The latest edition of Teesra Talks : In-tournament coaching considers the opportunities for coaching during a tournament, with an emphasis on tactical/strategic and psychological inputs.
Teesra Talks are hosted on anchor.fm, and are also available as a subscription podcast from various distribution sites.
Back in the summer, I completed Coaching the Mental Game, the final course in the series led by Paddy Upton, from Deakin University via FutureLearn.
Since then, I have endured an enforced break from coaching, to recover from a keyhole surgery to tidy up some damage to my knee — caused by an inexpert sliding stop in the outfield to save a long chase to retrieve the ball from beyond the boundary…or perhaps it’s just that my knees are getting old…
The time out has given me chance to reflect on the course, and on how it might apply to my own coaching, especially working with children.
Closely related to the discussion around self esteem was a question about how to manage mistakes to build confidence and self esteem. I wholeheartedly subscribe to the concept of the ‘growth mindset’, but sometimes this can come across as wishful thinking — “you will get better if you put in the effort” reeks of unsubstantiated positive thinking.
I want my players to have a growth mindset, and I want them to respond to challenge with counter-challenge; I expect them to develop appropriate focus behaviours…but if I don’t help them to develop these behaviours, I might only be setting them up to fail.
Continue reading Coaching the Mental Game & Self Esteem — working with children
A belated look back to the summer term, in the third edition of Teesra Talks : Chance to Shine
Teesra Talks is hosted on anchor.fm, and will be available as a subscription podcast from various distribution sites soon.
