#021 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Ruth E. Nicholson

Ruth Nicholson is an internationally-certified professional
facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist. She
specializes in helping clubs design board processes and club
operations to provide more effective support to coaches, teams,
and players. 


Ruth is also the co-creator of the 2019 GO! Chase Excellence
Think Tank to Improve Youth Sports which engaged nearly 200
people from two dozen sports. The online event offered more than
80 solution-focused sessions and 61 speakers from five
continents.


In 2018, Ruth was one of four national finalists in for the
Innovator of the Year award in the US, based on her development
of the GO! Resource and training platform. GO! Offers youth
sports organizations proven governance, leadership, and
administrative tools.


Since its launch in mid-2017, Ruth has fielded inquiries and
worked with coaches, clubs, associations, and leagues in 19 North
American states and provinces, as well as others in Europe, South
America, Africa and Australia.


60:15 min episode Overview:


2:00   Ruth Nicholson Bio


6:56   You will be amazed to hear what Ruth is talking
about when she explains the reasons why she is working in this
space and what she does.


14:02 Good communication model for a youth sport organization.


25:15 Who is the Alpha Dog in your club and are you an Alpha Dog?


31:45 Creating culture


40:15 Going slow to go fast and how to handle complaints


49:15 Ruth discusses some of the biggest challenges in youth
sport


54:08 Knowing your why


See www.GoHelpSports.com