Fitness is an important aspect to any sport that anyone plays, but it is not the only one, and when combined with core skills and understanding people, those 3 alone make up a substantial part of the coaching process. And understanding people is a big part of those 3, yet we pay little attention to…
Longitude was always a problem in the past for the navigators of this world, for without it in companionship with lattitude, they could end up anywhere in this world, and generally it was on the rocks. And an interesting book I read many years ago was Longitude by Dava Sobel, which was about John Harrison…
Joys come in many different ways, and one of the joys of writing these blogs and doing what one does, is that it takes me into areas and information that one wouldn’t normally go to, and one ends up listening to people one wouldn’t normally come across. The whole process is fascinating, especially the information that…
Ritual plays a big part to what happens in this world, and a lot of times, people are unwittingly involved in these rituals, that are put on as entertainment for the masses. The more and more one looks at 9/11, it starts to look more and more like a ritual that went wrong. For again,…
Closing Time was a song put out by Semisonic in the late 90’s and quickly became a signature tune used at the end of the night for when pubs were closing for the evening. Closing Time – Semisonic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8 And another signature that is apparent is in the closing down of conversations by those influenced…
Great things come in surprising packages, and none more in teaching skills. For realistically, every moment is a teaching opportunity and to use the skills that one has and has accumulated over the years and adapting them to the situation that one is in. For sometimes the solution is the never the most obvious, and the…
Backroom deals is where the real power games take place, and the politicians are just really the sales people to sell the populace on the ideas that have taken place within the backroom. And no where is this backroom dealing more evident than in the lead up to the start of what we know of…
It’s always good and fun to find songs with lyrics that slip through the radar, though they have catchy tunes to boot, and one such artist is Heather Small of the band M People and some of the work that they did and do. For Heather Small and M People did a cover version of…
It’s always good having a project or 2 on the go, in some cases many projects, for one it makes life interesting, and two, one will never get bored, as one always has threads on the go, and for those whose remember, 2 months ago I said I was going to change to a Linux…
The coaching of sport is changing, and the way that coaching was done is no longer as relevant as it was, and at some stage, everyone goes through this changing process as the new type and approach to coaching becomes more and more to the fore. Hockey Canada Ad – Relax It’s Just A Game…
When people get into sports coaching they think it is about coaching a sports team, superficially on the surface that is true, though in reality it is all about engagement, getting the players to engage with the process. And the days of just expecting players to turn up, become involved and do what they’re told…
If one listens to what others are saying, one can always pick up wise words from others who have already covered the ground that one wishes to cover, and in sport, listening to other coaches is a vital component in improving, for one will always pick up wise words for those who are successful. The…
One of the most interesting aspects of coaching is in choosing the right words to say to your team or players, and just as importantly, one may have chosen the right words or word, but do your players understand what they mean, are they working from the same page as you the coach. http://beawinningcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Good-Coaches-Philosophy.pdf For…
One of the things that a modern coach becomes very proactive on is in building and maintaining the Learning Environment. http://beawinningcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-Learning-Environment.pdf And there are three aspects in being proactive in building and maintain the learning environment, with them being: Framing Reinforcement Reminders Where: Framing is the Initial Outline that one does upon meeting the team…
The art of communicating is in getting one’s message across succinctly, using as few words as possible, though creating a picture in people’s mind that they easily remember. http://beawinningcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Good-Coaches-Philosophy.pdf http://beawinningcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Modern-Coaching-Poster.pdf And the best coaches are masters at getting their message across succinctly Bob Paisley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xudo1NLICRw With a couple of Bob Paisley sayings being: “There’s not…
There is a changing face of coaching going on at the moment and viewing platforms like youtube are right at the forefront of this changing face, mainly for the reason that players can go onto places like youtube and learn any skill that they want to associated with their sport, so the coach is no…
I don’t know about anyone else, what I’ve found is that the Most Important part of a coaching session is the 1st 2 minutes, that time when you reconnect with the players after a break between games and practices when everyone has gone away and done their own thing. Dan Coyle – How To Engage…
The more and more books I’m reading about coaching, what is becoming clearer is what a good coach works to and from, and there are 3 common themes that continually come to the fore of what a good coach does. And those 3 things are simply these: They understand people and guide them They simplify…
I’m always on the look out for books about improving the environment which makes the learning process more likely to happen, and one such book I have come across is The Winning Mindset by Damian Hughes. The Winning Mindset – Damian Hughes https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Winning-Mindset/9781509804399 In his book he distills what successful coaches do in creating an…
For those interested in the sporting side of what I put out, today I have got a brand new poster called, Good Coaches Philosophy, that has just gone up on the website, and now the total number of posters done adds up to 44. http://beawinningcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Good-Coaches-Philosophy.pdf And as most will realise by now that this isn’t…
