coaching mentality Archives

Straw-manning “The game teaches the game”

Can we please make reasonable arguments with regards to training in a game context - or any other approach - rather using strawman fallacies?

Do you see failure by your team as an indication of where you can be better, or is it a source of embarrassment or a personal affront?

Coaches give a lot of thought to player motivation, but they likely don't give nearly enough to avoiding demotivation.

I stopped being what I thought of as mainly a technical coach a number of years ago and began spending more time on the mental side of the game.

Some exchanges with friends and family forced me to try to examine my mental state while coaching over my last few months in Sweden.