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Ten Golden Rules about Presenting Sports Science information to Coaches
I have been to hundreds of coaching courses, coaching workshops, coaching conferences and coaching seminars. Invariably, the course convener invites a guest speaker with a specialist sports science background to talk about physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology or another sports performance topic.
And, in all of the hundreds of courses, workshops, conferences and seminars I have attended, I have seen the same mistakes being made by the guest speakers. So I decided to do something about it.
The problem stems from the differences between the “two worlds” – the sports science world and the coaching world.
In the sports science world things are based on facts, research, validity and reliability measures, measurement, accuracy and evidence.
In the coaching world the key focus areas are results, performance, communication, instinct and “feel” – the art of coaching.
It is vital that the two worlds come together and share ideas and information but it just as vital that the two groups communicate appropriately and effectively. Read more
October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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How to Develop World Class Coaches
OK. Let’s talk about how to develop world class coaches.
Grab a piece of paper. On one side of the paper, write down the characteristics of a great coach.
Does your list include any or all of the following:
- Outstanding communicator
- Visionary
- Leader
- Innovator
- Negotiator
- Conflict resolver
- Media manager
- Public relations genius
- Team developer
- People manager
- Technical / tactical / strategic skills of the highest order
- Philosopher
- Politician
- Futurist
OK - now turn the page over and write down a list of all the coach education programs which cover the above?
Is this side of the paper blank? Yes? Then we can begin. Read more
October 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
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CoachTED: A Client Focused Approach to Coach Training, Education and Development.
Coach education is at the crossroads.
One thing is for certain, the way we have trained, educated and developed sports coaches in the past is not working. It has failed.
Let’s talk about a new approach in Coach Training, Education and Development: A Client Focused Approach.
Let’s talk about CoachT.E.D. (pronounced Coached): Coach Training, Education and Development.
And most importantly, let’s talk about training, educating and developing more coaches and better coaches: coaches who can provide every person involved in sport with the environment and the opportunity to develop a passion for sport, a life long love of physical fitness and activity and the chance to choose a path to realise their potential as athletes and human beings.
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September 7, 2011 | 6 Comments
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Sports Science Killed the Coaching Star, Sports Science Killed the Coaching Star….
Heard that old song by the Buggles, “Video killed the Radio Star”?
We have our own version in sport – it goes “Sports science killed the coaching star, sports science killed the coaching star” - only problem is that in our version, we really did kill off all the coaches.
May 25, 2010 | 16 Comments
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Ten smart things we should be doing in the interest of better coach education – Part two
Here are ten things we should be doing in the interest of helping to educate the next generation of coaches: Read more
June 19, 2009 | 5 Comments
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Coach education – Ten Dumb Things we do and call it Coach Education
The world needs more coaches. Good coaches. Passionate coaches. Committed coaches. Innovative coaches.
Coaches.
Coaches are the driving force of change in sport and every sport needs more great coaches.
Many nations – including the UK, Canada, South Africa, France and Australia are investing in coach education, coach development, coach mentoring, coach accreditation and coaching the coaches programs.
And – as usual – instead of inventing new, exciting, innovative, creative and more importantly effective ways of educating and developing the next generation of coaches, everyone is following trends, fads and the old tried and trusted training techniques – many of which have failed over and over again all over the world.
Here are ten really dumb things we do and call it Coach Education. Read more
May 2, 2009 | Comments Off
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