Tactical, Technical, Comms, Empathy. Which is most important for coaching?

Hi Everyone, welcome to another edition of the coach insights newsletter. One of the top ten this week really got me thinking about how current coaching courses and CPD days concentrate on the technical aspects but only really touch upon communication. Despite it being such a major element of life, let alone coaching. Something to think about when looking into your next course, CPD, or just books to improve yourself as a coach. right on to the top ten.

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The Top Ten Of The Week

1. Martin Grosman here bringing together all the academic studies about scanning to then show how to turn things into impactful coaching to help your players get better at this vital skill.

   https://soccerdetail.com/2021/09/06/coaching-vision-how-to-turn-scanning-research-into-training/

2. Article here from the Training Ground Guru team with Aaron Danks. From his career journey, his thoughts on new specialist coaching positions, and taking a study trip to see how the NBA team Golden State Warriors work.

   https://trainingground.guru/articles/aaron-danks-completes-aston-villas-new-look-coaching-team

3. Some tips from Dan Abrahams about helping players with their mental performance. Helping them to focus on themselves and what they can control rather than others.

   https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-abrahams-b72a306_if-someone-plays-better-than-meif-someone-activity-6839847675240714240-t0lr/

4. Mental performance coordinator Hannah Huesman with her triple a's of mental performance. What do you think? could this help your players?

   Hannah Huesman, MS, CMPC @hannah_huesman

   AAA of mental performance. Anticipate. Accept. Adjust. A - Anticipate what may happen. A - Accept what did happen. A - Adjust to make it happen.

5. This really piqued my interest and got me thinking. Especially the infographic. For a profession that relies so heavily on communication, we rarely study or talk about it. what do you do to improve your communication, any hints, and tips?

   Brett Bartholomew @Coach_BrettB

   Deciding to double down on communication as opposed to continually going deeper and deeper down endless context dependent training rabbit holes was an easy choice when you consider the massive gap in the field {thread}

   

6. Tom Hartly has created a nice outline explaining the teaching style, what the interactions are like, the role of the coach, and the role of the payer within those styles. nice reference point. What's your style and are the roles similar?

   Tom Hartley @thomaswhartley

   Been discussing the range of teaching / coaching styles available with some coaches When planning your activities, how much time do you spend considering your coaching style? Do you select a bandwidth to operate in depending on the activity, athlete needs & time of season?

   

7. Not so much one for coaching but an interesting one for all of us working with young children. Are we leaving them in a better place? are they enjoying their time with us (enjoyment is subjective btw some people enjoy trying to be the best, some competing, some just getting out away from their home life that isn't school)

   Rob Dawson @RobDawsonESPN

   Academies take in thousands of kids but it doesn’t always go as planned. It can be hard for those who are let go. With thanks to @demetrimitche11 and @Coxy3012 es.pn/3kYoEk9 @ESPNFC

   

   es.pnAcademy players reveal mental health impact of being released: ‘My lowest point was not knowing if I would play again’Thousands of youngsters chase their dreams to top-level football, but few make it. As a result the effect on mental health has come into full focus.

8. This had me thinking of my own coaching. Do I overcoach, can I apply the less is more approach? what am I afraid will happen if I don’t speak up?

   Ivi Casagrande @ivicasagrande

   [Thread] Coaching without overcoaching - Sometimes the best way to get athletes to understand a skill or drill is to add any type of constraint instead of overcoaching in words - letting athletes figure out themselves and have some autonomy See more info below:

9. Free resource alert! This time from Pete Sturgess. A link to the FA foundation phase DNA program. Great for those who don't have it and work in the foundation phase.

   Pete @sturge_p

   icloud.com/iclouddrive/0K…. From our Foundation Phase DNA. A great summary of things to prioritise, think about and to build your development programmes upon. Enjoy👍

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10. In a thread from someone posted the behaviours google expect from their coaches. One of the world's biggest companies has a template for expectant behaviours from managers is a great insight. Do you have any of these?

    Peter Tierney @petertierney93

    @codyroyle Gold! All important of course. 2 and 7 are powerful.

    

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