Steve Cleland is the authority on coaching youth sports. He is the author of The Village Chief – How to be the Youth Sports Coach Your Team Wants…and Your Village Needs, which provides the blueprint for coaches to create the environment for team success in youth sports.

Steve is passionate about sharing what he’s learned over the past 30 years of coaching kids. He enjoys helping fellow coaches create a positive, fearless environment and navigate through the many challenges and issues that arise during a season.

Steve has spoken to companies, conferences, associations, and college and high school students across North America. Steve speaks to audiences of all sizes on the following subjects:

• Culture of Champions – Creating a go-for-it, fearless & fun team
• Creating the Environment for Success in Youth Sports where kids, parents and coaches thrive
• Key Ingredients of a Great Coach
• Turning around an Underperformer
• Planning a Season – Shared Vision, Goal Setting, developing a Plan, Expecting the Unexpected
• How to Plan and Run an Efficient and Effective Practice
• Up Your Game – How to become the Coach that everyone respects…and hates to match up against