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….
The thing that drives anyone who wants to become good in what they do is, how can we make it simpler? For different sports it could be, how can we make something go faster, or how can we make something lighter, all the same concept, it’s all about efficiency and effectiveness and making it simpler…
The hardest thing about teaching others about coaching is that there is so much to learn, you know, where do you start? And as I’ve developed along in my own coaching and looked back at what I’ve done I’ve simplified it down to 3 key elements, they being: Understand working with people Few core skills…
Have you ever found that there are some people in your life, and they may even be family, where even just mentioning something about anything, sends them into a defensive mode and it happens so often you start feeling that they are like defenders of a system? You may have even read an article, say…
A new book has come on the market that adds to the important work of the changing face of coaching, and that book is The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle and has come, what will eventually be known as his trilogy on coaching. For Daniels work will take on more importance as time goes by,…
We keep hearing the term of things like the Modern Game, but in reality, what is the modern game? Generally, it is of the teams that is winning at the time and the way the game is being played at that moment in time. For what you will find is that when a team that…
In all the years that I’ve been doing things, I’ve looked to break it down to it’s key components, so I could understand the bigger picture being worked from, and coaching has been no different as I’ve looked to create a practical outline for anyone wishing to know more. Hence the reason for this website,…
As one develops as a coach, what you will find is that the sports specifics will begin to consume less and less of your time, as one starts focusing on beginning to understand human behaviour. For the biggest fallacy in sport is that everyone who plays sport wants to learn and improve, and it wasn’t…
No doubt, some have been exploring the posters page on the website and come across the recent additions to all the others as I’ve had a very productive time lately, producing 6 new posters galore. I didn’t intend doing so many, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I’ve also struck a bit of a…
It’s one thing knowing what the concepts, keys and principles are, though the key to quick start one’s understanding is in the asking of questions. For I’ve mentioned that the foundation for coaching is to: Create a learning Environment Activate the desire to learn And build what one does from the core skills, techniques and…
As soon as one begins the process of learning about and creating a learning environment, one has set themselves on the path of breaking the current coaching mould. For up until the last 5 years, the current coaching mould has been the coach centric model, with the players blindly following the coaches instructions, though as…
One thing one learns over the many years of doing things, is that simplest is always the best, and the way to do that is by understanding the nuts and bolts of things, in other words, getting right back to principles. And it’s the same with sports coaching, there are too many complicated concepts out…
Because the mind is a big component of our reality, and thus what we think effects our perception, two people can live in the same place but how they perceive it will be different. Sport is a great example of this, because: You can have two coaches from the same area, one will perceive little…
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,…
To get into the playing zone on a regular basis, there is four states that one must begin working to and become part of their routine. The states that one must work to are as follows: Disciplined Simplicity Relaxed Focused For without attaining these states, having access to the playing zone on a regular basis…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing mainly about consciousness and the playing zone, today it’s time to bring the pieces together that I’ve written about previously. The following make up the basis of playing sport and none can be taken in separate for they all build on and into each other. Fitness and…
When one starts looking at the me, me, me aspects of this world it is very easy to see why so few great teams ever get built, for in the building process it requires co-operation by all. For needy people who come into the teams, one of their first thoughts and driving motives is always:…
Sport is made up of three components, consisting of the Mind, Fitness and Skills. There is no more and within these 3 categories, every aspect of sporting performance can be covered. When people begin learning about sport, it’s always the skills first, then fitness comes next, and the mind is always left out because it’s perceived…
When I first started doing all this, there is a question that I was pursuing that I now feel that I can answer and it’s this: Q: What do successful coaches work from that isn’t being taught? A: Successful coaches build a growth mindset in their players and use positive manipulation to create something that…
With all the focus on the skills, techniques and tactics of sport, and the political correctness of this world, we’ve lost the essence of what the foundation of coaching is about. This one page guide is a starting point, for if you understand and apply what’s on this page, you understand coaching and you can…
