Get "Whistle Ready" with TFL's Steve Govett

About this episode

Steve Govett discusses his e-book 'Whistle Ready' and offers insights for first-time youth sports coaches.

On the eve of the release of his first e-book "Whistle Ready," TFL's Steve Govett joins IL's Terry Foy to discuss his foray into longform writing. Meant to serve as a guide for those (mostly parents) who volunteer — or are "voluntold" — to coach a youth sports team for the first time. A longtime NLL executive who started coaching as a teenager, Govett's goal is to put readers at ease, helping them understand that it's OK to not know what they're doing (and feel overwhelmed as a result), and that they should reframe their approach "skills and drills" to "being the CEO of a small organization."

People in this episode

Host: Terry Foy

Guest: Steve Govett

Topics covered

• youth sports coaching
• longform writing
• parent involvement
• sports management
• coaching guidance

Keywords

• youth sports
• coaching
• e-book
• Steve Govett
• TFL
• NLL
• parent coaching
• skills and drills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TFL, NLL

Books & works: Whistle Ready

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