Tag: Coaching
Quantity vs. Quality: doing more gets in the way of learning
The way in which many of our youth sport environments are st
ructured creates an environment which leads athletes to believe that just doing more is...
Creating Environment: How can Coaches learn from the All Blacks?
“If you play for something bigger than yourself you play a bigger game.”
The All Blacks are one of the most successful sporting teams on...
Environment is Everything
The smell of the first XV training room on game day is distinct. Peppermint infused heat rub, lynx scented deodorant and old mud all...
Talk less. Listen more. The Importance of Family Support in Athlete...
“They didn’t really push me. They didn’t force me to do anything. But they still supported me in everything I did”. - World Champion...
Four Ways to Develop Better Athletes
The best coaches take the time to understand their athletes so that they can provide the best environment to help them succeed.
1) Understand your...
Why every young athlete should train less and play more
When I reflect on my fondest sporting memories of my childhood, not one involved organised trainings or games I participated in.
Instead, my best times...
Coach Advice: Make time or it won’t happen
In the hustle and bustle of life it’s easy to make promises and plans and then fail to follow through with them. Training gets...
How to help your child manage their busy sporting schedule
Recently I asked a bunch of our young athletes what the most difficult part of their day-to-day lives was. Their overwhelming response was “managing...
Introducing the modern-day Youth Sports Coach
To an untrained eye the understated work of today’s youth sports coach belies the calibre of the person required to do a successful job....
What are you afraid of?
Throughout most of our lives, we respond to our fears by placing them into the category of “I’m afraid of”, “I’m afraid of using...