The Teesra

Category: coaching

  • Learning Types & athlete-centred coaching

    I mentioned in a previous post that I had been introduced to Diana Laurillard’s Learning Types (LTs). (1)

    Laurillard’s LTs define a range of ways in which learning can be facilitated within a “conversational framework“ i.e. a dialogue between teacher and student, between coach and player, subject and learner.

    This concept of learning dovetails neatly with the idea of athlete-centred coaching, where coaching is not (only) about what the coach can teach.

    Rather, learning (athlete development) occurs as a collaborative process between coach and athlete, intended to empower the athlete.

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  • Online instruction, online coaching, online learning — Teesra Talks

    Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Activator Tutor training; new models, new ways of coaching We are coaching…but are they learning?

    Some thoughts on online instruction, online coaching, and online learning.

    More on facilitating learning: I’m coaching…but are they learning?/

  • I’m coaching…but are they learning?

    I taught my dog to whistle…he just hasn’t learnt, yet!

    Too often, the assumption in coaching is that players learn by being coached. But that ignores other ways that people learn, and also the motivation that drives learning.

    I have had plenty of time to reflect on my coaching, recently (haven’t we all?), and I wonder if my “live” (face-to-face) coaching has always been delivering effective learning i.e. leading to the acquisition and retention of new skills and knowledge by the players.

    So, with time on my hands, I wanted to re-consider activities to include more opportunities to utilise learning types other than “Acquisition”.

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