Introduction

My name is Matthieu Dubreucq.  At 18 years old (in 2000) I started to coach skiing and sailing out of necessity.  I wanted to finance my sailing project.  At that time my goal was to qualify for the Olympics and anyway to make money was welcome.  

I cleaned dishes in Pointe-Claire, Quebec and in Miami, work as SEO salesman in Australia, but found it easier to use my notoriety and knowledge as a good sailor to coach younger athletes like the Canadian and Bermuda Youth National team or the Ontario Sailing Team.  

This side hustle became my full time job when I started to plan my retirement from competitive sailing (I retired in 2012).  When it became clear that our Olympic campaign for 2012 would be the last one I decided to open a gym with Jacques Ambroise in summer 2009 : CrossFit Laval. 

Starting to coach full time made me realize I didn't know much.  But my mindset was always to do things to the best of my abilities.  I started to research everything I could about CrossFit and coaching.  

How did someone who studied Marketing and IT in HEC Montreal became one of the top coaches in CrossFit (I am now a Flowmaster and Mentor for the prestigious CrossFit Seminar Staff)?

The answer is with a lot of trials and errors.  

This is what I want to share with you guys : You don't need to go to school to become a great coach!  

You need 3 ingredients : 

-Care, empathy and a passion to allow your athletes to reach their goals

-A curious and always ready to learn mindset 

-Knowledge and large amounts of feedback.  

In this blog I will share with you some of my lessons I learned, some of the ways I found effective to coach and 

Don't hesitate to share with friends.  Knowledge is that special thing that even if you share it you still own what you learned in it's entirety!

Matt



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