Esme Gullick - Coaching with Emotional Intelligence Screaming at Kicking

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?