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Most people see the scoreboard. They see the huddles, the highlights, the celebrations.
Greg Berge
December 11, 2025
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The Hidden Side of Coaching
Most people see the scoreboard. They see the huddles, the highlights, the celebrations.
What they don’t see is everything else.
Coaching is emotional. It’s exhausting. It’s deeply personal. And most of what makes it special happens when no one is watching.
The hard truth of coaching: it’ll test your patience, your purpose, and your heart. But the impact you make lasts far beyond the wins.
— Greg Berge (@gb1121)
3:30 PM • Nov 1, 2025
Here are five parts of coaching that most people never see.
1. The Conversations After Everyone Leaves
The talk with the kid who’s struggling at home.
The one who just lost confidence.
The senior who found out they won’t start again.
Those quiet moments are where real coaching happens.
2. The Emotional Rollercoaster
One parent message. One bad practice. One injury.
Your day can swing fast.
But you still show up with energy and focus.
That consistency is leadership.
3. The Weight of Every Decision
Every lineup, sub, and timeout affects more than strategy.
It affects people.
You know it. You feel it. You carry it.
4. The Hours No One Counts
Film sessions. Practice plans.
The texts checking in on players.
The mental time replaying the night before.
Coaching doesn’t end when the lights go off.
5. The Question That Never Goes Away: “Am I Doing Enough?”
You pour everything into your players. But there’s always that voice asking if it’s enough.
That tension never really leaves.
Watch Nick Saban discuss coaching:
The hidden side of coaching isn’t glamorous. It’s emotional, draining, and sometimes lonely. But it’s also where the real impact lives.
The text you send that lifts a kid up.
The tough conversation that builds character.
The quiet belief in a player who has stopped believing in themselves.
That’s the real work.
That’s the hidden side of coaching.
Reflective Question: What part of your coaching do people never see, but matters most?
Good Luck!
Greg
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📜 GREAT QUOTES
“Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision."
“Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.”
🔗 LINKS FOR LEADERS
🎥 Video: Kobe Bryant, “Failure Doesn’t Exist.” [LINK]
🆇 ICYMI: Be a Great Teammate [LINK]
📰 Article: 3 Real Situations Every Team Leader Will Face
𝐗 POSTS FROM OTHERS
We are constantly in a battle between the hypothetical future and the undeniable present.
— Alan Stein, Jr. (@AlanSteinJr)
4:45 PM • Nov 2, 2025
Life works out if you let it.
Don’t force things.
You are going to experience some tremendous highs and some depressing lows.
But life works out. Ride the waves the best you can.
Figure out what actually matters to you, and work hard towards that.
— Steve Magness (@stevemagness)
2:38 PM • Nov 2, 2025
Most people never be consistent because they never take the time to figure out the meaning behind their goals and the work needed to achieve them.
— Ross Harkness (@THEROSSHARKNESS)
4:00 AM • Nov 2, 2025
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