Initial coach training concentrates on developing coaches who can run a “successful” session, where “success” might be defined as “fun” or “purposeful” or “safe” or “active”.
But, all too often, the players can leave a “successful” session having practiced a new skill or tactical formation, but not knowing how or when to use it. And, in a week, or a month, how much of the learning will actually be retained?
Clearly, then, coaching has to be about much more than just Purposeful, Active, Safe & Enjoyable sessions, more than simply “telling”, “ showing” or even “teaching”.
Phil Race’s “Ripples on a Pond” model of how students learn suggests that some “coaching” is merely delivery of an activity.
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