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Athlete Communication: Effectively Using the 3 Types

Effective communication can be the difference between winning and losing. Athlete-to-athlete communication is more than words. It’s body language, tone, and listening. Effective communication is crucial to enhance team performance.

Coaches Membership Update Part 5

Part 5 of the updates to the Coaches Membership: Customized Exercise Guide, Green Leadership Level, and Top Three Areas to Improve with a Team Leadership Profile.

Communication in Sports: Build Winning Teams

Effective Communication promotes team cohesion, leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making. All things teams need to achieve your team’s goal …WINNING! But what exactly is communication in sports?

Coaches Membership Update Part 4

Part 4 of the updates to the Coaches Membership is focused on enhancing the ways you can learn the Exercises with options to watch, listen, or read!

Coaches Membership Update Part 3

Part 2 of the updates to the Coaches Membership is focused on enhancing the engagement and retention of the exercises and updating the welcome kits.

Coaches Membership Update Part 2

Part 2 of the updates to the Coaches Membership is focused on enhancing the engagement and retention of the exercises and updating the welcome kits.

4 Warning Signs of Bad Team Relationships

Teams go as relationships go. To become the best team you’re capable of becoming, you must have strong relationships. If you’re not closely monitoring the quality of your team’s relationships, things will go downhill quickly.

Coaches Membership Update Part 1

Our team at Lead ‘Em Up has been working hard to enhance our Coaches Membership. The next time you log in you will notice that the Coaches Exercise Portal looks a bit different.

5 Things Disciplined Athletes Do

It’s no secret the best athletes are the most disciplined athletes. What is a secret to many is what do these athletes do to have a high level of discipline. Through our work with teams across the world, we’ve identified five things disciplined athletes do at a higher level than everyone else.

2023 Coaches Membership Updates

The Lead ‘Em Up team has been working hard to enhance our Coaches Membership. Our team is confident the updates will take our membership to the next level and give coaches everything they need to build something truly special.

We have over 20 updates we are finalizing which will make our Coaches Membership the best product experience ever for our coaches.

Press Release: Quince Orchard High School Utilizing Leadership Liaison with Student Athletes

For the upcoming 2022/2023 school year, the Quince Orchard High School Athletic Department will be utilizing a leadership liaison to work with their Varsity teams and student-athletes.

Press Release: Port Washington Athletics Department Incorporating Dedicated Leadership Coach

For the 2022/2023 schoolyear, Port Washington Athletics Department will be the first athletic program in Nassau County to incorporate a dedicated Leadership Coach working with the entire athletic program.

Green 13 2022 Recipients

Green 13 is one of the highlights of the year for our team at Lead ‘Em Up. This is our third year of The Green 13 and we received more nominations than ever before. It was very difficult to narrow down the list to just 13 winners, but that’s what makes this award all...

5 Dangers of Red Players

To build green we first remove the red. Red players are a threat to your team, if their behaviors are not addressed the team will never become what it aspires to be.

2022 Green 13 Nominations

Green 13 is back and bigger than ever. Two years ago we introduced our national Green 13 Program; a celebration of 13 students/athletes across the country who best represent what it means to be "GREEN". Previous Green 13 Recipients Year 1 Recipients Year 2 Recipients...

M-P-S Filter

From the beginning of Lead ‘Em Up we have been committed to building a curriculum that engages young people in a way that leaves them wanting to engage more. Could we build a leadership curriculum that young people viewed as something they “get to do” rather than...

Lead ‘Em Up Classroom Informational Webinar

Have you been trying to find a way to bring Social Emotional Learning(SEL) to your school or program in a way that is fun and impactful for your students? It would be great if you could join us for a webinar where we will cover the basics of the Lead 'Em Up classroom...

We Call it Classroom Coaching

Classroom Coaching: When you pull your players off the field for 30-45 mins a week, step into a classroom-type environment, to slow down, reset and focus on growing as individuals and a team. What happens during these moments of Classroom Coaching becomes...