Zach Brandon

I spend a lot of time writing about the human side of coaching and leadership here on X.

But for most of my professional career, the real work took place behind the scenes.

I've supported coaches and teams on the sidelines, in clubhouses, dugouts, training rooms, coaches’ offices, and meeting rooms.

One thing I’m excited about in this next chapter is taking more of those conversations off the timeline and into rooms with coaches and staffs all over the country.

If there’s a conversation your staff needs to have or you’re looking to create a meaningful development experience for your team, I’d love to get in a room (virtual or in-person) together.

DM's are open if you'd like to discuss how I can best serve you.

Overtraining the body doesn't compensate for undertraining the mind.

Overtraining the mind doesn't compensate for undertraining the body.

Train both.

Sean McVay routinely reminds himself of this one question to keep things in perspective.

“Would you want to be coached by you?”

Coaches spend enormous amounts of time evaluating others, but what I appreciate about this question is that it gently flips the mirror.

Would you want to be led the way you lead?

Would you want feedback delivered the way you deliver it?

Would you want expectations communicated the way you communicate them?

Would you feel trusted, supported, and challenged in the environment you create?

And if the answer is no…what needs to shift?

The standard we set for others is often shaped by the standard we’re willing to hold ourselves to first.

🎥: Pure Athlete Podcast

Behaviors and results, not words, are the evidence of one's commitment.

If someone coached you the same way you coach your athletes for the next 12 months, what would your trajectory look like?

If you don't like the answer, perhaps it's time to examine what you're asking your players to experience every day.