by Rachel Van Fleet | Jun 22, 2021 | Athletic Administration, Coaching, Focus in Action, Leadership
Recently, The Coach & The Geek had the opportunity to share some of the details of Focus on WHHITV in Hilton Head, SC. Mark Adams jumped in to share the big picture of why we built Focus and how it can impact athletic teams through hustle and accountability....
by Rachel Van Fleet | Jun 16, 2021 | Coaching, Focus in Action, Leadership
Focus isn’t your average stat tracker. With an emphasis on coaching with intention, building accountability, and investing in your athletes as people, Focus encourages a more holistic approach to statistics. You may be wondering how a program like this fits into...
by Rachel Van Fleet | Jun 14, 2021 | Coaching, Focus in Action, Leadership
Picking hustle stats that fit your team’s culture can be challenging, but we’re here to help! One of our favorites is applicable to all sports. In fact, we’ve seen it in teams using Focus for basketball, softball, and even bowling! It’s all about the energy...
by Rachel Van Fleet | Jun 6, 2021 | Coaching, Focus in Action, Leadership
Focus is designed to motivate players to emphasize hustle over talent, even when they’re the top scorer, so they’re always playing hard for the betterment of the team, not just traditional stats. That’s exactly what happened for a Mid-Major Men’s basketball...
by Rachel Van Fleet | Jun 3, 2021 | Coaching, Focus in Action, Leadership
A 6ft 9in player is a major threat on the court. With his wingspan shots can be blocked left and right…right? Not without hustle! Head coach of a high-major team asked us to track close outs with high hands (using Focus) for his team, and we found this particular...
by Rachel Van Fleet | Apr 7, 2021 | Focus in Action
Focus, an app designed to measure hustle, was built by Mark Adams and Jeff Van Fleet, co-authors of The Coach & The Geek: Building a Kick-butt Culture. It was designed with intention to measure concentration and effort instead of traditional analytics based on...