Our top 5 coaching blogs of 2025 tackled the most important issues for coaches: unsustainable business models, fragmented systems, unclear positioning, technical precision, and foundational frameworks that work.
If you missed any of these, we've rounded them up. Check them out and get some clarity on what's been holding you back.
Let’s dive in.
CoachNow was built so that other coaches don’t spiral into resenting what they love. Coaching is fantastic, but it can be a lonely, unsustainable grind.
Here are the 3 biggest mistakes that lead to burnout and how to fix them now.
The "lessons" business model doesn't scale, and it's killing your margins. If you're manually coaching one-on-one, you're capped by hours in a day. You'll burn out before you ever build real income.
The fix: Sell your expertise, not your time. Create digital products, package your knowledge into bundles, and make coaching subscription-based and asynchronous. Use micro touch points and share resources proactively before clients even ask.
2. You're Using Too Many Communication Channels
Email for scheduling, text for feedback, YouTube for videos, WhatsApp for questions. Not only is this lack of organization destroying your mental health, it’s also destroying your business. You're constantly anxious about missed messages, and your clients are confused about where to find things.
The fix: Go all-in with ONE channel like CoachNow. Train your athletes to expect all communication, feedback, and coaching there. Once you make this switch, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.
3. You Haven't Set Clear Expectations and Boundaries
Your time is your most valuable resource. Without boundaries, you'll work around the clock and resent coaching.
The fix: Set specific windows for reviewing videos and providing feedbacks and cap the number of comments/posts you provide per week. Be clear about your availability and stick to it. Define who you coach and who you don't. If you try to be everything to everyone, you'll be nothing to no one.
Success isn't just about revenue, it's about location freedom, time freedom, and actually enjoying your life beyond coaching. Make these changes today - your future self will thank you.
There are countless coaches in your sport offering similar promises. So how do you actually stand out? I've audited thousands of coaching businesses, and the answer is consistent: most coaches overlook three critical areas.
Riches are in the niches. Most coaches fall into the trap of promising everything to everyone.
Instead, be hyper-specific. Ask yourself: What niche do I occupy? Who are my ideal athletes (age, gender, skill level, income)? What specific results can I deliver for them?
Answer those questions in the most specific way possible, then build your pitch around *only* that audience. You'll increase demand by being *more* selective, not less. You'll attract athletes who are a better fit, stay longer, pay more, and refer others like them.
2. Build a Unique Digital Presence
Coaches often underestimate how much technology shapes perception. Create a consistent online presence by using social media to reinforce your message, then move interested prospects off social ASAP with a lead magnet (newsletter, free video, etc.). Get their email and nurture from there.
Bonus: Check the Meta Ads Library to see what bigger brands are doing. You don't need to run ads yourself, but seeing what's working for competitors can spark ideas for your own strategy.
Keep it simple. Master the basics, stay consistent, and have a clear action plan.
3. Leverage Technology to Scale
Improve communication: Stop chasing texts and emails across platforms. Use CoachNow to keep all athletes, analyses, and communications in one place.
Automate your coaching: Package your expertise into a digital course using CoachNow's Template Scheduler and Automated Group Controls. Create once, sell 24/7.
Organize your content: Use tags to find drills and coaching philosophy instantly. Record once, post everywhere.
The result: A narrower niche means your message resonates deeper. A unique digital presence connects you with ideal clients. Leveraging technology frees up your time to actually coach. That's how you stand out and build a business that's both impactful and sustainable.
Frame rates determine how smoothly motion is captured on video and for sports analysis, they make all the difference between seeing what actually happened and missing critical details.
Standard video runs at 30fps, but for sports, higher frame rates are game-changers. Lower frame rates cause motion blur and miss high-speed action. Higher frame rates deliver smoother playback and better slow-motion analysis, letting you break down technique frame-by-frame.
30 fps: Standard for most video. Good for general footage and speaking clips, but misses high-speed action details.
60 fps: Reduces blur and smooths slow-motion. Great for fast-paced sports like basketball, soccer, and tennis. Better than 30fps, but not ideal for serious analysis.
120 fps: Now we're in serious analysis territory. Excellent for sprint mechanics, golf swings, and precision movements. Most modern smartphones support this.
240 fps+: Capture every micro-movement with minimal blur. Perfect for AI features like Skeleton Tracking and Angle Detection.
Why it matters: High-speed sports happen in milliseconds. Standard 30fps misses the exact moment a foot strikes, a ball releases, or a club face angles. Higher frame rates reveal what actually happens versus what it looks like.
When using CoachNow's Skeleton Tracking, we recommend 240fps for maximum AI accuracy. For non-AI analysis, 120fps gives you the best balance of clarity and file size.
The creation of CoachNow was originally inspired by *The Talent Code* by Daniel Coyle. His concept of "deep practice", highly focused, error-correcting work guided by skilled coaches changed how we thought about coaching itself.
The problem was that athletes weren't getting deep practice because I couldn't be there to give feedback when it mattered most. The coaching industry was fundamentally broken. That realization led to CoachNow and the 3 P's aka the three pillars every coaching business should build on.
Deep practice requires persistent, high-quality, distraction-free learning. Before CoachNow, you could only be in one place at a time.
Spaces solve this.
Athletes get guidance on how to practice effectively, connections to their support system, and tools to track progress. Your job as a coach comes down to teaching athletes to practice effectively. With Spaces, you provide feedback exactly when and where they need it.
Coaching isn't just about imparting knowledge, it's about motivating, supporting, and inspiring every step of the way.
CoachNow gives athletes direct access to their inner circle: coaches, fellow athletes, parents. Unlike other platforms, athletes see *only* the people who help them succeed, creating a curated environment focused on crushing goals. Your support team can chime in when needed, all in one place.
Here's the truth: if your athlete doesn't *feel* like they're progressing, they'll quit, even if they are improving.
Athletes need to see their own progress. Use CoachNow's tracking tools so they can scroll back and compare themselves today to months or years ago. Those reflections become beacons of inspiration to move forward.
You can implement the 3 P's with other tools, but fragmented solutions create miscommunication, lost information, and frustration. CoachNow is purpose-built by coaches, for coaches, giving you everything needed to embrace the 3 P's without distraction.
Effective communication and analysis are essential for coaching success. Your ability to deliver clear instructions, review performance, and share insights can make or break athlete development. Here are three tools that revolutionize how you coach.
Stop using multiple platforms to create and edit content. Descript handles everything in one place without requiring advanced editing skills.
By saving hours on editing, you can focus on what matters: working with your athletes. Create social media content faster, so you have more time to coach.
Skeleton Tracking automatically detects and tracks athlete movements, overlaying a visual representation of their body structure. This gives you the precision needed for advanced micro-movement analysis and form corrections.
Why it matters: Conveying complex techniques through description alone is hard. Athletes often misunderstand feedback, especially remotely.
Skeleton Tracking visually highlights specific body parts and their movements during intricate maneuvers. Pair it with voice-over or annotations, and your athletes get crystal-clear feedback about how their body should move.
From drafting practice schedules to generating fresh drill ideas, ChatGPT writes copy in seconds. Need to brainstorm training routines, develop game strategies, or spark new practice ideas? ChatGPT has you covered.
Stop feeling frustrated about constantly coming up with new content. Let AI handle the heavy lifting while you focus on execution and athlete development.
By combining Descript for video editing, CoachNow's Skeleton Tracking for precision feedback, and ChatGPT for content creation, you reclaim hours in your schedule. That's more time to do what you do best - making a real difference in your athletes' lives.
The message is clear: coaches thrive when they stop trying to do everything for everyone. Whether it's setting boundaries, consolidating communication, nailing your niche, or something else entirely, pick one strategy from these five blogs and implement it.
The coaches who succeed in 2026 aren't the ones who know the most. They're the ones who actually take action.