#3: Wisconsin softball coach Yvette Healy develops competitors

Yvette Healy is the head softball coach at the University of Wisconsin. She’s led the team to great heights during her ten years in Madison. Coach Healy discusses:

1.  The value of small group practice sessions;

2.  Why an indoor dirt field is important;

3.  Her daily routine – splitting time between the office and the field;

4.  One of her coaching models, Eugene Lenti;

5.  Building a competitive atmosphere;

6.  Developing belief on a team;

7.  Designing practices that are fun and competitive;

8.  Making players uncomfortable in drills;

9.  What coaches can learn from watching kids run the bases;

10.  The best advice she received from Barry Alvarez;

11.  Being more present to the team;

12.  Having “side-to-side” conversations with players;

13.  Modeling self-challenge;

14.  Building relationships off the field with the coaching staff.