Winning with Character with Robbie Handy, Health and Wellness Coach and Former College Soccer Coach

In Episode 65, Robbie Handy, Health and Wellness Coach and Former Head Coach of William Jessup University and Yuba College, talks with Phil about the differences between a head and assistant coach role, his coaching philosophy, how he measures success, why he left soccer coaching and started a different type of coaching, humility and learning, controlling the controllables, and the central role of communication in all we do.

Specifically, Robbie discusses:

• His story, how he developed his passion for soccer and leadership, and how he got to where he is today (2:18)
• The different leadership lessons we can learn from head coaching and assistant coaching (5:15)
• His coaching philosophy as a head college coach (12:01)
• His success metrics in his coaching days (15:54)
• His personal why and how he lives it out (19:30)
• Why he stopped coaching soccer and started coaching others to flourish in their health and wellness (20:54)
• How he uses what he learned from soccer in his coaching business (24:16)
• How he uses the lessons he has learned through soccer in his marriage and parenting (30:33)
• Communication and earning credibility with those you’re leading (33:10)
• His recommendations (37:31)

Resources and Links from this Episode

• Link to Robbie’s Health and Wellness Coaching
• Uncut Video of the Episode
• HSEL Facebook Group
• Coaching the Bigger Game information
• Warrior Way information
• The Messiah Method: The Seven Disciplines of the Winningest College Soccer Program in America, by Michael Zigarelli