Communicating to Make a Difference – Dante Bartee, Analyst, University of Oregon

In this segment from the 3rd Annual Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic, Dante Bartee, now a defensive analyst at the University of Oregon, shares what he learned from his first year as a college defensive coordinator at Ottawa University.

Coach Bartee’s passion for football and innate ability to decipher and teach complex strategies sets him apart as a great young thinker on the game.

This episode applies to all of us as we continue to grow as communicators and in developing our relationships with our players.

Show Notes:

• Start with Personnel
• Use High School Tape to Understand the Player and What He Can Grow Into
• Build What the Player Needs, Not What You Want
• Being Player-Focused Does Not Mean You Are a Player’s Coach
• Talk to Players One on One to Communicate Where You Are Coming From
• Find Methodologies to Communicate
• Positive and Negative Confrontation
• Positive Confrontation: Evaluate and Attack the Problem
• Negative Confrontation: Attack the Player
• Message and Tone Are Equally Important

Follow Dante Bartee on Twitter @BarteeDante.

Listen to Coach Bartee’s Accelerate Everything Episode.

Watch Coach Bartee’s Entire Presentation from Lauren’s First and Goal:

Thoughts from a First-Time College DC

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