systematic goal setting and offers a four-phase approach to help a coach facilitate team goal setting sessions. Part 3, "Types of Goals," explores the SMART concept for positive goal setting. Part 4, "Goal Setting for Individuals," Dale offers a process for helping a coach guide an athlete towards positive and productive realistic goal setting. Let Greg Dale help you help yourself, and your team, get on the same page to move in a positive direction!

44 minutes. 2004.