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Offering FREE Custom Bulk Uploads for all CoachNow Users
Uploading athlete information and ensuring everything is organized can be daunting, especially for coaches with dozens or even hundreds of athletes.
07-24-2025
Unlocking the Full Potential of Video Analysis for Your Coaching
Video analysis is powerful, but only one piece of athlete development. Learn key mistakes to avoid and how to maximize results by steering clear of them.
07-03-2025
Understanding the Importance of the Feedback Loop
CoachNow helps you speed up athlete feedback. Maximize the platform by clearly guiding how your athletes should engage with you.
02-06-2025
Why Relationships Are Integral To Your Coaching Business
Success doesn’t just depend on the progress or performance of our athletes. The relationships we cultivate are just as important, if not more important.
01-21-2025
Reaching Your Moonshots in 2025
Start small & be consistent. Don’t overanalyze. Nothing’s perfect at the first go & you’ll never know what works for your business until you try.
01-20-2025
Monitor Your Progress With These 3 Simple Steps
Learn how to effectively track your training progress with tags, frequency, and angles to accelerate your growth and reach your goals faster.
01-08-2025
Set Yourself Apart From Your Competition With These 3 Steps
I know how challenging it can be to set yourself apart from competition. I want to share my advice on how to make your coaching offer stand out.
01-08-2025
Revisiting “How to be a Great Coach in 2024: Moonshots”
Reflect on the importance of setting ambitious goals for your coaching business in 2024 and beyond. Learn how to dream big and make impactful changes.
01-02-2025
Our CoachNow Year in Review: 2024
CoachNow's 2024 Year in Review highlights features like Coach Profiles, and improved athlete experience, setting the stage for an even better 2025.
12-19-2024
Hype the System Not the Tool
Learn how to leverage tools within a system to enhance athlete performance and build a successful coaching business.
12-12-2024
Choosing A Video Analysis App? Here’s What To Look For
Discover what to look for in a video analysis app and how CoachNow’s features can enhance your athletic training and communication.
12-05-2024
SwingU Review: CoachNow Analyze Gives the Power Back
Discover how SwingU's review of CoachNow Analyze puts coaching insights and control back in your hands. Read the full review now!
11-21-2024
How to Get Started Digitizing Your Coaching Expertise
You’ve heard me say it a million times: move away from selling time for money. I want to expand on this idea & give you tangible examples to get started.
11-21-2024
3 Ways to Level Up Your Training Sessions
Boost your training with CoachNow: gather feedback, track progress, and set clear goals to maximize results and optimize every practice session.
11-14-2024
How to Train Effectively for Different Seasons
Learn how to optimize your athletic training for different seasons with periodization, ensuring peak performance when it matters most.
10-31-2024
Remote Coaching Best Practices: 3 Tips to Maximize Athlete Engagement
There are 3 critical aspects of successful remote coaching: providing video feedback, the importance of context, and maintaining momentum.
10-30-2024
How to Train Your Athletes to Practice like a pro… Even if They’re an Amateur (INTENTION & RETENTION)
In my 10+ years of coaching both amateurs and pros, I’ve noticed some key distinctions between how they approach practice and training..
10-24-2024
IG October Round Up - CoachNow Featured Coaches
Discover how top coaches use CoachNow’s tools to elevate their coaching techniques and student performance in our latest Instagram Round Up.
10-17-2024
What “The Talent Code” Taught Me About Coaching
Discover the secrets of elite athletes and why every athlete should read 'The Talent Code' to elevate their game and maximize their training with CoachNow.
10-17-2024
The Hidden Power of Micro-Touch Points: What Athletes Need to Know
Discover how elite athletes leverage micro-touch points and advanced tools like CoachNow Analyze to enhance their training and achieve peak performance.
10-10-2024
Mastering the Art of Managing Your Team
Learn tips from CoachNow founder Spencer Dennis on effectively managing your coaching team to boost productivity, retain talent, and encourage innovation.
10-10-2024
How to Conquer the Forgetting Curve
Learn how to conquer the "Forgetting Curve" and accelerate your athletic development with effective practice strategies and CoachNow's innovative tools.
10-03-2024
How to Land Your Dream Coaching Job
Discover essential tips for landing your dream coaching job, from follow-up strategies to showcasing your skills and choosing roles with longevity.
09-26-2024
Free Training Replay: Train Like A Pro
Spencer shared all about the biggest mistakes you’ve been making, how to crush bad habits, and how to use tech and AI to take your game to the next level.
09-26-2024
Looking to Grow Your Coaching Business? 3 Top Tips For Hiring New Talent
Top tips for hiring talent to grow your coaching business, focusing on specialists, diversity in roles, and recognizing potential in rising stars.
09-19-2024
How Do My Athletes See My Coach Profile?
The latest features in CoachNow's iOS Update 6.14 include customizable Coach Profiles & a new athlete layout for improved communication and pro branding.
09-12-2024
The 3 Components of a Compelling Coaching “Story”
Coaches aren’t confident about making the leap from lessons to results…For today’s blog, I want to dive into what makes for a good coaching “story”.
09-07-2024
The Power of the Three T’s
Martin Chuck, Tour Striker Golf Academy Founder and I discussed the most important things golfers should do to improve on their own, aka the “Three T’s.”
08-29-2024
3 Mistakes Holding Your Coaching Business Back
I want to help you grow your business (and avoid quitting) by letting you in on three additional mistakes that I see coaches make all too often.
08-29-2024
5 Key Benefits of CoachNow for Organizations and Academies
World class academies, camps, national teams, olympic teams, and gyms rely on CoachNow every day to ensure business runs smoothly.
08-27-2024
Tour Striker Golf Academy Founder Martin Chuck On Digital Coaching And Scaling A Coaching Business
Tour Striker Golf Academy Founder Martin Chuck On Digital Coaching And Scaling A Coaching Business This week, CoachNow founder Spencer Dennis interviewed M
08-22-2024
Update 6.14 NEW CoachNow Features: Profiles, Athlete Experience, and more!
Update 6.14 NEW CoachNow Features: Profiles, Athlete Experience, and more! Before we get started, I just wanted to share that earlier this week CoachNow su
08-15-2024
3 Coaching Red Flags To Watch Out For
Coaches aren’t one-size-fits-all. In my decades of experience, I can tell you one thing: these are things that should be seen as a “red flag”.
08-08-2024
3 Key Ingredients to Level Up Your Live Coaching Sessions
A ConnectedCoaching session should include 2 recap videos, before and after technical video or image comparison, and a concise written practice plan.
08-01-2024
Looking For A Coach? Make Sure They Do These 3 Things
Every athlete seeks greatness. A coach with these 3 key qualities can elevate your game and help you reach the next level.
07-31-2024
7 Keys Of A Winning Coaching Business
Discover the 7 keys to building a successful coaching business, from identifying your ideal customer to maximizing referrals & creating offers.
07-31-2024
What I Wish All Athletes Knew
I’ve spoken with many athletes about their coaching journeys, asking one key question: What would you do differently if you could restart today?
07-25-2024
The 3 Skills CRUCIAL to a Successful Coaching Career
Discover the 3 essential skills every coach needs to enhance their offer and succeed in the many aspects of coaching.
07-25-2024
CoachNow for Multi-Coach Organizations - Key Benefits
CoachNow for Multi-Coach Organizations - Key Benefits Before we start, just know that this blog is for a more specific audience than our normal weekly post
07-18-2024
How to Practice Like a Pro
Every athlete aims to go pro. Years of coaching reveal key differences in how amateurs and pros train and where amateurs most often fall short.
07-09-2024
How to Introduce Long-Term Development Programs into Your Coaching Offer
Learn effective strategies for introducing long-term development programs in coaching and guiding athletes toward sustained progress and success.
07-03-2024
IG June Round Up - CoachNow Featured Coaches
This week, we're highlighting 3 stellar examples of CoachNow members showing how they use the platform in real-world settings.
06-26-2024
What’s Passive Transparency? Keeping Parents in the Loop
Keep parents informed without overload. Discover simple ways for youth coaches to share updates efficiently and stay focused on athlete development.
06-19-2024
The Surprising Power of Collaboration
While I'm skilled in many areas, I don’t have the depth of expertise that these trainers have. By bringing together specialists, you build a holistic team.
05-30-2024
The 3 P’s - A Framework for Coaching Success
The coaching industry is fundamentally broken, but with "The 3 P's", you can build your business and empower your athletes to thrive.
05-16-2024
What Simone Biles Taught Us About Burning Out and the Importance of Stepping Away
When Simone Biles pulled out of the Olympics, people said she was a loser. Let's dive into the importance of mental health in the sports industry.
05-09-2024
2024 So Far: The New Features Available NOW
Discover the most exciting features we launched in 2024, marking our fastest pace of innovation in the company’s history.
05-09-2024
Coaching Habits to Implement for 2024
Build the right habits to thrive as a coach and business owner. Follow these 3 strategies to elevate your business in 2024 and beyond.
04-18-2024
Sessions, Not 'Lessons': Know the Difference
Words shape mindset. Replace outdated terms in your coaching to create a true win-win-win for your athletes, your business, and yourself.
04-04-2024
See the Coaches Championing Skills Development via CoachNow
See how CoachNow members elevate coaching, engage athletes, and showcase their skills online with the platform’s powerful tools.
03-28-2024
Asynchronous Coaching: Build Better Athletes Faster
Discover how asynchronous communication can revolutionize your coaching strategy, save you time, & accelerate athlete progress.
03-21-2024
Group Coaching 101: 3 Novel Things to Consider
Group coaching works best as part of a broader strategy, helping you support more athletes effectively and efficiently.
03-14-2024
Remote Feedback In Action: 3 Examples from Real CoachNow Golf Coaches
Discover how 3 CoachNow golf coaches provide remote feedback with real examples. Follow & tag @coachnow_app to be featured with your videos!
02-22-2024
How to be a Great Coach in 2024: Moonshots
Start the New Year inspired: explore how to be a great coach and why aiming for moonshots can transform your coaching journey.
02-15-2024
CoachNow Has Been Acquired by Golf Genius
With Golf Genius & our friends at Golfshot we’ve got some plans in the works that will benefit our entire membership & especially those in the golf world.
02-14-2024
In-Person Coaching Sessions: Top 3 Best Practices
Learn how to optimize in-person sessions to boost athlete performance, speed improvement, and maximize results while reducing your workload.
02-08-2024
Hook, Story, Offer: What it is and Why You Should Care as a Coach
Discover how the Hook, Story, Offer framework can transform your coaching business and attract more clients effectively. Learn why it matters.
02-07-2024
Is Your Coaching Job Burning You Out? Here's Why
Every day I speak with coaches who are on the verge of burning out. Since creating CoachNow I’ve made it my mission to stop it from happening to you.
02-05-2024
CoachNow in Action - 3 Stellar Examples from REAL Coaches
Discover three standout Instagram posts showcasing CoachNow’s impact across diverse coaching scenarios get inspired by real coaching moments!
01-25-2024
A Year in Review: The Milestones That Shaped CoachNow in 2023
2023 was transformative for CoachNow: our app now averages 4.8 stars with over 5,500 five-star reviews, marking a decade of growth and excellence.
12-15-2023
Coaching 101 - Bridging the Gap Between "Feel" vs. "Real"
Empower athletes to analyze their performance objectively and improve with every practice, even when a coach isn’t there.
12-10-2023
CoachNow Coach Analysis Examples
CoachNow coaches use video analysis and seamless communication to connect with athletes and help them reach their peak performance.
11-16-2023
How Do You Organize Content in CoachNow? AMA Session May 12th, 2023
This week's AMA covers a range of topics, from organizing content in CoachNow, to unique use cases from celebrity coaches.
11-05-2023
January 2023 Featured Coach: Lukas Exner
Video Recaps, moving away from lessons and into long-term development coaching, coaching athletes and coaches, scalable business models, and more.
11-01-2023
What’s a Sport-Skills Coach?
The term coach can mean a lot of things. There are different types of coaches out there, each with their own unique roles, goals, and areas of expertise.
10-26-2023
Sports-Skills Coaching: Dos and Don'ts
To help you navigate the challenges and opportunities in the sports-skills coaching industry, I’vs compiled a list of “dos” and “don'ts”. Let's investigate
10-19-2023
Rapid Fire Overview: Spaces, Groups, Best Practices
This quick video shows how to add athletes, create Spaces and Groups, and use the web and mobile apps to streamline and grow your coaching workflow.
09-20-2023
CoachNow Best Practices: Unlocking the Power of Groups
Groups are a central hub for coaches and athletes to share videos, photos, notes, track progress, and customize team interactions.
08-06-2023
CoachNow Video Analysis Tools for Coaches: Rapid Fire Overview
CoachNow integrates Video Analysis into your Spaces and Groups, supporting athletes seamlessly when and where they need it most.
07-27-2023
Top 5 Tips to Unlock the Power of Spaces for Your Coaching Business
Unlike communication channels like text, email, & video analysis apps, Spaces are perfect for 1-on-1 development in a very specific area of development.
07-20-2023
What Do My Athletes See When I Invite Them to CoachNow?
CoachNow helps you onboard athletes easily with flexible, user-friendly tools, enhancing training plans and strengthening your coaching relationships.
07-13-2023
Coaching 101: Mastering the Art of Goal-Oriented Practice
Far too often, coaching and practice sessions become reactive. But this approach lacks a key component to any successful coaching session: Goal-Orientation.
07-12-2023
State of the Coaching Economy - Where Do We Go From Here?
Right now, the coaching economy faces challenges, and the community is feeling panic but opportunities for growth still exist.
06-15-2023
CoachNow Best Practices: Unlocking the Power of the Cloud Library
Knowing how to leverage your Cloud library’s tools will streamline the organization & ease of communication around your posts, documents, videos, & photos.
06-07-2023
The "Assessment Funnel": A Step-By-Step Guide
Big picture, the idea here is to offer a free assessment to your potential customers in exchange for their email address.
06-04-2023
Assessment Funnel Deep Dive: Converting Your Coaching Leads Into High-Ticket Clients
Whether you're new or experienced, an assessment funnel helps you attract high-value clients and grow your coaching business with confidence.
05-18-2023
Digitize Your Coaching Business: Evergreen Vs. Live Products
Discover how to digitize your coaching business with evergreen vs. live products. Sneak peek from CoachNow’s CCB Level 2 flagship course.
04-20-2023
The Assessment Funnel: Your Blueprint for Coaching Success
This week, I wanted to resend one of our more popular blogs of 2023, where I explained a marketing strategy known as the "Assessment Funnel".
04-05-2023
Should Athlete's Add Their Parents To CoachNow? AMA March 16, 2023
Join this week's AMA discussing coaches adding parents, and how CoachNow can help market your coaching offers to attract clients effectively.
03-16-2023
March 2023 Featured Coach: Riley Dudar
February's featured Member is Riley Dudar, Founder of Evolution Hockey. He's a certified Hockey Canada skills coach & a High Performance 1 coach.
03-03-2023
February 2023 Featured Coach: Doug Mills
Meet Doug Mills, Founder of Training Thru Trust, helping horse owners bond with and train their horses like never before CoachNow Feb 2023.
03-02-2023
How to Create a Shared Library on CoachNow: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to create a Shared Content Library on CoachNow using the Copy and Move feature to enhance collaboration among coaches and athletes.
02-03-2023
Nurture Relationships and Convert Leads: A Proven Strategy for Growing Your Coaching Business
I argue that capturing email leads and providing consistent value to those leads is THE most important thing you can do to grow your business.
01-26-2023
Monetize Your Coaching Expertise with These 3 Strategies
These are the top 3 offer categories that time and time again make the most money for coaches in both the short- and long-term.
12-15-2022
See CoachNow in Action
See our top 3 ingredients to boost your Live Coaching Sessions, now with video examples to watch these tips in action.
12-05-2022
Getting Started with Long-Term Development Programs - 3 Key Components
I’ve had lots of coaches ask me how they should approach long term development. How do you actually begin the journey away from the “Lessons” model?
10-20-2022
How to Make $100,000+/ Year Coaching Less Than 30 Hours a Week (Yes, Really)
The $100k Coaching Offer is an outline of the exact offer that’ll get you to $100k per year as a coach. It’s really simple when you break it down.
10-13-2022
You're a Coach AND an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs think ROI first, collaborate, take risks, and act boldly. Coaches guide, but bold action creates results. Try, learn, succeed.
10-02-2022
How to Create Your Million-Dollar Message
For more on CoachNow and the ConnectedCoach Academy, Click below. Do more with CoachNow + and CoachNow PRO.
09-22-2022
7 Steps For Creating and Scaling a Successful Coaching Business (Are YOU Doing All 7?)
This post breaks down essential concepts to help you learn and stay organized. Explore key insights designed to support your growth and understanding.
09-15-2022
Digitize Your Coaching: The Top 3 False Beliefs That Prevent You From Creating Automated Revenue Streams
Digitizing your expertise is key to lucrative products. Discover 3 common myths coaches face when building new revenue streams.
08-25-2022
Social Media for My Coaching Business: Where Do I Begin?
You don’t need to be a social media expert to grow your coaching business. Use it wisely alongside other marketing strategies for real results.
08-09-2022
Use Cases and Advice from CoachNow Power Users: Olympic Weightlifting Coach Spencer Arnold
Meet Spencer Arnold, Head Coach & Founder of Power and Grace Performance, and Strength & Conditioning Director at Hebron Christian Academy.
07-28-2022
Unlock the Power of Automation & New Revenue Streams with CoachNow PRO
Scheduled Posts and Advanced Group Controls may seem like a small thing, but to me they highlight the proactive steps we’re taking to empower you.
07-20-2022
How to Establish Boundaries With Athletes
Here are my top pieces of advice for setting boundaries with your athletes. My goal here is to help you save time, increase your impact, and avoid burnout.
07-01-2022
Do You Know The Best Kept Secret of Video Analysis?
Video analysis alone isn’t enough. CoachNow pairs insights with guided coaching to turn observations into real, measurable performance improvement.
06-23-2022
The WHY Behind These Foundational Video Analysis Features
CoachNow leads in video analysis, offering Slow Motion, Voice Over, Comparison Shots, and Dynamic Annotation to boost your coaching workflow.
06-16-2022
December 2022 Featured Coach: Nicole Fougerousse
Nicole shapes youth into strong athletes, resilient women, and future leaders, exemplifying the transformative impact of Connected Coaching.
06-12-2022
Focus On What Athletes WANT, Not WHAT YOU THINK THEY NEED
Discover a simple yet powerful messaging tweak: focus on what your ideal customers want, not just what you think they need.
06-10-2022
Don't Worry! Athletes Won't Fire You if They Get Too Good Too Fast
You'll learn the difference between calibrative and directive feedback and how to leverage calibrative feedback to make your athletes more autonomous.
05-19-2022
3 Reasons Why You’ll Quit Your Coaching Job DON’T MAKE THESE MISTAKES
Back when I was coaching, I burned out and ultimately quit doing what I once loved. I don’t want to see you do the same.
04-21-2022
3 Tips For Crafting an Irresistible Coaching Offer
Discover how to create an irresistible coaching offer using insights, data, and smart strategies to attract and engage clients effectively.
04-14-2022
November 2022 Featured Coach: Andrew Banner
Andrew, a rockstar golf coach, helps golfers improve their swing and lower scores through his 11+ years of Tour Proven Pathway expertise.
04-11-2022
Why Does CoachNow Care So Much About the Business of Coaching? And What’s Wrong With Selling My Time for Money?
Over 10 years at CoachNow, I’ve tracked digital coaching trends, staying ahead to tackle real-world challenges faced by today’s modern coaches.
04-08-2022
Coaches! Here are Our Top 3 Ways to Attract Your Ideal Customer
Defining and narrowing in on your ideal customer is an incredibly important process and will help you earn more and be more fulfilled in your job as a coach.
03-31-2022
Onboarding Your Athletes to CoachNow: Top 3 Best Practices
Transitioning your clients to new software can be hard. This advice will make the transition smooth & help you realize the potential of the platform.
03-16-2022
Art of Surfing Olympic Coach Matt Scorringe CoachNow Interview
CoachNow chats with Matt Scorringe, a top surf coach with 10+ years of pro sponsorships and founder of The Art of Surfing, guiding NZ’s next generation.
03-10-2022
The Power of ConnectedCoaching with Mark Govier & Spencer Dennis
CoachNow Founder Spencer Dennis chats with Elite Golf Coach Mark Govier, sharing actionable tips and tactics for coaches of any sport or level.
03-03-2022
Video Analysis: What Most Coaches Get Wrong (4 Major Misconceptions)
Discover the 4 biggest misconceptions coaches have about video analysis and learn how to use it effectively to improve performance, CoachNow.
02-06-2022
Try Making Video Recaps in CoachNow!
This week, I want to dive deeper into a specific form of video recap that's worked wonders for me. I wish I'd known this simple coaching hack sooner!
01-28-2022
5 Unique and Unexpected Sports in the CoachNow Community
Discover five unique and unexpected sports in the CoachNow community, from Skeleton to Netball, and learn fascinating facts about each.
01-21-2022
The Magic of Video Recaps | Change Your Coaching Business in 2 Minutes
Discover the key element that can instantly elevate coaching sessions and accelerate business growth—an often overlooked tool with powerful impact.
01-12-2022
3 Ways to Eliminate Repetition in Your Coaching Business: The “One and Done” Method
CoachNow helps coaches save time, earn more, and work anywhere. Discover how we empower coaches to deliver their expertise effectively.
01-09-2022
The 3 Key Benefits of Video Analysis + Most Common Mistakes
My objective is to help you understand best practices for video analysis. I hope the advice here helps you save time and leverage modern technology.
12-27-2021
Common Video Analysis Mistakes
I see coaches going down the video analysis rabbit hole, losing sight of its potential & creating unnecessary work for themselves that goes unappreciated.
12-17-2021
Keep Your Coaching Specific
Clients choose results, not just expertise. Highlight the outcomes you help them achieve to stand out from the competition.
11-26-2021
Coaching with Micro-Touch Points
Top CoachNow coaches deliver value in small, timely doses. As ConnectedCoaches, we call this a powerful 'Micro Touch Point'.
11-19-2021
Spencer Dennis + Chris Jenkins
Get insights from CoachNow's Spencer Dennis on effective website audits and marketing strategies to enhance your coaching business. Explore more at CoachNow.
10-29-2021
Is Video Analysis Helpful?
I want to help you understand best practices for video analysis. The advice here helps you save time & use technology to help athletes reach their goals.
10-12-2021
What's the ConnectedCoach Pathway?
Over the last 10 years, I have noticed a few key patterns that differentiate early stage coaches and 6-figure+ coaching businesses.
05-11-2021