Ep 143 Are You Building a Team That Can Handle Hard Conversations?

The Sports Coach Podcast · May 7, 2026 · 8m

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Are you building a team that can actually handle hard conversations? In this episode, Coach Collins talks about one of the biggest leadership jobs of early May: bringing clarity to players and the program before summer begins.

This is the time of year when coaches can either plant truth or plant confusion. Honest conversations about habits, body language, toughness, commitment, leadership, and trust can shape an entire offseason. Avoiding those conversations might feel easier in the moment, but it often creates bigger problems once the season starts again.

Coach…