The Pure Joy of Improvement | Nate Leslie
Episode 9, Oct 29, 2018, 04:00 PM
“'Because I said so' as a coach shouldn’t be good enough. We should be able to answer 'Why?' and if we can’t, it’s because we’re unprepared.”
While hockey has long been his background, playing 4 years of Junior and professional seasons across Europe, Nate Leslie is renowned for his passion for coaching and his West Coast Hockey Prep Camp. Nate joins us to talk about the integration between coaching and educating, as well as two of the four sources of motivation: Mastery and Service. Nate supports these two intrinsic motivations as being far more sustainable than ego-boosters and encourages kids to love the pure joy of improvement.
Book Recommendations
The Coach's Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
Table of Contents
0:29 - Guest intro
3:53 - Top 3 issues in sport
7:06 - Loving the sport
12:58 - Transition from athlete to "real world"
17:10 - Choosing hockey
19:33 - Nate's upcoming projects
22:33 - Books
24:30 - Nate's family
28:30 - Millennials
31:10 - #1 tip for new coaches
35:35 - Top 3 characteristics of great coaches
37:10 - Nate's platforms
39:40 - How Glen and Nate met