GETTING STARTED REMEMBER THE BOY SCOUT MOTTO: “BE PREPARED” MAKE A SESSION SUMMARY TO USE AS A REMINDER   YOUR MISSION – GRADUAL, RELENTLESS, IMPROVEMENT –

TOOLS OF THE TRADE Knowledge – Game & Athlete Planning & Organisation Reliability Leadership Motivated & Enthusiastic Communication Counsellor Patience

THIS IS COACHING SET/ HAVE STANDARDS AS OPPOSED TO RULES THIS IS COACHING SET/ HAVE STANDARDS AS OPPOSED TO RULES. RULES CAN BOX YOU IN AND HAVE YOU MAKING DECISIONS THAT DON’T FIT THE SITUATION YOUR VOICE IS YOUR GREATEST ASSET LEARN NAMES QUICKLY GIVE INSTRUCTIONS CLEARLY AND CONCISELY DO NOT SHOUT ALL INFORMATION MUST RELATE TO THE GAME STICK TO MAIN TEACHING POINTS ONLY: NICE TO KNOWS”– NO, SHOULD KNOWS – NO MUST NO’S – YES PACE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS CHOOSE GROUPS WISELY COMMENCE ACTIVITIES STRAIGHT AWAY PRAISE AND ENCOURAGE SMILE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON PERFORMANCE (BE SPECIFIC) USE QUESTIONS WISELY. TRY TO HAVE AS MUCH ONE TO ONE AS POSSIBLE BE PATIENT.

SET GOALS CHALLENGING REALISTIC PROGRESSIVE ALWAYS KEEP THE STAGE OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN MIND

COACHING SESSIONS BUILD UP A COLLECTION OF DRILLS THAT PROVIDE: SKILL PRACTICE VARIETY PLENTY OF PARTICIPATION CREATE SITUATIONS WHERE THE PARTICIPANT CAN “FEEL” ANY IMPROVEMENT

BREAK THE SESSION INTO DISTINCT PARTS TEACHING A SKILL DEMONSTRATION, EXPLANATION, PARTICIPATION, EVALUATION. DEPE WHOLE – PART – WHOLE METHOD A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS IF YOU CAN’T DEMONSTRATE, CHOOSE SOMEONE WHO CANGIVE DEMONSTRATION IN GAME CONTEXT DEMONSTRATE WHAT TO DO, NOT WHAT NOT TO DO TEACH ONE SKILL AT A TIME OR DEPENDING ON THE GROUP ONE SECTION OF SKILL AT A TIME.  BREAK THE SESSION INTO DISTINCT PARTS EXTRAS – PRE TRAINING DYNAMIC, STATIC STRETCH (OR COMBINATION OF BOTH) WARM UP BEGINNING DRILL: CARRY, PASS, CATCH FORMS THE BASIS OF EACH COACHING SESSION INTRODUCE A NEW SKILL PRACTICE NEW SKILL FOLLOW NEW WORK WITH REVISION DRILLS INTRODUCE GAME SKILLS END SESSION WITH A GAME – SOMETHING COMPETITIVE

FINISH ON A POSITIVE NOTE VARY THE SESSION EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PLAYERS INDIVIDUAL, PAIRS, GROUP WORK NON-COMPETITIVE, SELF-PACED WORK CO-OPERATIVE TEAM WORK SUPERVISED PLAY WITH GUIDED INSTRUCTION FREE PLAY – GAME SENSE  FINISH ON A POSITIVE NOTE

Teach your kids and athletes the “discipline of waiting” to counter the “I want it now” mentality. The most rewarding achievements don’t happen quickly. Learning perseverance, grit, determination require time and struggling - but they pay off in the long run.

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