developing the player for sport, life and...
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Developing the Player for sport, life and work
BackgroundCoaching History:
• 1990 – 2017 - Gortin St Patricks
• 2005 - 2006 - Carrickmore
• 2007 - Ardboe
• 1999-2005 -Tyrone Academies
• 2005-2010 -Tyrone Minors
• 2010 – 2014 -Tyrone U-21s
• 2005 – 8 - UUJ Sigerson Squad
• 2014 -15 - Club U-16s
• 2015 – Monaghan Harps Senior Club
• 2003 – 2005 Tyrone Coaching Games Manager
• 2005 – 2008 High Performance Manager Sport NI
• 2008 – Present Ulster GAA Coach Education Manager
Coaching Blocks:
• 1990 – 2017 Club
• 2000 – 2005 County Academies
• 2005 – 2010 – County Minors
• 2010 – 2013 – County U-21s
• 2003 – 2010 – Success in terms of trophies
• 2010 – 2017 – Success in terms of development
Coaching Philosophies and Values!What are your values as a Coach?
The Changing Coaching Landscape
Instant gratification
Health & Safety Implications(inactivity)
High(Unrealistic)Expectations – parents & kids
Short term goals
Social Media Implications
Smaller Families – more selfish outlook?
Winning v Development
Resilience – everyone gets rewarded
Is this a lazy analysis of the emerging generation?
21/12/2017
As Coaches we must aim to make a difference!!
Under 10 / 12
Under 14 / 16
Under 18/21
Senior
Development Squads
Ulster Under 17
Minor
Under 21
Senior
Sigerson
Provincial
Ireland
School & Club
Regional Squads International / Provincial County,Higher Education & Development Squads
PARTICIPATION
PERFORMANCE
EXCELLENCE
FOUNDATION
Discuss!!
Questions we need to ask ourselves
Why are we coaching?
What are our values?
What’s our purpose?
What are our strengths?
How can we improve?
How well do we know our players?
What do our players need?
Dealing with Players – the simple to the complex
What can coaches influence?➢ Improving Physical Fitness
➢ Improving Technical Skills
➢ Improving Tactical Prowess
➢ Improving Team Skills
➢ Develop Life Skills – attitude/coachability *
➢ Exposure to nutritional strategies
➢ Exposure to mental skills strategies
➢ Develop Rest & Recovery strategies
➢ Develop self reflection (open mind-set) *
➢ Develop Sportsmanship
Reflective Practice – The Coach
Reflective Practice – The Player
Athlete
Coach
Reflective Practice
Mental Toughness
An open Mindset
Motivational & Working
Traits
Learning Style
Player Coach ability
A Mindset is a belief
Fixed Mindset (FMS)
Growth Mindset (GMS)
Mindsets
Fixed Mindset
Commonly found in talented individuals
Symptoms of a FMS:
Labelling
Low effort syndrome
This is the path of stagnation!
Never tell your players that they are naturally gifted/talented!!
Growth Mindset
Aware that talents can be developed/improved
Abilities are build over time – long-term view
“Coach-ability”
See commitment and perseverance as a skill to be worked on
Above average but not always the most genetically talented
This is the path of opportunity & success
Guiding Philosophy
“When winning is kept inperspective sport produces children
who enjoy being skillful, who strive forexcellence, who dare to risk error tolearn and who develop with practice
and constructive feedback.When winning is kept in perspective
there is room for fun in the pursuit ofvictory – the pursuit of victory is fun”
Geoff Gleeson - The growing childin competitive sport:
Hodder Staughton (1987)
Characteristics of a Learning Environment
Empowerment
Expectation of Excellence
Competitive
Goal Setting - PDP
Growth Mind-set
Humility
Team ship
Ownership – Performance/Progress
The “All Blacks”
Characteristics of a Growth environment
Characteristics of a Growth environment
Characteristics of a Growth environment
Characteristics of a Growth environment
Characteristics of a Growth environment
Characteristics of a Growth environment
Characteristics of a Growth environment
Change your limiting Beliefs!
“Many of us are more capable than some of us. But NONE of us are more capable that all of us”
Take Home Messages
• Reflective Practice – Coach & Player
• Foundations – values based coaching
• Connections – sense of place
• Create a community of best practice
• A commitment to be the best we can be – coaches/players
• Tough Love – “calling a spade a spade”
• Let them fail but be their guide
“They won’t care how much you know until they know you care”
OutcomesBy the end of this session coaches will have considered:
➢ The changing environment for players
➢ What is our purpose – values – reflective practice
➢ What do players need to survive & grow
➢ What we as coaches can do to create a growth environment
Benny Hurl – Tyrone Coaching Officer• Summary
• Strengths and weaknesses review
• Set realistic targets
• Structures - no one size fits all
• Who is the boss ?
• Resources
• People
• The Kerry model
• Change your personnel around
• Hard work
• Communication
• Look after the small things
• No dickheads
• Be prepared to fail
• And finally trophies are not the measure of success - always keep that in mind ! So set realistic goals