A Season to Be Thankful For

Best Day Ever Consulting had 3 teams that were part of the BDE premier program. These Programs were; Sheridan College, California State University @Monterey Bay and University of Central Arkansas. It is a varied group of schools from very different locations and diverse higher education institutions but the areas that the soccer programs have in common were Coaches and players that wanted to take steps toward becoming a more successful program.

The Coaches of these programs Tim Starr at Sheridan, Shane Carew at CSUMB and Ross Duncan at UCA were willing to partner with BDE. These thinking partners were able to take their programs forward to being better than they had been in previous seasons and in some cases Ever. These coaches were willing to go outside the box and do something athletic coaches do not do but successful leaders in other fields often do. They were willing to bring in a consultant to work alongside of them to provide ideas, discussion and a thinking partner. You have to be pretty confident to bring an outsider into Your Program. The Assistants I got to work with from each of these programs were all wonderful to work with and were great at sharing ideas and helped me to improve as a consultant and coach.

The student-athletes of each of these programs were a joy to work with. In each program together we faced different challenges and therefore varied solutions. Each time the coaching staff and BDE asked for the soccer athletes to step up to a new challenge they answered the challenge. The steps that the athletes took this season will continue to effect change for the future as many of the improvements involved the culture and targets of the programs moving forward.

The Administrators at these schools were willing to allow their coaches to bring in another set of eyes to help the coaches and athletes in their programs, also very forward thinking.

So I am thankful for the opportunity that BDE had in working with these Coaches and Athletes. The work was engaging and made me improve as a consultant, coach and person while helping these programs to some Best Days and even some Best Seasons.

The results on the field, at training and in the locker room were incredible and even better than others may have thought possible. But the greatest bonus was the friendships and relationships gained with these coaches and athletes. Thanks to the Generals, Otters and Purple Bears for some Best Days!Thankful for all the players and coaches whom I have gotten to work with to get me where I am today! Thank You!