Better to be an introvert or extrovert as a coach?
Being more of an extrovert or an introvert can influence how effectively you work with different types of teams in your coaching.
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Coaching skills
The coaching environment you create matters a lot
Comments from a brain researcher at an exercise science conference speak to the influance of the coaching environment we create on our athletes.
Caution is needed when goal-setting
Goals can be very useful things, which is why they are so often encouraged. There is a downside to them, though, that is little talked about.
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.
Season-long planning
While making detailed long-term coaching plans for a season is impractical, it definitely makes sense to have things you're working toward developmentally.
Assistant Coach Tip: Managing the head coach
A good assistant coach does more than help run practices and track things during matches. They help keep the head coach pointed in the right direction.
Assistant Coach Tip: Influencing the head coach
If you're an assistant coach it is pretty much inevitable that you will have a disagreement with the head coach at some point. Here's how to handle it.
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.
Coaching team strategy and tactics during a match
There are some reasons why coaches don't talk strategy and tactics with their team during matches, but for their development you should if you can.