I followed the proliferation of “online coaching” during the first COVID lockdown in the UK in 2020 — a lot of online demos, and quite a few “Me-Me” posts (“look at me — me!”).
For all the online “coaching”, it is, of course, impossible to tell if there was much actual learning. And no evidence, to date, of any development in online coaching beyond a straight replacement for face-to-face instruction & demonstration.
Surely, we can do better?
(more…)A Twitter contact (X contact?) posted this the other day.
Anything that increases time spent playing at the expense of deconstructed “skill drills” is going to find favour with an advocate for the ecological dynamics and a constraints-led approach (like me!).
So I’d buy into this as an underlying coaching philosophy, although the numbers look low, too me. Only 50% “play” for young players — so the rest is still chores?. And just 40% “…highly random and game-based…”?
But there’s surely a problem with “broadcast coach development”.
(more…)This post from icoachcricket appeared on Twitter earlier this week.
icoachcricket is the Twitter presence of the ECB Coaches Association, the registration body for cricket coaches accredited through the ECB Coach Development pathway. The twitter account has more than 2,700 followers.
A few likes and retweets. But not one of the followers has responded.
Yet, this seems to be an important topic for coaches. Understanding the people they are coaching with.
So why the tumbleweed?
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