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…
Today, merely coaching the skills, techniques and tactics isn’t enough when one gets into sports coaching, yet it is the main focus of what we do, and those that do branch out into other areas become better sports coaches for doing so. Sports Coaching today has become about creating an environment where the players, athletes…
If one ever gets involved with coaching any form of team sport, one thing that most people want to learn about is what sort of training drills do they need to use. And people watch others coaching and look at the drills that they are using and then go away and try them but never…
If someone would come up to me and ask about coaching, the first question I would ask is, what are your ground rules? The reason for this is because the ground rules are the rules which enable a team to function And ground rules don’t have to be complicated and many, just simple and few….
Sometimes in wanting to improve the quality of ones team, sometimes the information one looks at in wanting to improve the team doesn’t apply to the coaching world so it’s no point in looking at it. And once one realises that, one comes back to the original task, because I’ve diverted for to long. So…
There are two guys out there who are turning out to be some of the clearest thinkers on sport and one can gain a greater insight by reading their work and watching their talks on the internet. The two people are: Daniel Coyle Rasmus Ankersen The books they have put out are as follows: The…
The following questions will determine whether someone understands what it takes to win in sport. Do you like winning trophies? Are you prepared to commit to: Learning Improving Cooperation Working Hard Practices Arriving to games in plenty of time Learning about the game If one answers yes to the first question and no to any…
When it comes to playing sport, if you were to ask people if they like winning trophies, most will say yes. What the issue becomes is that most don’t know or realise what goes into winning trophies and it generally comes back to one word. That one word being: Commitment And the types of things…
To recap on sporting knowledge, there are 5 areas that fall into it. They being the: Skills Techniques Tactics Fitness Components Way One Trains With the biggest thing is in looking for the keys in each area because without them it’s very easy to get lost and distracted, for: A key is an aspect which…
The way one trains will affect how one plays. In simple terms: If you train soft, you’ll play soft, train hard, you’ll play hard Also what comes into it is how one practices and develops their skills. Because training hard alone will only take you so far, you also have to become smart about you…
For the majority of sports, fitness is built around 5 aspects. These aspects being: Speed Strength Stamina Agility Flexibility Speed is built around acceleration, over 5 meters to 40 meters and also how fast one can move Strength is about how strong one is and how the force is applied Stamina is about how long one…
When it comes to techniques, there will be certain actions that are done that makes players stronger and more consistent in stance and skill execution. And these techniques can be broken down into three areas, they being: Strong Body Position Strong Body Action Movement Around the Field And again, it’s looking at the key aspects…
Yesterday we saw how basic skills are nothing more than a general description of certain aspects of sport. Today we’ll look at how to decide which is a key skill. So let’s begin: If passing is an important basic for your sport, and for most sports it is, write down the different ways passing can be done. You’ll…
Sporting Knowledge is the third key in completing the coaching triangle. And consists of the: Skills Techniques Tactics Fitness Components The way one trains That enables the players to play the game from the coaching philosophy And like a fire if you take away one of its three sources of: Heat Fuel Oxygen The fire…
Whenever I go on line or look at course material and start looking at coaching philosophies and how to put one together, they generally start looking at what type of coach you are and get you to start looking at yourself. Whenever you start looking at yourself, that’s not philosophy, it becomes psychology, a different…
The third part of the coaching principles is sporting knowledge. This is all the: Skills Techniques Tactics Fitness Components Way one trains Parts to your sport and the knowledge that is after will depend on what is driving you and whether one accepts that the information put in front of them is correct. Again, the bigger…
Today entry is a slightly longer because I’ve put together the best from Glen Mills, Usain Bolts coach, from the 2009 Interview, entitled sustained success. “The mind is crucial. I’m philosophical in my makeup. I looked at the body and my philosophy is that the mind is the most powerful instrument, and if the mind…
The following is a simplified version of how things work and let’s start with the negative. When Closed Minds, Failing Minds and Takers are put through the Psychological Needs of Power and Fun, the output that is got is Negative, Destructive and Selfish results and a by-product is Character Disturbances in people. And by looking…
I’ve been looking at ways to improving the sport that I’m involved in at a regional level. Because most only look for solutions from a narrow bandwidth, they don’t get to see the bigger picture and hence only come up with piece meal solutions. I know what I am about to suggest won’t apply to…
If ever wanting to improve in anything that’s done, there are 7 things required to focus upon to make it happen and for improvement to be continuous. The first thing is becoming serious about improving because if not, then what is required to be done for improvement won’t get done. The second thing is, one must…
