Coach Harbaugh’s leadership shines as he champions the Wolverines to victory. Observing his selfless approach, putting players first, reveals the essence of his coaching brilliance and their path to the National Championship
5 Ways to Deal With Fear Based Coaching
Uncover five ways for athletes to deal with fear-based coaching while developing the ability to shine as a leader.
The Corner, Featuring Chloe Murdock
Discover how Chloe Murdock’s leadership growth has impacted his teammates and program in this edition of The Corner from Lead ‘Em Up.
Your At-Home Performance Program
With schools and gyms closed, coaches and athletes are looking for ways to maintain and increase their level of fitness. This training series provides coaches and athletes exactly what they need during this stay at home period.
Virtual Team Sessions
Looking to stay connected despite not being together in-person? Take advantage of our dynamic 45-minute Lead ‘Em Up team sessions. These unique, interactive leadership sessions will keep your team connected and growing.
Introducing: Lead ‘Em Up Wallpapers
Leadership affects our every day interactions and experiences. As leaders, everything we say and do has an impact. When leaders embrace the leadership lifestyle they show up the same way in the classroom, on the court, at home, at the office, and in public. 96 Times A...
The Green 13
Welcome to the Green 13 We had close to 10K athletes go through Lead 'Em Up Live Training last year and in each of those instances we share our message of athletes needing to be "Green." For simplification purposes, green represents "money", which is a synonym in...
Compounding Leadership
A true developmental win in your program looks like this: the leadership habits you’ve committed to teaching today, would compound for years to come. A true win is possible and we are collectively in this together.
The Corner, Featuring Isaiah Petitfrere
Discover how Isaiah Petitfrere’s leadership growth has impacted his teammates and program in this edition of The Corner from Lead ‘Em Up.
Redefining Leadership
Leadership is all around us. We know this, or at least we think we do. We think we recognize it when we see it or hear it. The TV cameras readily recognize the emotional player on the sidelines rallying their teammates with an impassioned speech. We attribute...
The Corner, Featuring Damir Miller
Player Name: Damir Miller Year in School: 8th Grade Sport: Basketball Name of School: China Grove Middle School Brief bio/summary from coach about player: Damir had never played basketball leading into try-outs for 7th grade two years ago. He steadily worked on his...
Alex Smith & Patrick Mahomes Challenge
As Patrick Mahomes is getting ready for the Super Bowl he was asked this week "what's allowed you to have so much success this early in your career?" to which Mahomes said the following: "Alex Smith. The stuff that takes quarterbacks their full career to learn, he...
The Corner, Featuring Noah Allred
In this edition of The Corner, we learn how Noah Allred’s leadership transformation has impacted his team at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School.
5 Ways to Create a Culture of Feedback
Feedback is an endless loop that can cause your team & relationships to break or thrive. By utilizing these five strategies and our curriculum at Lead ‘Em Up, you can give and teach your teams to give and receive great feedback to help develop the leaders needed to win.
Five Leadership Lessons From The NFL Playoffs
Leadership is more than quick soundbites while being mic'd up. We often hear announcers comment, "He's such a great leader for his team." But what does that mean? What does he do? What traits does he possess which make him a leader? NFL Wild Card weekend was full of...
8 Qualities of Great Teammates
If you were to ask any athlete past, present, or future what their favorite sports memories include, what would they say? Teammates. It's bigger than the scoreboard. Sports are about being a part of something bigger than yourself. Sure, they can bring individual...
The Corner, Featuring Will Harriman
Player Name: Will Harriman Year in School: Junior Sport: Basketball Name of School: Biddeford High School Brief bio/summary from coach about player: Will Harriman will be a Junior for the 2019-2020 school year. Will averaged a few minutes per game at the varsity...
Become The Coach Your Athletes Will Learn From
Who Do Athletes Learn From? Which coach did you learn best from growing up? Were they the “cold, ivory-tower” type of leader or were they warm and personable? We are willing to bet the coaches you learned best from were also the one’s you loved the most. Are today's...
Classroom Sessions
Do teams need classroom time to be successful? Almost 90% of our hosted Lead ‘Em Up sessions now take place in a classroom, a contrast to our early years when most sessions were done on court, on the field or in a locker room. The classroom is the ideal environment...