Stephen Mackey - How to Build a Culture of Character, Removing the Stigma of Failure, Top Questions to Ask Your Players, and More.

Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at OWN IT.

Highlights from the episode:

• [06:06] Coaches learn when they listen
• [07:55] Teaching athletes to take pride
• [12:10] Meaningful check-ins
• [17:31] What to do when your players aren't their best
• [22:18] Steal this idea — leadership journals
• [29:33] Ask your players this question
• [34:30] The safest place to fail
• [39:16] Person > Player

I’m excited today to be joined by Coach Stephen Mackey. Coach Mackey is known for his character development curriculum, 2 Words, which was chosen as the official curriculum of the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA).

He has an uncanny ability to connect with people of all backgrounds through his humor, wisdom, and infectious energy. He has helped teams reach their goals, businesses succeed, and groups impact their communities as a result of his work with them and through 2 Words.

About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)

Jason has 15+ years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes. His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he can impact them beyond the basketball court.

More recently, Jason founded the OWN IT System to help bring data-driven sleep and health coaching to student-athletes and their teams.

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