Posts Tagged ‘communication.’
Improve your coaching through storytelling.
Ever wondered why you aren’t getting through to your athletes or peers? You have listed the references, provided the data, and shown a few charts, just like your undergraduate lecturers told you to. They would be proud. Professor Bill McGuire, of UCL, said this, ‘Scientific papers, however well-written, rarely carry the emotional weight of a…
Read MoreImproving coaching communication through writing
Coach communication: writing On every coaching course I have attended, the tutor has pointed out the section in the workbook entitled “communication”. There follows a group nodding of heads where every budding coach agrees that “communication is a good thing”. If we are lucky, the tutor might divide communication further into “verbal” and “non-verbal”. We…
Read MoreRoller Derby: Coaching and Playing
Are you a blocker or jammer?
Roller derby is not a run-of-the-mill sport, and its members are not typical athletes or sports people.
It is, however, a fantastic addictive world of camaraderie, intense physical effort, fast paced action, mind-blowing tactics and a touch of silliness.
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