In anything that is done, you always have rules and principles that one works by, and so it is with coaching, and my first rule of coaching is one that everything builds upon. This first rule of coaching is that the brain wants to learn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgLYkV689s4 The desire to learn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzymbEl2DSg And in having that…
Whenever one plays team sport, when it comes to performing on the field, there are three aspects that provide the beating heart for that performance, and one aspect that will destroy it. And the three things that constitutes the beating heart, as usual aren’t complicated, though the more you know about them and implement that…
The more you begin to delve into understanding the core skills and techniques, you begin to realise how valuable they are and how much stems from them and ultimately the importance of them. And even though the number of core skills and techniques maybe small, numbering only as many as 7 or 8 of them,…
When you truly look at our world and reality, it works on principles, guidelines and natural laws and in reality, most of the time is in coming to understand what the principles are and the knowledge that governs them, and it’s the same with sport, where there are coaching principles, that when understood, one can…
In the sports world, everyone is grasping with wanting to improve and get better and they look for many ways to do it, but until one starts looking at principles, you’ll never get to the true heart of how things really work and thus how to get true improvement. Principles are simply a guideline of…
In order for trust to develop between people, the words that they use and the actions that they take must match otherwise trust gets eroded very quickly. Personally, I lost my blind trust in people in positions of authority and power many, many years ago, and as a result, I do not take their words…
Many, many years ago I was having a conversation with someone who was an insurance assessor and we got onto talking about patterns because ultimately their job is about recognising patterns. I said that after the 3rd time that something happened, you could see the pattern. He said to me, no, I’d only give it…
The following are some principles and concepts I work to in my approach to sport. Some may apply to what you do yourself, some may not. The great sporting fallacy is that everyone who plays sport wants to learn, improve and get better There are two types of people who play sport, they being the…
In your coaching, if one only focuses on the skills, techniques and tactics of your sport, one will always be in the middle of the pack or constantly sliding back. Now compare the general skills, techniques and tactics to switching your focus to the following: Behaviours Keys Coaching Principles Framing Playing Principles The Hermetica With…
There is a very good reason for understanding concepts, whether that be in sport or life, and it’s simply this. Because: Once you understand the concept, you understand the game. And by extension, once you understand the concept, you begin to understand the thinking that goes on. And once you understand the thinking, then you…
When looking at the different areas we’ve been discussing about sport and you start looking at the percentage that they make up in the coaching process an interesting picture begins to emerge. For the breakdown of approximate percentages work like this: Concept – 2% Behaviours – 40% Core Key Skills – 10% Keys – 40%…
The concept behind my own coaching and this blog that I am writing is actually very simple. And it runs like this: Concept If you learn about the key aspects of your sport and practice and work to the key skills, techniques and tactics, you will become more efficient and effective on the sports field…
To maintain a semblance of control over what one does, there is a 3 step process that one must become aware of. The three steps are simply this: Framing Enforcement Isolation Framing – Is how you present the information and the concept you want to put across Enforcement – Is the Words, Images, Structure, Procedures,…
When one begins looking at sport and coaching, what you find is that there are 6 main areas to really look at, yet in our coaching training we tend to only look at the skills, techniques and tactics and pretty much leave it at that. So what are these 6 areas? Needy People Information Field…
There is one fundamental thing that people should be doing on the sports field but few people pay attention to. And that fundamental thing is the creation of space and time on the sports field because it stands to reason that if you create more space and time on the sports field you will become…
It’s been interesting watching the recently completed cricket world cup, and in particular the New Zealand team. Ultimately they didn’t win the final but in getting there, their style of play and attitude spoke volumes about what they were doing behind the scenes. And in watching them over the last 18 months, their team and…
In looking into nutrition a more complete picture of sport begins to emerge and the principles for sporting performance arise as well. And sport can be broken down into 2 areas, they being: Coaching Playing With the principles for each as follows: Coaching Principles Philosophy Psychology Sporting Knowledge Playing Principles The Drive The Fuel The…
The beauty about the coaching principles is that they apply to any level one may be coaching or playing at; it’s only the application that changes. For example, when building a car one requires: Wheels Engine Fuel Body Steering Brakes The differences come in which car is built Is a mini or a formulae one being…
The whole concept of coaching revolves around 3 ideas – Philosophy, Psychology and Sporting Knowledge. And understanding the 3 and how they pertain to sport gives direction to any coaching undertaken. Coaching Philosophy – is the beliefs, ideas and concepts one has about the way the game or sport can be played and the beliefs,…
