Kevin Simmerman discusses promoting leadership among your coaches and explains the 6 Big Es:
- Exemplify (Model) by being an example for your coaches and a role model.
- Educate involves teaching your coaches what is expected of them pertaining to rules, guidelines, and expectations.
- Equip is to provide the coaches the resources and opportunities to learn that will help them to be successful.
- Enhance your coaches to grow and be better by meeting and debriefing them.
- Empower coaches to lead by giving them opportunities with community and meeting presentations.
- Encourage your coaches with constant communication. Praise them in public and coach them in private.
Kevin Simmerman, CMAA, is the Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, KS.
