Setting up and sustaining your coaching focus
An important skill in coaching is the ability to stay focused on the thing you're looking to train, and to create the right situation to do so.
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Volleyball Coach Development
A better way to change coaching opinions
Telling another coach that you think what they're doing is wrong or could be done better tends not to go well. Here's a better way.
Big Rocks: Focus on your biggest priorities first
Are you familiar with the concept of big rocks as they relate to priorities? It's an important concept in your coaching. Knowing the rocks is a key skill.
Key to Coaching Success: Resources
Access to more and/or better resources is a definite competitive advantage in that they can give you an edge in one or more of the other success factors.
Key to Coaching Success: Administration
Admin work doesn't get a lot of attention in coaching. If you get it wrong, though, it can have a big impact on your success.
Key to Coaching Success: Competition Management
The management of the competition phase probably isn't the biggest driver coaching success, but it definitely matters - especially when margins are narrow.
Key to Coaching Success: Player & Team Management
Your relationship with your players - both individually and collectively - can be a massive influence on your success as a coach.
Key to Coaching Success: Training
If your training sessions produce better results than the competitions' - even if only by just a little each time - your chances of success go up.
Key to Coaching Success: Team Organization
A coach who is skillful in team organization is one who gets the absolute most of their personnel. This is a major driver of success in a team sport.