Terry Liskevych of USA Volleyball talks separating being a coach and being a sports psychologist. He encourages coaches to leave the psychology pep talks up to support staff or an assistant coach. Learning where your boundaries are as a coach - and keeping healthy relationships with your players, is critical to a successful team. Liskevych says a good sports psychologist knows when to speak separately with players rather than in a team setting.
Coach vs. sports psychologist – Can you be both?
USA Olympic Coach (‘84 - ‘96) Oregon State University (‘05 - ‘16)