Technical Director’s Log – December 7, 2018
The last couple of weeks of work in my role as Technical Director at Charleston Academy have focused on our coaching and how it can be better.
Tag
communication
Knowing which kind of feedback to provide
The level of your players should influence the type of feedback you give them in terms of whether you go more positive or more negative.
Never say you don’t care
While you may not actually care about something someone says to you, for the sake of the relationship - and possible learning - you shouldn't ever say that.
Whose ball? Seam responsibilities
Whose ball is it? This is a question which should be answered before your team steps out on the court through understanding basic principles of seam responsibility.
Reversion to the mean and why you need to understand it
As much as we may wish it otherwise, players (and teams) don't always play at one consistent level. They have a distribution of performances. This has implications for our coaching.
Communicating playing time prospects to non-starters
There's a certain paradox in how we tell non-starters they need to improve to play while we expect our non-starters to keep getting better. How do we deal with it?
Game: 2-player, 2-ball Volley Tennis
This game, also known as Brazilian 2-ball, is a great warm-up that gets players moving and competing while also working on communication and strategy.
Staff conversations before the season
There are some top level questions a coaching staff needs to discuss before a new season to ensure everyone is on the same page.
Improving team communication through acknowledgement
Legendary coach and volleyball coaching author Mike Hebert has some really interesting things to say about acknowledgement in communication.