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For Coaches: Notes on ‘Means of Participation’
Sometimes You Want ‘Em to Think A topic I’ve been thinking about as I’ve watched coaches over the past couple of months is something I call ‘means of participation.’ It’s relevant during...
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Coaching Words: You Don’t, You Didn’t, You Must, We Will
The language we use to help people know how to grow and improve is important. When we give feedback, we’re giving technical information but we’re always also building culture between and among us at...
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Sneak Preview From the Coach’s Guide to Teaching: On ‘The Ability to Decide’
I mentioned in a tweet yesterday that I had finally started making progress again on a book I’ve been working on for some time called The Coach’s Guide to Teaching. A lot of people wanted to know more...
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On Coaching: You Give Two Kinds of Feedback. Are They Aligned??
Here’s a slide I showed recently to coaches at a workshop: The slide is an attempt to describe a common challenge I see in the teaching/coaching of athletes. Here’s the scene. Athletes are playing. We...
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For Coaches: The Importance of Perception-Based Questions
Decision-making starts with the eyes… Thanks to all the supportive folks who’ve been asking “Hey, how’s that coaching book coming?” The answer is: slowly. But it’s coming. I was chatting with a friend...
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Developing Athletes During Quarantine. Some Thoughts
First touch underfoot and slightly to the right because… First touch underfoot and slightly to the right but… First touch underfoot and slightly to the right so… So you’re trying to figure out how to...
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Zack Ohlin on Developing His Athletes’ Perception with Virtual Workbooks
A page from Zack’s second workbook on Technical Anticipation Last week I posted an article about using quarantine as an opportunity to improve young athlete’s capacity to learn by watching. My post...
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Excerpt: The Coach’s Guide to Teaching
Teaching is knowing the difference between ‘I taught it’ and ‘They learned it.’ I’m closing in on my manuscript deadline on my new book, The Coach’s Guide to Teaching. The sense of urgency–some might...
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Tiny Little Post on Perception, Batting Practice & Goalkeeping
Probably not helping that much Had the opportunity yesterday to spend an hour taking with a group of female soccer coaches from around the country who are part of a mentoring program put together by...
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Ben Kamara-Adams: How to Coach a Rondo
Everybody loves a rondo. Here’s how to get more out of it Ben Kamara-Adams is a Pre Academy Coach at Shrewsbury Town FC in England and an ambassador for Albert Puig’s APFC soccer. He and I met last...
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