On this episode of Screaming at Kicking, Tyler and Omar sit down (virtually) with Esme Gullick to chat about her guidebook Coaching with Emotional Intelligence. They get to know Esme and go over chapters 1-4 of her guidebook. She shares how to bring emotional intelligence to your coaching when in the areas of athlete success, athlete setbacks, athlete injuries, and team dynamics. 

If you want your own FREE copy of her guidebook to follow along with us during this episode and to keep as an incredible resource for yourself, send an email to esmegullick@mail.fresnostate.edu with the subject line “Coaching with Emotional Intelligence” and she’ll send you your very own copy.

Thanks for learning with us today!

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In this episode

00:00:11 How to Get the Guidebook for Free!

00:03:14 How Esme Got Started w/ Emotional Intelligence

00:06:31 Why have we been slow to evolve w/ psychology or mental training in soccer?

00:09:14 Stigma of psychology, mental health problems, etc in athletes

00:11:04 Domino Effect

00:13:16 Defining Emotional Intelligence

00:13:46 Crucial Competence - Daniel Goleman: 4 Categories of Emotional Intelligence

00:15:38 How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Coaches

00:18:37 How to Best Praise Your Players

00:24:51 How to Praise w/ Specifics Even in Large Groups

00:29:02 Toolbox for Developing Others

00:38:06 Dealing with Setbacks & Measuring Resilience

00:41:50 How do I coach resilience?

00:47:20 Empathy as a Coach

00:59:19 How do we as coaches create a strong team dynamic?