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WHAT DOES "HIGH HUMAN" MEAN?
Hear from Soldiers to Sidelines Founder & CEO, Harrison Bernstein, about why the human side of coaching matters in every sport.
*Prior Coaching Experience Not Required to Attend
WHAT ARE HIGH HUMAN SKILLS?
You've probably heard them called soft skills. We don't think there's anything soft about them.
High Human Skills are the abilities that help us understand people, build relationships, communicate effectively, and create environments where individuals and teams can perform at their best.
They help us turn what we know about the game into coaching that actually reaches people.
COMMUNICATION THAT MOVES PEOPLE
Explore proven communication strategies that help us motivate, empower, teach, and build strong, lasting relationships.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Understand how emotions can deepen our awareness of ourselves, others, and the game—and shape the way we respond, connect, and lead.
HIGHER HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Explore what helps people perform at their best by understanding the psychological, emotional, and relational factors that influence how we think, respond, and perform.
LEADERSHIP & TEAM DYNAMICS
Understand how people learn, how leadership shapes behavior, and how the relationships within a team influence growth, culture, and performance.
This seminar explores these skills through sciences including performance psychology, sports psychology, and learning theory.
Every Sport Is Different. But Every Coach Leads People.
A football coach and a soccer coach teach completely different games. But both have to earn trust, communicate expectations, give feedback, motivate athletes, respond to pressure, and help people improve.
That's why High Human Coaching is sport-agnostic.
You'll leave better prepared to:
- Communicate with intention
Make your message clearer and become more aware of how it's received. - Understand and influence athletes
Explore how psychology, motivation, emotion, and relationships affect performance. - Teach instead of simply tell
Turn what you know into coaching another person can understand and apply. - Build environments where people can develop
Use trust, expectations, feedback, and relationships more intentionally.
One Certification. Every Sport.
The High Human Coaching Certification Seminar is for eligible members of the military community who are:
- Already coaching and want to strengthen the human side of their practice.
- Interested in becoming a coach and want a strong foundation before stepping onto the sidelines.
- Still working toward STS certification after registering for a previous seminar but were unable to attend.
Because High Human Coaching isn't tied to one sport, you don't have to wait for your particular sport to come around again.
And yes—the skills go beyond sports.
High Human Skills are relationship skills. What you develop as a coach can also influence how you communicate, lead, teach, and connect at work, at home, and in your community.
But here, we learn them through coaching.
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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Harrison Bernstein is the founder and Executive Director of Soldiers To Sidelines (STS), a non-profit organization that helps the military community become character-based sports coaches in their communities. After resigning from coaching professional football, he dedicated himself fully to the STS mission. Harrison has coached football and sports performance at the NFL, NCAA Division I, II, III, and high school levels. He taught in the master's program of Exercise Science at George Washington University for seven years. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a BA in Economics, he was captain of the football team, earned All-American honors for three years, and was named Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1997. He authored "The Everyday Coach: Harnessing the Magic of Influence," providing it free to STS Soldier Coaches and donating all profits to STS. Harrison lives in Lewes, DE, with his wife, Laura Olendeski, and their son, Keturi Bernstein.
Dr. Ben Freakley, CMPC, is a leader in the field of applied sport and performance psychology with a career spanning over two decades. He is the founder and CEO of Ready, Set, Resilient, which provides sports and performance psychology services to individuals, teams, and organizations. Throughout his career, Dr. Freakley has held several significant positions. He served as the Head of Mental Performance for the Toronto Blue Jays, where he led the development and delivery of mental skills programs. He was also the inaugural head coach and general manager of Tormenta FC in the United Soccer League (USL). His expertise extends to tactical environments, having worked as the performance psychology coach with the 75th Ranger Regiment of the United States Army Special Operations Forces. Dr. Freakley holds a doctoral degree in Sport and Performance Psychology with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He is also a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Before his full-time work in sport and performance psychology, Ben spent over a decade as an NCAA College Soccer coach demonstrating his versatility and depth in coaching, psychology of performance, and team culture.
THE BEST COACHES DON'T JUST DEVELOP ATHLETES. THEY DEVELOP PEOPLE.
HIGH HUMAN COACHING CERTIFICATION SEMINAR
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Seats are limited and seminars regularly reach capacity. Register now to secure your place for this FREE seminar!
WHAT OUR ALUMNI ARE SAYING
"This program reminded me that service doesn’t end when the uniform comes off. Coaching allows us to continue leading, mentoring, and making a difference. I’m proud to be a Soldier Coach, and I highly recommend Soldiers to Sidelines to any veteran or service member looking for their next calling."
- Coach Marc Taylor
"Soldiers to Sidelines is a powerful and purposeful experience. As a military veteran, I’ve always valued service, structure, and leadership but this seminar helped me see how those same values translate into coaching. It gave me a renewed sense of purpose and reminded me that I can still make an impact, just in a different uniform."
- Coach Amanda Mayweather
""For any veteran who is interested in coaching, STS is the way to go. This program has support from major sponsors, successful coaches, and sports professionals at all levels. The love and appreciation for veterans is overwhelming, along with the drive to positively impact kids and our communities. "
- Coach Joe Adams
