Core blimey, all of this information can become overwhelming, it’s no wonder people don’t really look at things in depth, for there are so many corridors and cul-de-sacs, that it seems more like a labyrinth than any thing else. Inside The Labyrinth Documentary (The Making Of Labyrinth) 1986 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFQCg0rpBK8 So let’s bypass the Labyrinth altogether…
Beginning, it’s always there in one form or another, and the coaching process is no different, though at the moment we are all thrown into the middle when we start, and it’s no wonder people flounder around for a long time before they begin to come to grips with the process. So for those just…
Basic is the very foundation of which something built upon, and the basic idea of what’s been worked on over the years is to provide a foundation for anyone wanting to get into coaching, for what ever reason. For the basic excuse used most about not coaching are generally two, with them being: “I don’t…
Alchemical Process, or Alchemy, is normally associated with the Esoteric or Occulted aspects of this reality, and yet when one begins to look at Alchemy properly, it is actually a day to day part of our lives, especially if we are going through a change to improve ourselves and understand ourselves better. So let’s start…
Balancing Act, that’s what coaching is about, some years it works for you, others it doesn’t, and this is why it takes a number of years to become a really good coach, for we have to learn to balance the skills, techniques and tactics side of coaching and balancing it with the people skills side…
Evolving, it’s something everything does at some stage or another, and even for the chocolate fish challenge I run for the junior teams I take. http://beawinningcoach.com/?s=chocolate+fish For the whole coaching process is trial and error as one builds towards the picture that they’ve created in their mind. http://beawinningcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Be-A-Winning-Coach-Practical-Coaching-Poster.pdf The reason why things keep evolving is that…
Chirping Bird Syndrome – what the heck is that? Anyone who has coached a children’s sports team will have had the pleasure to deal with it at some stage. Chirping Bird Syndrome is that time when children want your attention and they constantly call out your name looking to get your attention, in other words, if…
Random questions, or observations, can lead to greater insights and understanding, and of course most people shy away from these types of things, though the more random things one asks or looks at, the better one gets at doing it and the more insightful questions one can ask. Accidental Inventions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO1brxn1rNs The other day I…
Pattern recognition is a key aspect of the coaching process, for without the ability to recognize patterns, everything will seem disconnected and chaotic. We look at nature and it can seem random most of the time, yet underneath everything, there will be a pattern at work, though sometimes we don’t see those patterns because the…
Problem solving is one of the biggest capabilities that one can have, and when combined with Big Picture thinking, one starts to develop an unstoppable ability to truly see what is going on. For if anyone is involved in coaching young children’s sport, there are two things they are constantly trying to work on and eliminate…
Constructing something always requires an understanding of what one is doing, yet until someone starts, that understanding can not be acquired. Hence what everyone needs to know is that all coaching is trial and error, and it doesn’t matter how scientific one becomes, at it’s heart is all trial and error, for some of the…
Trial and error, we all hate making mistakes and not getting things right, though when one really begins looking at it, all sports coaching really is, is a process of trial and error. And this is why having an overall picture in one’s mind become essential, for the point the one is aiming for, over…
Base is an important aspect to anything that one does, for with a good and sound base set, in other words, a solid foundation, better structures can be built. And when one truly begins to breakdown and examine sports coaching, it essentially breaks into two words, they being: Base Growth So sports coaching is about…
Grass Roots coaching is important to the very foundation of sport, we all know that, and yet it keeps posing a dilemma, for what do we do with it? How do we improve it and what information does it need? Jurgen Klopp On Grass Roots Football – Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHfBbEeHfys Jurgen Klopp On Grass Roots…
Development is an interesting process which occurs over time, and if anyone ever follows the work of anyone for any period of time, one will always see development occur within that time. And as mentioned a few times before, my development as a coach had reached a roadblock, for I had done all of the…
Fundamental to all coaching is in the laying of the foundation to whatever one does, and yet as mentioned many times before, the thing that is missed from our coaching education is the fundamental foundational aspect to everything that we do. And as usual, for ease of reference, another poster has been created to aid…
Foundation Stones are fundamental to the coaching process, for they are the first stone that is put in place, and it’s just the same when it comes to coaching sport, for without a proper base, no building can truly start. Laying The Stone Foundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxGz9TuXek So when it comes to sport, the foundation of coaching consists…
As some will have noted by now, there is another 2 posters added to the poster section of the website which goes towards creating a clearer picture of the overall coaching picture. These posters that get created can come to me at anytime and for any source, as they help me to gain a clearer…
If one talks a lot about working to a focus and an aim, and does what they do working from a few simple rules or principles, essential they are talking about the creating of a self-organising system. And as we know by now, the creating of something is only part of the equation, the maintaining…
I’m always going to coaching seminars in the area that I live because I want to expand my knowledge, and occasionally I’ve gone to one in other areas, though being from a smaller area, one doesn’t get the chance and opportunities to go to as many coaching seminars, as say someone in a larger area….
