The Coaches Guide to Team Building  with Greg Dale, Ph.D., Mental Training Coach, Duke University.  In The Coach’s Guide to Team Building, Dr. Greg Dale shares the framework and the necessary building blocks for successful team building. His philosophy is that successful team building is a year round process, naturally occurring as three distinctive seasons: “Pre-Season,” “In Season,” and “Off-Season.” The “Pre Season” section shares strategies and creative ideas for implementing experiential (group problem solving) activities, evaluating and molding team culture, team roles, developing pride in a team’s sub-units, and understanding the stages of team building. During “In-Season”, Dale stresses the importance of ongoing communication with team leaders, the benefits of sharing team ownership with your team, and strategies for an effective and honest “open door” policy with athletes. He also shares the value of implementing “positive confrontation” situations among team members, along with the importance of planning experiential activities outside of the sport. The “Post-Season” section offers tips for continuity through ongoing communication with team members. 36 minutes.

Goal Setting for Success: The Coach's Guide  with Greg Dale, Ph.D., Mental Training Coach, Duke University. Knowing where you want to take yourself as a coach, where you want to take your program/team, and knowing what your are hoping to guide your athletes towards all involve the artful science of goal setting. In this four-part video, Greg Dale offers coaches a complete guide to assist in developing and implementing a systematic goal setting plan. In Part 1, "You the Coach," Dale encourages coaches to look upon their career and reflect upon the legacy that they want to leave. Dale emphasizes the importance of a coach's personal and program goals and outlines strategies for implementing the goal setting process. Part 2, "Your Team," Dale explores the concepts of systematic goal setting and offers a four-phase approach to help a coach facilitate team goal setting sessions. Part 3, "Types of Goals," explores the SMART concept for positive goal setting. Part 4, "Goal Setting for Individuals," Dale offers a process for helping a coach guide an athlete towards positive and productive realistic goal setting. Let Greg Dale help you help yourself, and your team, get on the same page to move in a positive direction! 44 minutes.

Becoming a Championship Athlete: Goal Setting for Success  with Greg Dale, Ph.D., Mental Training Coach, Duke University.  Learning to set appropriate goals is a must for any athlete looking to improve/succeed in athletics. In this video, Greg Dale shares with you a systematic system for goal setting. In Part 1) Where to Go With Your Career , Dale initiates the goal setting process by encouraging you to paint a picture of how you want to be remembered by coaches, teammates, and fans. In Part 2), Types of Goals , Dale defines and offers examples of the different types of goals that experts have identified and the behaviors that represent each type of goal. In Part 3) Goal Setting Process , Dale outlines a 4-phase evaluation process to help establish appropriate goal setting areas. In Part 4) Sound and Systematic Goal Setting Process , Dale details how to implement a 5-step process with examples of each step that will lead to developing the ideal goal setting plan. Dale concludes this video by sharing personal experiences of athletes he has worked with that have successfully implemented these strategies. It has been said, "if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time." Let Greg Dale help you know what you are aiming for and how to develop a plan to hit it! 29 minutes.

Becoming a Championship Athlete: Mastering Pressure Situations  with Greg Dale, Ph.D., Mental Training Coach, Duke University.  There is no question that the "edge" often goes to the athlete that has learned to perform under pressure. In this 3-part video, Greg Dale offers invaluable information that will better equip you to handle pressure situations by not allowing pressure to interfere with performance! In Part 1, "Dealing with Pressure", Dale teaches you how to better understand pressure and shares ways to make the best choices when pressure situations arise. Part 2, "Trusting Your Instincts", offers six valuable tools for self-empowerment when dealing with pressure. Part 3, "Embracing Pressure Situations", shares how to look at the positive side of pressure as well as how to learn form experiencing pressure situations. Mastering Pressure Situations! will help you take control of a pressure situation rather than allowing a pressure situation to control you! 34 minutes.

Becoming a Championship Athlete: Making Every Practice Count  with Greg Dale, Ph.D., Mental Training Coach, Duke University.  Do you view each practice as a chance to get better? Are you interested in learning to make the most out of every practice? In Making Every Practice Count, Greg Dale identifies six key components to making the most out of practice opportunities:

• 1) "Having a Purpose"

• 2) "Compartmentalizing your Life"

• 3)"Practice Design"

• 4) "Working on Weaknesses"

• 5)"Mental Toughness"

• 6) "Preparing Yourself for Competition"

Dale identifies the characteristics of each of these components and offers ideas on how you can turn practice challenges into successful habits. Dale also offers solutions to overcoming obstacles that might be standing in the way of making your practices more purposeful! Let Greg Dale help you break through to the next level! 35 minutes.