1. POSITIVE COACHING SCOTLAND UNDERSTANDING INNER AND OUTER SKILLS
Often coaches focus on just the outer skills – positive coaches focus on both the inner and outer skills
Successfully coaching young athletes means developing the athlete, but also developing the young person. Coaches should intentionally develop both the inner and outer skills of young athletes.
Outer skills
Outer skills generally focus on the physical attributes such as:
Speed
Power
Strength
Inner Skills
Coaching a young person’s inner skills is the opportunity to develop
the athlete, but also the person - inner skills include:
Leadership
Resilience
Self belief
COACHING CHALLENGE
Take some time to review your last coaching session – did you intentionally develop both the inner and outer skills of young athletes?
If not – what could you do differently next time?
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