From Micko to Popovich: the art of coaching and creating space

Coaching greatness isn't about control—it's about space, trust, and reinvention. Lessons from Mick O'Dwyer, Gregg Popovich, and sport’s unseen artistry
From Micko to Popovich: the art of coaching and creating space

MICKO: Mick O'Dwyer was a hero to Kildare supporters and many others. Pic: ©INPHO/Patrick Bolger.

In the early 1960s, Bob Dylan sang with a raw prophetic voice for the protesters in the intimate venues of Greenwich Village, giving life and music to the mounting social unrest in New York. Now, decades on his legacy ripples through TikTok, where a new generation stages its own revolutions, inspired by Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal in A Complete Unknown (2024).

At fifteen, buried in my dad’s stack of CDs, I unearthed Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)—an album that would unknowingly soundtrack a coaching philosophy shared by pioneers like Gregg Popovich and Mick O’Dwyer.

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