Here's how you can maintain assertiveness and confidence as a sports manager.

Self-control as a key to assertiveness and confidence in your job as a team-manager (Jürgen Boss/EHF (European Handball Federation) Expert on mental coaching: Like confidence, self-control is a quality that both sportmanagers and teamplayers have to possess. If they cannot control themselves they are not able to control the game! Self-control is based upon the relationship between thoughts and emotions. We know that our state of mind influences our emotions. Which in turn, energizes our performance. So in order to improve performance by controlling emotions we need to change our thinking. The first step is Awareness - analyze when loss of control occurred in the past. Why, when and where did it happen? Identify your personal weaknesses.

Knowing what you do well and what you can get better at is key to feeling sure of yourself. Think about times you did great and not so great. Use what you do well to help you make choices and talk to others. Remember the good things you've done to feel proud. When things don't go right, it's okay; it helps you learn. This way, you can handle tough stuff with a cool head.

It allows for leveraging strengths in negotiations and decision-making while actively addressing weaknesses. Celebrating successes is important for building confidence, but equally essential is learning from failures without letting them undermine self-worth. This clarity of self not only enhances one's ability to face challenges but also promotes a sense of assurance in navigating various situations.

Self awareness is vital as a sports manager. When we can reflect from within, we can become a better leader. The key to an excellent manager is to draw on the things that we have experienced and struggled with and share our learning so that others can fast track to success without making the same mistakes.

Para manter a assertividade e a confian?a como gestor esportivo, é essencial comunicar-se de forma clara e direta, expressando suas opini?es e expectativas de maneira respeitosa. Demonstre confian?a em suas decis?es e habilidades de lideran?a, baseando-se em conhecimentos sólidos e experiência no campo esportivo. Esteja aberto ao feedback construtivo e aprenda com os sucessos e desafios ao longo do caminho.

Make goals like a treasure map. Think, "What do I want to find?" Write down small steps to get there. Check them like a shopping list. Change the list if you need to. It's like a game to reach the treasure. Keep it fun and simple.

Your individual communication style mirrors both your confidence/self-control as well as your assertiveness! That’s why you shall remember examples of when you kept control and lost control in similar circumstances/situations! What were the differences in your attitude, emotions and behavior? Show problem awareness in your communication style - try to find the problem, e.g.: Is it a sense of failure? Raise belief and the expectation you have of yourself, include self-control as one of your virtues. Reinforcement of good Behaviour in your communication to others - behavior change is accelerated by reinforcement, so reward good behaviour!

To do well in sports management, always learn new things. Read books, go to classes, and talk to experts. This helps you know more and do your job better. Your team will see you are working hard and know a lot, which makes them trust you more.

Be relaxed, but HOW? The ideal performance state for sportmanagers is that of "relaxed readiness", possessing energy without tension. This state allows the manager to stay calm, loose and responsive to the emotional pressures of the game. Relaxation techniques can help officials control their thinking, so they can trigger emotions that remove unnecessary ten- sions and conserve energy. Anxiety is often described as "information that will not go away". Relaxation clears the mind and enables the managers to deal with it and move towards relaxed readiness. Relaxation techniques include:? - Stretching - Breathing control - Arousal management (music,video) - Massage.? - Visualisation.

This post is going to assume that "sports manager" translates to "coach". When I coached soccer for my high-school son's team, I first had to realize that coaching has changed a great deal since I was a player. No more were foul words accepted from coaches and driving players too hard is now looked upon negatively. My strategy in coaching players became quite simple in a two-pronged approach: 1. Overtly praise players who did what they were coached to do. It made them feel good about themselves. 2. When players did not do what they were coached to do, privately warn them that they were not doing their job as expected. Give them a chance or two to adjust and if they didn't comply, no matter how good the game was going, remove them.