How to Create a Safe-to-Fail Environment | Demetrius Clark
Episode 20, Feb 11, 2019, 05:00 PM
Demetrius Clark is an experienced track coach and personal trainer with a demonstrated history of working in athletics. Demetrius is skilled in Navy Medical, Fitness Training, Injury Prevention, and Speed development in track. He is a strong community and social services professional and graduated from Indiana University Northwest. From 2000 to 2008, while serving two deployments during OIF in 2003 and 2005, Demetrius became an eight-year US Navy Hospital Corpsman Veteran. As a certified personal trainer through NASM and certified with the USTFCCCA in track and field technical coaching, he is currently a Sprints Coach for Plainfield South High School and a Personal Trainer for Planet Fitness and Crossroads YMCA.
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Table of Contents
0:38 - Guest intro
1:49 - Certifications
5:35 - Youth sports growing up
8:20 - Getting his new job
13:35 - Why do you coach?
15:22 - His coaching philosophy
16:58 - Advice For New coaches
22:49 - Parent interaction
24:58 - Harassment and bullying
30:15 - Top 3 characteristics of the greatest coaches you’ve ever had
33:25 - Developing relationships with your players
36:08 - Top 3 issues causing youth sports attrition
44: 07 - What can we do to make sure kids love the sport more at the end of the season than they did at the beginning?
46:30 - References
49:38 - #1 tip for new coaches