Breaking down deliberate practice
We hear a lot about deliberate practice and its importance, but what does it really involve? Let's have a look!
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player feedback
Knowledge of performance and feedback
If we want our players to get the most out of training they must understand what we want from them and get useful, specific feedback.
Curing the disease rather than treating the symptoms
Understanding the root cause of a technical or tactical breakdown is an important coaching skill so we can address the disease rather than just the symptoms.
Technical Director’s Log – December 27, 2018
In this entry to my Technical Director's log I talk about some of the things I did during the last couple weeks of practice before the holidays.
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.
Player-to-coach feedback from a team exercise
A team-building exercise resulted in my getting a bunch of positive feedback from the Midwestern State players, and the other coaches.
Fixing bad passing mechanics
A coach of a boys team is having problems fixing the passing technique of a certain player. I share some of my thoughts on how to get things turned around.
A different approach to training mechanics
John Kessel of USA Volleyball wrote an article on how best to provide players with technical feedback that you'll want to read.
Go ahead and yell at me coach
You will sometimes get a player that tells you it's OK to yell at them - that they don't mind. Don't believe a word of it!