Programs

Self-Assessment Test for Coaches and Parents

Welcome to Coaches of Excellence online self-assessment tests. You have made a right step in determining if you an overbearing parent or a coach on the verge of burnout. Please select one of the buttons below to begin the test. Your score will be totaled for you at the end along with a statement about your score range.

Coaches Relief Fund

Coming Soon!

Coaching is an extremely competitive profession and Coaches of Excellence has established the Coaches Relief fund for assisting those coaches currently out of work and in need of help. Through either small donations or mentoring, COE wants to assist in any way they can.

Keynote Speakers

Rod Olson - Chief Catalyst

Innovative, Insightful, High Energy Storyteller

Few people have impacted the world of Coaching and Sport like Rod Olson, a gregarious, sought-after, speaker and prominent author, coach, and consultant. He is universally characterized by friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compelling speakers today. Rod, or “Coach O” as he is usually called, is an author, speaker and coach of coaches. Rod is not your typical coach. He has spent close to 20 years as a collegiate football coach, including holding the head coach position at three different universities. Rod has coached professionally at every level of collegiate sports, including stints at Oklahoma State University and three time NCAA National Champion Appalachian State University. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of Central Florida. Rod is married and the father of three children ages 16, 13, and 10, and resides in Colorado.

Jeff Thomason - Director of Operations

A sought after business developer and public speaker, Jeff Thomason brings a wealth of experience as the Director of Operations for the Coaches of Excellence Institute. After a successful 10 year career in the National Football League and playing in 3 Super Bowls for legendary coaches like, Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles, Brad Childress of the Minnesota Vikings and also current President of the Cleveland Browns, Mike Holmgren, Jeff has spent the last few years as a project manager for a fortune 500 company and was also the chief architect in the building and developing of two separate successful companies.

Jeff is a graduate of the University of Oregon and received his MBA from the University of Denver and now spends the majority of his time coaching his own children ages 14, 8 and 6, in youth sports while being married to his wonderful wife, Blake.

Jeff Duke or “Doctor Duke”

Cutting Edge, Engaging, Global Influencer

Applying his great depth of knowledge and practical experience, Dr. Jeff Duke makes complicated topics come to life. He entertains people and provides the substance that helps them as coaches in sport as well as in their personal lives. Jeff is a Professor at the University of Central Florida and has extensive success in coaching, education, marketing, and capital projects. He is a highly sought after keynote speaker/clinician on motivational theory and the integrity of sport and coaching, and has trained coaches internationally and nationally. Jeff also plays a critical role in writing portions of the Coaches of Excellence material that is used in workshops across the country. Jeff is married, has four boys, and resides in Florida.

Workshops

The Coaches of Excellence University™ Workshops are an ongoing educational process. Our world class speakers facilitate multi-faceted workshops that can be done in a 60 or 90 Minute format to half day seminars. In our customized workshops we train and equip Coaches, Parents and Educators of all ages to be “Coaches of Excellence!”

Every Leader is a Coach and a Coach’s job is to help and individual or a team, get to a level that they cannot get to by themselves. Therefore, (at COE) we develop Coaches and Leaders that want to win and succeed, but they also realize, that if you are going to be a legendary leader you must be fundamentally sound, understand how to motivate people in the 21st century, and realize that the key to great leadership is your ability to capture people’s hearts. In short, we are the industry leader in equipping people with the cutting edge coaching tools they need to be legendary 3-Dimensional™ Leaders that transform their workplace, families and communities.