#357 Levi Nelson, Coach and Author, on How To Instill Love, Effort, Attitude and Discipline in Your Teams and Athletes

Dec 29, 2023

Levi Nelson, a long-time football coach and coach developer for USA Hockey, discusses his new book on how to positively impact the world through love, effort, attitude, and discipline. He emphasizes the importance of coaching philosophy, the lasting impact coaches can have on athletes, and the significance of love in sports and coaching. Nelson also discusses meeting athletes' basic needs, instilling discipline, and setting a good example as a coach. The podcast concludes with a focus on connecting with coaches and expressing gratitude.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Instilling Love, Effort, Attitude, and Discipline in Your Teams and Athletes

01:32 • 2min

Gratitude, Introduction of Levi Nelson, and his Background

03:30 • 1min

The Journey into Coaching

04:59 • 10min

The Lasting Impact of Coaches

15:04 • 5min

Overcoming Fear and Writing a Book

20:25 • 5min

The Importance of Love in Sports and Coaching Philosophy

25:25 • 3min

Meeting Basic Needs: Providing Meals for Athletes

28:27 • 13min

Instilling Discipline and Setting a Good Example

41:24 • 12min

Connecting with Coaches and Expressing Gratitude

52:58 • 5min

Coach Levi Nelson is a long time football coach and teacher, and holds a doctorate in Sport and Performance Psychology, two master’s degrees, and he also currently serves as a college professor and coach developer for USA Hockey. In His new book LEAD: A Coach's Playbook on How to Positively Impact the World Through Love, Effort, Attitude and Discipline he describes the importance of formulating your own coaching philosophy and guides you through the process he used to find his own life’s mission to positively impact the world. Coach Nelson shares proven methods from the field of sport and performance psychology and best practices from his own experience as a head football coach and certified trainer for the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) on practical ways to implement the characteristics within LEAD to your own coaching practice.

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Twitter: @RLeviNelson

email: coachlevinelson@gmail.com

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