#129 Win the Day with sport psychologist and Way of Champions founder Dr. Jerry Lynch

How does picking values make us better coaches? What are ways coaches can increase influence? How do we find life balance as a coach? All this and so much more as we welcome back sports psychologist Dr. Jerry Lynch fresh from the 4th annual Way of Champions conference. Jerry has a new book out, culminating five decades of work into one of the bet best on coaching you will ever read. Highlights from the Discussion:

• Wrap up of the Way of Champions Conference in Denver, CO
• Why Jerry wrote "Win the Day"
• What Pete Carrol taught Steve Kerr about values
• Jerry talks about creating a culture inspired by your values
• The power of the circle (and where Jerry came up with teaching it)
• What are ways coaches can bring more influence to their practice?
• How Jerry came up with the name "Win the Day"
• The importance of finding balance in coaching and life

Dr. Lynch has been recognized as one of the top five in his profession nationwide. He has worked with men's and women's basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf and other sports at the universities of North Carolina, Duke, Maryland, California, Syracuse, Stanford, Harvard and Middlebury and continues to work with several teams and parent groups nationally. Several of his clients have participated in various summer and winter Olympic Games. Most recently, he has established a consultancy with Steve Kerr, head coach of the World Champion Golden State Warriors. In the past 30 years alone, he has been part of 54 Final Four and 36 National Championship at the collegiate and professional levels. Connect with Dr. Jerry Lynch

• Website: http://www.wayofchampions.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/WayofChampions1
• Email: docj@wayofchampions.com

References Mentioned

• Check out Dr. Jerry Lynch's Amazon Page
• Order "Win the Day" on Amazon / Coaches Choice

Previous Podcasts with Dr. Jerry Lynch

• 001 - 3 of the Way of Champions Podcast with 36x NCAA Champion Dr. Jerry Lynch, EPL Sport Psych Dan Abrahams, and Coach Lisa Cole
• 026 - Dr. Jerry Lynch, 36x NCAA Champ, On Mindfulness, Motivation, and How to Turn Your Off-Season into Investment Season
• 033 - Best Selling Authors Wade Gilbert and Jerry Lynch Discuss What Quality Coaching Really Looks Like
• 073 - Jerry Lynch and John O'Sullivan discuss how we use the R.I.V.E.R. effect to Connect with our Athletes, and you can too
• 079 - The Power of Influence: A Fireside Chat with John and Jerry about how coaches, parents and teammates can impact their teams in a positive way
• 099 - How to Help your Teams Overcome Fear in Must Win Games: A Fireside Chat with John and Jerry
• 108 - How to Find Your Coaching True North with Celia Slater and Jerry Lynch

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