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Welcome to the Way of Champions Podcast hosted by John O'Sullivan and brought to you by Changing The Game Project.

 

Each week we connect you with the top minds in sport, coaching, leadership, and creating championship programs so you can take your athletes and teams to the next level.

Apr 26, 2017

Chris Snyder is the Director for Coaching Education in the Sport Performance Division of the United States Olympic Committee. His responsibilities include discovering and providing resources to better benefit sport culture and the National Governing Bodies that service sport in our great nation. In addition, Chris is focused on supporting both the Sport Performance Department and Team USA coaches as they strive to be the best they can be. 
Chris has coached for over ten years at both the collegiate and high school ranks, and is currently an assistant coach at Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs, Co.
 
How to reach Chris:
 
Chris.Snyder(at)usoc.org - Email Chris to get on their Coaching Newsletter
www.teamusa.org/adm - Check out their Athlete Development Model
 
Show Notes:
 
2:00 - On going from "worst coach ever" to USOC Director of Coaching
 
10:00 - The big difference between veteran coaches and rookie coaches
 
14:50 - "We teach coaches X's and O's AND we teach them coaching"
 
19:00 - What Coaching Educators can learn from London Cab Drivers
 
24:30 - How preaching the "soft values" matters for Olympic Sports
 
30:00 - What FUN is (and is not) to Olympians
 
35:00 - On The USOC Quality Coaching Framework
 
44:00 - Chris' advice to coaches wanting to change the system
 
48:30 - What Chris would tell his younger self

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