Comments on: Creative Coaching: Teaching coaches to be Creative and Innovative.

By: Rob Shugg

Rob Shugg — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:06:51 +0000

Thats right, speed in assimilating and applying knowledge is the key.
We are heavily involved in athlete monitoring and work with teams across all the football codes and its surprising how diverse the attitudes toward new ideas are.
What we have also seen is that the most successful practitioners are those that tend to share a lot of their knowledge quite freely in public forums – to them is all about constant innovation – they understand competitive advantages are only ever short lived. By the time their competitors are using the methods presented at the last conference you can bet they’ll be on to the next big idea.

Rob

By: Wayne Goldsmith

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:56:54 +0000

Thanks Rob.

If you had to write a position description for a coach it would be “find a way to win”.

Finding a way to win means accelerating your rate of improvement faster than your opposition.

Accelerating your rate of improvement means learning faster than your opposition.

Winning comes down to your ability to learn and to apply that learning to planning, preparation and performance.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Rob Shugg

Rob Shugg — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:04:40 +0000

Ive been reading your blog with great interest – loved your take on sports science research – http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/training-based-research-studies-the-biggest-con-in-sport-since-the-muffin/

Though not a coach myself, I have spent a lot of time developing tools for coaches (and sports scientists) to extend their understanding of what makes athletes perform.

I agree that coaches need to learn fast, innovate and adapt if they are to excel.

Looking forward to your next post!

By: Wayne Goldsmith

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:27:48 +0000

Thanks Jeremy.

Real creativity is very very rare in sport. Those who have it – those rare individuals who dare to be different and think things and do things no one else has done before are the greatest of the great.

By: Jeremy Pryce

Jeremy Pryce — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:09:08 +0000

Hi guys!

I´m a fan of Sir Ken and a firm believer that creativity requires action. I look at it this way: Knowledge relates only to potential. Wisdom is knowledge applied correctly. When you get to the expert level, creativity is wisdom applied in a new way.

@Travis: Keep at it!

Cheers,
Jeremy

By: Wayne Goldsmith

Wayne Goldsmith — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:11:39 +0000

Hi Travis,

I have recently read Ken Robinson’s book on Creativity – the Element (which I think should be core reading for all coaches) and he suggests that creativity is linked to action. He suggests that everyone can be creative because creativity is imagination (and everyone can imagine, dream, visualise) plus action – so when you actually do something to turn what you imagine into something real – that’s creativity.

So in your terms – your beliefs plus being bold to put your beliefs into action = creativity!

Thanks,

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:29:50 +0000

Wayne,
Interesting article, very thought provoking. I believe creativity in coaching comes in many forms. I think the most creative coaches are the ones that have a core value system and coaching philosophy and they are quick to adapt, learn and identify new ways of doing things then get out of the way and let their staff or players implement these new methods, ideas or drills with the freedom to create and the discipline to execute.

I have undertaken performance profiling and performance management tests as part of a post graduate uni course and a 360-degree review system for work and they all say the same thing, i lack creativity and innovation, however, in terms of my coaching tool bag it’s one of my strengths that helps differentiates myself from the other coaches.
Sometimes believing in your system and being bold is creativity in itself?