Daily Coach Network
Member Profiles
- Professional and D1 collegiate head coaches and assistant coaches
- Professional General Managers, Assistant General Managers, Sporting Directors
- Corporate executives, including CEOs, COOs, SVP and VP-level leaders
Build the Next Dynasty
Daily Coach Leadership Peer Groups are small groups of coaches, business leaders, and sports executives who meet monthly to inspire, teach, and support one another in building championship teams and cultures.
Members of our Daily Coach Leadership Peer Groups lead teams at the highest levels of competition.
Accepting New Members
We are currently accepting applications to join in July 2026. Spots are offered based on application submission date.
Leadership can be lonely, but it doesn't have to be.
Who are you meeting with regularly to help you lead your team better? Our Daily Coach Leadership Peer Groups are made up of 8–12 leaders at a similar leadership level in different sports or fields. If you...
- love reading The Daily Coach email newsletter,
- actively lead a team of people in sports, business, or education,
- enjoy reading about and discussing leadership & team building — especially across different sports, AND
- are trying to improve the performance of your team
...then we have a peer group for you.
Daily Coach Peer Groups connect exceptional leaders who strive to improve. It's a highly practical platform to examine day-to-day leadership challenges and the broader objectives of creating a winning team, mission, and culture.
Warm-up Materials
The coaches, leaders, and authors who have contributed to the Warm-up Materials members review before each meeting are known as much for their leadership as their results.
Buzz WilliamsMaryland MBB Head Coach
Carol HutchinsFormer Michigan Softball HC
James KerrAuthor of "Legacy"
Becky BurleighFormer Florida Women's Soccer HC
Dr. Kristen HolmesFormer Princeton Field Hockey HC
Eric MusselmanUSC MBB Head Coach
Lin DunnHall of Fame Women's Basketball Coach
Paul AssaianteTrinity College Squash Head Coach
Tom CreanFormer Division I MBB Head Coach
Join 125+ coaches, business leaders, and sports executives today.
Joining a Daily Coach Peer Group was the best professional development decision I have made. I've never found myself surrounded by such impactful, thought-provoking leaders as I have participating in a Daily Coach peer group. It's a collection of all-star coaches, CEO's and entrepreneurs looking to go next level with their leadership skills.
Marc Marizzaldi
Head Baseball Coach at Seton Hill
Daily Coach Peer Groups connect exceptional leaders who strive to improve. It's a highly practical platform to examine day-to-day leadership challenges and the broader objectives of creating a winning team, mission, and culture.
Andrew Fimka
Partner at Narrative Strategies
Iron Sharpens Iron
Our Leadership Peer Group Zoom calls are facilitated by fellow coaches and executives who are in the arena and actively lead their own teams. Here are some of the leaders who guide discussions for our groups:
Daily Coach Network Facilitator
Michael Lombardi
Michael Lombardi, General Manager of UNC Football, has been awarded three Super Bowl rings in an NFL career spanning more than thirty years, which included being part of Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Bill Belichick's organizations. In addition to working with more than 150 leaders in business and sports, Michael wrote Gridiron Genius in 2018 and Football Done Right in 2023.
Daily Coach Academy Facilitator
Coach Tasha Pointer
Coach Pointer is an inspiring leader and coach, and is the head women's basketball coach of Kean University. Prior to joining Kean, Coach Pointer was an assistant coach at Rutgers for three seasons following three seasons as the head coach of the University of Illinois-Chicago women's basketball team. Prior to becoming a high-performance basketball coach, Coach Pointer was a Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame player, inducted in 2008. To this day she is the Scarlet Knights' all-time assists leader and runner-up in career steals.
Our Leadership Groups
Our Leadership Peer Groups are made up of highly-vetted coaches, sports executives, and business leaders who actively lead a team today. We tailor the membership experience, including call facilitators and times, to different leadership levels and professions.
Daily Coach Academy
Member Profiles
- High School and collegiate head coaches and assistant coaches
- High School Athletic Directors, Superintendents, Principals, and other education leaders
- Directors and Managers of businesses who actively lead teams of 3 or more
Membership Overview
- Meet online for 90 minutes each month to swap notes on a key leadership, team building, or team culture topic, facilitated by an accomplished sports coach or business leader.
- Prepare for your monthly call with exclusive video interviews from Michael Lombardi. Learn from top coaches and leaders, like Buzz Williams, James Kerr, Kristen Holmes, Tom Crean, and Pat Lencioni.
- Discover leadership books, articles, podcasts, and videos on our private member website.
- Opportunities to participate in additional calls and in-person events.
- 6-month minimum commitment*
*The Daily Coach Leadership Peer Groups are for leaders who are actively engaged in their monthly calls. We require that you make a 6-month minimum commitment but, if after 180 days, you find you can't keep up with the required activity levels you may cancel your membership and another leader on the waitlist will take your place.
Accepting New Members
Accepted members are invited to join on a first-come, first-served basis until all spots are full.
- 1Submit an application to join (5 minutes).
- 2If invited to, complete an interview on Zoom (30 minutes).
- 3If accepted, you'll meet with your peer group and facilitator each month and get access to our private member website.
- 4Take the next step towards improving your team's performance in 2026.
Featured Interviews with Members
Daily Coach Peer Group Values
- 1High standards and holding our teams accountable never goes out of style.
- 2Quality leadership matters.
- 3Relationships between top people produce non-linear outcomes.
- 4Sports is one of the best fields to learn about leadership, culture creation, and team building.
- 5To get better, you must reflect on your experiences (we do that together).
- 6Building a great culture starts with knowing yourself.