Jeff Banister and Cat Osterman on Coaching Positively

This post originally appeared at the Fort Worth Weekly's website. To view it there : http://www.fwweekly.com/2016/06/07/sports-rush-jeff-banister-and-cat-osterman-discuss-coaching/

“Athletes want to know do you care about me And can you help me get to the next level? And that’s it. You care by developing a relationship.”
- Rangers manager Jeff Banister

Banister’s statement came as part of a program put on by a group called the Positive Coaching Alliance. Banister and softball icon Cat Osterman discussed the role coaches and other mentors play in making sports a positive experience for the players. This video explains what their talk was all about and passes along some of the insights they provided.

Banister won the American League Manager of the Year Award last season in his first year with the Rangers. Osterman won two Olympic medals along the way to becoming one of the best pitchers in softball history. She is now an assistant coach at Texas State University in San Marcos. 


Rush Olson has spent two decades directing creative efforts for sports teams and broadcasters. He currently creates ad campaigns, television programs, and related creative projects for sports entities through Rush Olson Creative & Sports and FourNine Productions.


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