One of the most interesting aspects of the coaching process is in working out the steps one takes, and the further one develops in the coaching process what one comes to realise, is that there are steps within the steps which enables the coaching process to happen. So what do I really mean by this…
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…
The longer one coaches, what you discover is that great coaching is full of counter intuitive aspects to what one would think they would be. Most would think that to win games, one would have to be thinking about the end result, but no, one is better off thinking about the process they have to…
One thing we want to do as coaches is to begin opening the process for coaching improvement, and one of the ways we need to do this is by talking amongst ourselves more. This process doesn’t only involve talking with coaches from our own sports, but beginning conversations with coaches from other sports, because when…
As one continues on with their coaching development, what becomes very apparent is how dynamic the process becomes. For what seemed to be important at the start, can start to develop less and less importance as time goes on. But ultimately it comes down to what one wants to achieve with what they are doing…
There is one major reason why I cover and explore so many different topics and subjects, is that I’d get bored if I didn’t, for to cover so many different topics and subjects, one expands their knowledge base and then one can begin making more connections and increase their creativity. For example, the last 5…
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…
Why do people find curiosity so strange? Almost like an anomaly, whereas curiosity is the basis of being human, and to deny curiosity, is to deny one’s most important learning tool. You remove the curiosity, you remove the learning And if people are telling you to stop being so curious, they are effectively telling you…
If one wants to do well as a sports coach, ultimately it is about developing dynamic players who have the discipline to play a passing game. And one of the influences in developing what I do, was in watching the Liverpool Football team through the late 70’s and early 80’s. Liverpool Team in the 70’s…
If you’ve ever been a coach of players, you’ll know from first hand experience how tiresome it is if you have to keep prodding players along in getting them to expand their knowledge, though when players become explorers of information themselves, then the dynamics of coaching changes. Because Coaching is about creating explorers of your…
Most, as they get older and older, tend to reduce their ability of learning new skills and techniques, though as we know, things don’t stop moving. So even as one gets older, there is always the time to upgrade and learn new skills. For example, 2 of the skills I’m working for field hockey are:…
In searching for ideas, I spend time searching Youtube for coaching videos, and the reason why I search for these coaching videos, is not to copy them persay, but to gather ideas to enhance drills and games that we come up with. So the following is a few coaching videos, which people may find of…
I’m always fascinated watching teams warm up and what they go through and what they do, and sometimes you ask yourself, are they doing a warm up or are they doing a training drill? For the clue of warming up is in the word: Warm Up I know that everybody will be different in their…
There is one thing that people can do if they want to accelerate the process of becoming a better player. And that simple thing is this: Take ownership of your learning process For with the introduction of the internet and access to information, the number of people putting information out is always increasing, and there…
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…
The more and more one coaches, and the longer that one coaches for, one realises that you don’t have to teach the players everything, what you realise is that the real trick of coaching is in building into the players the cores and a few key points and develop the players from there. Because the…
In all the years that I’ve been coaching, there is one thing that holds true, no one sets out to become worse at coaching and develop bad players, anyone who coaches at any form is always looking at becoming better at coaching and always looking to improve. http://beawinningcoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Guide-to-Coaching.pdf And in the 30 years that I’ve…
Our reality that we live in runs on a self-perpetuating feedback loop and the inputs that run this feedback loop are our thoughts, words, emotions and actions. And to see what a feedback loop looks like, one only has to start learning about things like the Mandelbrot Set, to see that the formulae it works…
Coaching in the 21st Century is all about being creative and the only way one can become creative is to begin imagining a better possibility, in other words, coaching all begins in the mind. And the old days of coaching of just running a few drills and assuming that everybody wants to learn and improve…
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…
