In this episde of 'Coaches You Should Know' I talk with Coach Richard LePage, the Performance Director for Cirque de Soleil about his path of becoming an elite coach.In this episode we discuss:-How Richard went from playing hockey to becoming a World Class Super G Coach-How do you connect with an elite athlete that doesn't want to have a relationship?-How did you transfer from being an Olympic Super G Coach to being the performance director of Cirque du Soleil?-What it's like to manage, coach, assess, and be repsonsible for over 1,500 artists and athletes-How do you create an 'artist specific' assessment when you have so many different shows?-How do you manage a healthy culture when you have artists from so many countries and they each have their own unique culture they are coming from?-Performance strategies for athletes who have to perform twice a day for mutliple days and up to 180 shows a year-Why it's so important to build relationships with the early adopters in your program-Why coaches should always work on gaining/earning respect from their athletes-How do you get a team of 60 coaches that you are responsible for to buy in to your philosophy?-Why the BIGGEST coaching egos are not at the top level-What's your PERSONAL favorite Cirque de Soleil show?-Plus more!For show notes and links we mentioned visit http://www.athletebydesign.com/richardlepage