Do you know what it takes to be a great person-manager

Hi Everyone welcome to another edition of the Coach Insight newsletter. This week we have articles and links to being a great man-manager, giving great feedback, building resilience in your players, and much more. Enjoy!

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The Top Ten

1. Man management is one of the key components of being a great coach. This Article from Ben Welch takes you through the elements that are the secret to great man-management. https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/whats-secret-great-man-management/

2. The cutting edge coaching team here with a thread on maximising the time you have during sessions with your players. Do you agree? Is there anything missing that you think should be part of the list?

   Cutting Edge Coaching @CECoaching_

   Most coaches waste copious amounts of practice time. Are you using your time wisely? 6 tips to maximize your practices 🧵 ⬇️

3. Geraint Davies with a thread on the observations he’s made as a spectator of his sons sports rather than as a coach as he usually is. I like this as it gives some perspective that sometimes can’t be seen from coaches as we’re too deep into everything to “come up for air”.

   Geraint Davies @daviesGDD

   🧵 Children's sport. I've spent the last 2 years watching my own children play Football, Rugby, Cricket & Tennis. Standing back watching them as a father is a very different experience to coaching, teaching or coach development. Here's a summary of my thoughts...

4. Another thread, I realise this edition is a bit thread heavy but again some things to think about from Radoslaw Bella. The point I took most from the thread is “Remember that the best players are distinguished by efficiency, not the way they do it. Players have to adapt their actions to the orders of the game, not to the orders of the coaches!” Why did this stand out for me, well, we always want our players to have the perfect technique but is the perfect technique correct for everyone.

   Radosław Bella @radek_bella

   10. Remember that the best players are distinguished by efficiency, not the way they do it. Players have to adapt their actions to the orders of the game, not to the orders of the coaches! So give them a game and the game will do the work for you!

5. A thread on feedback from Chris Oliver with some wonderful insights. From the specificity of the feedback given, how good isn’t good enough as feedback and more. The thread

   Chris Oliver @BBallImmersion

   “Good” is one of the most common words at practices, and one of the most useless. We all overuse words like "good" in our coaching. @DougLemov and I discussed words like good in our #thebasketballpodcast but I wanted to share more thoughts in this thread. link.chtbl.com/douglemov

   

   Chris Oliver @BBallImmersion

   Three Main Messages of Feedback As you evaluate your feedback, consider what is the message going to tell and what is being heard? In working to bring out the best in a player, effective feedback will have three main messages:

   

   Chris Oliver @BBallImmersion

   So what do we need to know about feedback as coaches? #sharethegame #stimulateyourthinking

   

6. Want to help your team with 1v1 defending? Well The Coaching Manual team with a handy infographic

   The Coaching Manual @CoachingManual

   1v1 Defending Infographic ⚽️ Download here: ow.ly/kJmk50JsgLt Sign Up to basic to access all of our FREE infographics: ow.ly/YbFu50JsgLx

   

7. Helping your players become more resilient is very important, not only for them to play in your team but also as a life skill. The Innerdrive Sport Psych team with 4 ways you can do that.

   InnerDrive Sport Psych @InnerdriveSport

   Here's 4 ways to develop your resilience in sport 🧠 @MusSarkar and @abipage1991

   

8. Phillip O’Callaghan here summarizing and picking out key points from “PoST” framework https://www.mrtenniscoach.com/2022/06/skill-training-periodization-in.html

9. The Sporting Resource team with a really nice out-of-possession infographic. can you adapt this to your game model?

   The Sporting Resource @TheS_Resource

   📝 Out-of-Possession 🔗…esportinginfluencerblog.wordpress.com/resources-2/

   

10. Lastly a few inspirational words from the Eintracht Frankfurt coach.

    saschamilicevic @saschamilicevic

    Eintracht Frankfurt coach, Europa L. winner & Super Cup participant visited us at the Academy. Regardless of these achievements, he has remained a grounded & authentic person. To be successful you don't need to be fake or copy others, be yourself and have fun with your work. 1/2

    

    saschamilicevic @saschamilicevic

    Be convinced of your idea and inspire the desire for success in others. Work hard, treat your employees/colleagues with respect and honesty. Try to put the positive things of your players in the focus, don't confront them (only) with the negative situations. Stay humble! 2/2

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