Coaching & Leadership Development

1:1 Leadership Coaching That Builds High-Performing Youth Sport Environments

✓ Exclusive E-Learning Training

✓ 5 Personal Development Meetings

✓ 5 Monthly Group Sessions

✓ Customized Development Plans and Suppor

✓ Unlimited content access

A tailored coaching and leadership development experience for coaches and sport organizations. We work 1:1 with leaders and teams to build customized development plans, deliver ongoing coaching support, and facilitate group sessions that align staff, clarify roles, and create environments where athletes take greater ownership of their development.

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from coaches

to leaders

Coaching is inherently a leadership role. Effective coaches are exemplary leaders who understand that leadership is both a challenge and a skill that can be developed with deliberate effort and support. Sports teams are intricate systems with multiple levels and up to 75 stakeholders, necessitating a comprehensive capacity-building approach.

Our objective is to cultivate high-performing leadership among your coaches. By developing a profound understanding of their leadership skills through a practical, supportive plan, coaches will achieve greater competency and capacity for effective leadership. This will result in more agile and decisive leaders adept at managing the complexities within youth sports organizations.

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Support for Coaches and Leaders Carrying the Weight of the Program

A collaboratively designed coach training and development program aimed at transforming your entire organization into one that prioritizes athlete development.

We develop coaches capable of leading themselves, each individual athlete, and the entire team with confidence and purpose—whether during the game, in practice, or when engaged in the day-to-day management of the squad.

We collaborate with your organization to design actionable strategies that empower coaches, engage parents, and inspire athletes, guiding everyone toward the shared vision of a high-performing, unified sports community.

We’re here to help.

Athlete-Focused Coach Leadership

Zones of Excellence (Exult’s proprietary model for driving coaching excellence)

Crucial Coaching Strategies

Balancing confidence without ego
Building team players
Breaking and resetting negative spirals

Comprehensive Leadership Development

Engaging athletes effectively
Understanding the role of emotions in sport
Leveraging “embodied wisdom” to enhance leadership
Managing motivation and egos
Managing complex, sometimes conflictual relationships
Building trust and commitment to excellence

The Power of Practice: Small, repeatable habits = Identity, consistency, preparedness

Athlete Development: Tailoring Engagement and Development

Optimizing Team Culture: Creating a culture where standards are shared and upheld by the group

AND MORE! What is your organization struggling with?

How it works

format and DURATION

Cohort-based, Limited to 5 to 7 Coaches

5 Months Training Period

STRUCTURE

5 Personal Development Meetings

5 Monthly Group Sessions

Group-based Curriculum with Individualized Development Plans and Support

COURSE MATERIAL

E-Learning: Training Series
Accessible e-learning from anywhere.

Copy of our new book, Good Sports: Reclaiming the Soul of Youth Athletics™ by Michael McElhenie, Ph.D. and Gregory Dunn

founders of exult athletics

What our clients are saying

• What our clients are saying •

“Dr. McElhenie, simply put, is excellent. He's a total professional who has the experience to speak confidently about his domain, but also approached my case with a level of thoughtfulness and individuality that made me feel like his most important client. We were able to quickly pick up where we had left off each session because he really listens and cares, and his easy-going nature makes it easy to begin a conversation. I'd strongly recommend Dr. McElhenie to anyone.”
-D1 College Basketball Player"
“Michael is awesome. I feel as though he helped me solve some issues that I had been having for a long time. He is incredibly knowledgeable and supportive. He balances creating space for me to talk and process things myself with offering helpful strategies, tools, and perspective.”
-NHL Goaltender
"Our work with Exult Sports and Dr. Michael has been truly exceptional, revolutionizing the outdated methodologies in youth sports. Through personalized sessions, he's not only elevated my son's performance but is reshaping the entire approach to youth sports psychology. A game-changer for both individual growth, on and off court, and the broader sports community!"

-Toni Danielson
“Our 14U hockey goalie has been working with Greg and Mike for about 2 years now. Not only has Exult taught our son to manage the stresses and the very specific mental aspects of being a goalie, but he has also been given the tools to apply these skills to school, and life in general as it pertains to a 14-year-old. Growing up as an aspiring tennis player, I wish these resources had been available to me.”
-Carl, Parent of 14U Hockey Goalie

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empower your team today.

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