I've been coaching for over 40 years. Looking back on how I got...
Bob Bowman@coach_bowman
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Oct 08, 2026
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I've been coaching for over 40 years.
Looking back on how I got here, there's one thing I did early on that I think can get you to the top of your field, in just about anything. 🧵
Looking back on how I got here, there's one thing I did early on that I think can get you to the top of your field, in just about anything. 🧵
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When I started out, I tried to go work with coaches who were already extremely successful and learn how they did it. I was lucky.
I worked with three different Olympic coaches.
I worked with three different Olympic coaches.
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With each of them, my goal was not to do anything except learn their system.
I wanted to know how they ran a practice, how they got people to buy in, and why they did every bit of it.
I wanted to know how they ran a practice, how they got people to buy in, and why they did every bit of it.
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Here's what I learned.
Don't be afraid to ask a great coach a question. Early on I didn't have the guts to. But the great ones will talk to you for hours if you just ask.
Don't be afraid to ask a great coach a question. Early on I didn't have the guts to. But the great ones will talk to you for hours if you just ask.
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Then you have to make it yours.
I took the best from each of them and made it my way. Experiment all you want, but experiment on sound principles. Some of it won't work. You keep what does.
I took the best from each of them and made it my way. Experiment all you want, but experiment on sound principles. Some of it won't work. You keep what does.
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So if you're starting out, go work for the best people who'll have you.
Learn everything they do and why they do it, and ask questions. Then take the best of it, try it in your own work, and make it your way
Learn everything they do and why they do it, and ask questions. Then take the best of it, try it in your own work, and make it your way
