Is your communication memorable?
Hi Everyone and welcome to another edition of the Coach Insight newsletter. The last two weeks have been dominated (football-wise) with Who’s in charge of Manchester United from Ole being sacked to Michael Carrick being caretaker, to Ralk Rangnick being interim until the end of the season. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to come in partway through a season. What would that first session be like, how do you get to know the players ASAP, how do you win them over? A difficult job with lots of moving parts but something that would be an amazing learning experience. Right enough of me and on to the top ten!
The Top Ten
I like this blog post from George Roberts on communication and making your messages as memorable as possible. Something we all want to ensure once our plays start playing in the game. George takes into account praise, energy, tone, volume, storytelling, and role models.
https://www.georgerobertscoaching.com/post/how-do-you-make-messages-memorable-as-a-coach
After the big fanfare of Man Utd about/have hired (depending on when you're reading this) the German "good father of football" Ralf Rangnick, what really was his influence on the elite level German coaches. In this article, we learn about their philosophies around defending, pressing, and actively winning the ball. A lot to digest but definitely some things you can take away to create sessions and get your teams to try.
Tom Hartley here replying with a great infographic to a video from head of coaching at UK coaching Nick Levett. How many of these coaching behaviours do you display/transmit
Transformational Coaching behaviours down to a tee!
This is coaching. Relational coaching that focuses on people. Communication is at the heart of it. Talk to people, like adults (in this context), not like you ‘own the team’ or them. It’s about everyone, not the leader. And similar principles for me apply at all levels. https://t.co/ZgHGdDlNqV
Nick Levett @nlevettAn excellent article on Pep Guardiola’s evolution and how he has adapted his team to try and solve his team’s defensive issues.
https://spielverlagerung.com/2021/03/22/how-guardiola-3-2-2-3-ultimately-solved-the-defending-meta/
I've spoken about game models before but I really like this infographic from Steve Grieve. Such a smart way to show the continuous nature of the different phases of the game.
Dan Abrahams here taking you through what you can do as a coach to help players find their balance between effort and relaxation.
Confidence is such a key part of life let alone in sport! here are some key tips from the Believe team about confidence. Use it for yourself and your players.
10 Things to remember about confidence. believeperform.com/product/keepin… #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawareness #wellbeing #mindfulness #confidence
I'm sure you've heard the words emotional intelligence and how the best managers lead with it. Well, this article from the Training Ground Guru team outline what relationship-based leadership looks like and the example of former Rotheram Manager Paul Warne.
https://trainingground.guru/articles/paul-warne-and-relationship-based-leadership
What's the makeup of your coaching team and do you have specific roles and responsibilities? Well, the Coaching Manual team outlines the benefits of having clear boundaries and everyone knows their jobs.
https://www.thecoachingmanual.com/blog/defining-the-roles-and-responsibilities-of-your-coaches/
The Coaching Manual team here talking through things you can do and need to do and find out about to better understand your players. Growth levels, reaction to pressure, talking to parents, observation to the response of your delivery, and getting to know them one on one.
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