Working with people is one of the biggest mind turners when it comes to coaching sport, it’s something that one isn’t really taught, yet it is one of the biggest factors when it comes to coaching, and unless one works in Business, Law Enforcement or Education we’ve all got a lot of work and learning…
Blinded by all the psychological techniques being used upon us and currently we are watching the world’s greatest hypnotists show, if, even with all the facts and anomalies shown, if one can’t see it, it’s no surprise – You’re Hypnotized. Over in the States they’re now trying to say that even after having the rona…
Basic Principles is what this world works on, though it is something few of us understand and few of us work to, yet by understanding basic principles and working to them, things start to become easier and easier to work. And this is what the whole premise of this website is about. It is not…
Mind The Gap is an iconic phrase heard all of the time in the London Underground informing people to mind the gap between the carriage and the platform as the enter and exit the train. The Famous London “Mind The Gap” Message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOPyGKDQuRk And everywhere one looks around, the populace of the world, and it…
Building skill isn’t the only thing coaches build into their players, for without building in character, one will have no true foundation to work from. Now don’t confuse personality with character, for character encompasses and can be summed up in two simple words: Discipline Commitment That’s it. Defining And Building Character: Jocko Willink And Capt…
Book recommendations can come at a dime a dozen, for some books, one just wants to share with others, for all books have one or two main ideas that have the potential to change what you do, or change one’s comprehension. I’ve just recently finished a book called strive, about the struggle one comes across…
Practice receive and pass, it’s a fundamental of team sport, and yet some people are adverse to doing it, so what is really going on in the mind where some see the necessity of such practice, and others not so? How does one explain it to those who essentially loath practicing receiving and passing the…
Analogy and metaphor are good ways to get across ideas and concepts, for everyone remembers a picture or a story used to express an ideas, they never remember the explanation. Little Book Of Talent # Tip 21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r0JtjasYCU Of course, analogy and metaphor plays to the strength of the right side of the brain, because…
Player centered learning is definitely a different beast when it comes to coaching, though it is the way that coaching has been morphing into over the last 10 to 15 years, and it is those that adapt to it the best are the ones who are going to improve the most. For player centered learning…
Combined training techniques, we tend to stick to our own disciplines and sports when it comes to adapting ideas, and yet when one looks around at many different sports, the concept of coaching combines 1 common theme, one is dealing with people and we all learn differently and at different speeds. But what if there…
Running with Sherman is a book about a rescue donkey and training it for burro racing, well no, it’s way more than that, it’s a book about human and animal interaction and how each can help each other in surprising ways. Running With Sherman https://www.bookdepository.com/Running-with-Sherman/9781781258279 Christopher McDougall Is Born To Run With A Donkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Gxy4sdV-Q…
Spreadsheet are used for all sorts of things, and one can chart many a progress with them, for one can make up any chart with a spreadsheets basic outline, and can help ones coaching immensely. And when it comes to coaching, and if one is coaching at a lower grade, the spread of progress development…
Magical, when things goes the way that it was planned on the sports field, nothing beats it, and as we know by now, there is more to coaching than merely the skills, drills and tactics. How one manipulates the reality around them, becomes a big part of the equation. For coming to a greater understanding…
Mentalists and Magicians do some amazing tricks, and we as coaches can learn a lot from them, for their understanding of the human mind, psyche and behaviour are what we as coaches need to know. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve learnt a lot about sports coaching from Occultists, Social Engineers, Magicians, Mentalists…
Speeding up, well as one gets older, that’s all that time seems to do, but a question that comes to mind is, how does one go about speeding up the learning and improvement process, because as a coach, one may only have some players for 1 to 2 years. So one starts distilling things down…
Hacking, when people hear that word it brings up a lot of negative connotations, but is it really that bad, ultimately it all depends on the intent. For when one looks at it: Mentalists and Magicians are hackers Social Engineers are hackers Locksmiths are hackers Teachers are hackers Why not Sports Coaches? How To Become…
Interesting, especially at the moment with all the effort being put in against information which goes counter to the “official narrative”, but that’s not what this entry is about. It’s actually about the word “fun” and how it’s such a loaded term, for if you ask people what the word fun means, one will get…
Shyness is a very maligned thing, and it’s amazing the number of people who hide their shyness very well, and can be a shock for others when they find out. Such one is the Welsh Comedian Rhod Gilbert, someone who gets up on a stage in front of thousands of people and can deliver a…
Distilled Essence is something that has been concentrated down from an abundance of material by pulling out the essence of that material, until one has a concentrate left. How To Steam Distill Essential Oils https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBtuUUTbTyw And it’s the same with sport, there is so much information out there, where does one start? And in the…
Dodging things can be easier said than done, though when one encounters what is considered to be an energy vampire, it can be much harder, because for a starter, one has to understand and comprehend what one is dealing with. Energy Vampires – Huh, well if one says that, then they’ve been lucky and never…
