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    Kate Leavell
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    Under the Surface. Teams who get REAL.

    It’s easier to take things at face value. OR at least, it’s easier in the moment. Because underneath our niceties and our politeness is a...
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    Ask Kate- best training for culture change
    Kate Leavell
    • Feb 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    Ask Kate- best training for culture change

    This Week’s Question is: I’ve tried teambuilding and speakers, but nothing seems to be making a lasting change or turning around the nega...
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    Stop having meetings! Challenge -> Opportunity
    Kate Leavell
    • Dec 18, 2019
    • 4 min

    Stop having meetings! Challenge -> Opportunity

    Meetings to discuss future meetings. Meetings to address issues that never get solved. Meetings that you just get through but dread.  Mee...
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    Should men’s lacrosse become hockey?
    Kate Leavell
    • Nov 4, 2019
    • 4 min

    Should men’s lacrosse become hockey?

    Women’s lacrosse players have been trying to communicate this message since I was a kid, and probably even before then. But the message s...
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    Yes.. AND! Overcoming obstacles and moving forward.
    Kate Leavell
    • Aug 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Yes.. AND! Overcoming obstacles and moving forward.

    During a leadership workshop today we talked about perspective and how it can change how we react and move forward from an event. We talk...
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    Bully Motivators Youth Sports
    Kate Leavell
    • Jul 31, 2019
    • 5 min

    Bully Motivators Youth Sports

    I’ve written on this subject many times, but the people in the back are on their phones or too busy worrying that a 10 year old won’t tak...
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    Becoming the catalyst for change
    Kate Leavell
    • Jul 24, 2019
    • 5 min

    Becoming the catalyst for change

    You get it, positive cultures make work more enjoyable. They inspire you to serve and help you feel like a valuable contributor. They mak...
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    How bad do they want IT? #GOALS
    Kate Leavell
    • Jul 6, 2019
    • 5 min

    How bad do they want IT? #GOALS

    “What do you all want to accomplish this season?” the coach asked her team as they gathered at the first official practice of the year. “...
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    Thank you Redhawks 2019
    Kate Leavell
    • Jun 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Thank you Redhawks 2019

    Every season I close with how my team has inspired me. This has been a special one and I’m grateful for the impact these athletes have ha...
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    Kate Leavell
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 4 min

    Do coaches really hate some players?

    I’ve talked with thousands of coaches over my career thus far, and I’ve heard many frustrations about athletes, but what I’ve really neve...
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    The Window.  Perception changes Everything.
    Kate Leavell
    • Mar 13, 2019
    • 5 min

    The Window. Perception changes Everything.

    I was sitting in what was really an epic training session today – part of the Power of Positive Leadership Training program, as I once ag...
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    Where do coaches go?
    Kate Leavell
    • Feb 18, 2019
    • 5 min

    Where do coaches go?

    You know what’s weird to me? Dentists a lot of times don’t have great teeth.  Some doctors never take their own advice. There are many ou...
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    Team bonding through Get-Along Shirt tactics
    Kate Leavell
    • Feb 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Team bonding through Get-Along Shirt tactics

    These kids are adorable. No idea who they are but found this pic on Pinterest Have you ever seen those get along shirts parents put on th...
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    Leader or showman?
    Kate Leavell
    • Jan 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    Leader or showman?

    There’s this strange association we have built around what a leader is supposed to LOOK like, so when we enter that position ourselves, w...
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    Mama says Parents are the devil
    Kate Leavell
    • Dec 15, 2018
    • 3 min

    Mama says Parents are the devil

    Well Bobby… Mamas wrong again! The system is crazy, the system is broken. It’s the product of greed, ego, and the quest for power; from a...
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    5 tips to get your mindset right for College Sports
    Kate Leavell
    • Nov 6, 2018
    • 4 min

    5 tips to get your mindset right for College Sports

    It’s the journey: 5 Steps to get your Mindset right for Collegiate Sports Years of stress about getting recruited, getting seen, getting ...
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    Greatest Coaching Moment
    Kate Leavell
    • Oct 3, 2018
    • 4 min

    Greatest Coaching Moment

    I was asked recently to share my greatest coaching memory. Seems like a bit of a daunting task because I’ve been honored to be a part of ...
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    Kate Leavell
    • Sep 29, 2018
    • 4 min

    This used to be my playground

    Ever wake up in the morning, early on a Saturday and the alarm is blaring because it’s time to get up for practice and wonder if you shou...
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    Kate Leavell
    • Jul 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Are you giving your kid a disadvantage to learning?

    It’s the worst way to learn something. It doesn’t allow for time or space to think and make decisions. It doesn’t answer a fundamental “w...
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    Game Recovery: When your team is not playing well
    Kate Leavell
    • May 24, 2018
    • 4 min

    Game Recovery: When your team is not playing well

    I can be optimistic, but I’m more of a realist. Yes, I fully think we can win this game, but when things are going bad and the only adjus...
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