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Stuck in a training rut? 3 ways to get out.

By Team | October 3, 2012 |

Practice Variability

We all get stuck in rut sometimes: as coaches or athletes. All it takes is a tweak to get out.

Coaching Legends: Learning from the best.

By Team | August 1, 2012 |

Standing on the shoulders of giants.

I spent Monday in the presence of some Coaching giants: Frank Dick, Bill Sweetenham and Vern Gambetta at the Global Coaches House.

Training young athletes: Part 7 Marco Cardinale

By Team | March 5, 2012 |

In this Olympic Year, I thought it would be a good idea to hear from coaches who have worked with developing athletes and their thoughts. Today Marco Cardinale who is the head of Sports Science and Resarch at the British Olympic Association.

How do you coach a visual learner who is blind?

By Team | February 6, 2012 |

This came up last week in conversation with 2 of the England Blind Football Team. I was unable to physically demonstrate some exercises to Dan James the goalkeeper, (who is sighted) and is a clear example of someone who learns by watching.

Later that day I was working with Robin Williams (blind) who has never been able to see demos, so has to learn by auditory cues and feel.

How would I be able to coach Robin if he was a Visual learner like Dan?

Steve Jobs on Coaching

By Team | October 21, 2011 |

steve jobs coaching I know this is a bit old now, but reading a lot of quotes from Steve Jobs and think a lot of it applies to how and why I coach too.

Coach Development: The journey so far

By Team | October 17, 2011 |

Having some thoughts and interactions with other Coaches recently and here are some questions that have arisen:

How have you developed in your coaching/ teaching so far?
How have you got the knowledge you have so far?
How do we know what is right or wrong?
Or even if we have “knowledge”?

It might be time to start reflecting on this.

Tomato: fruit or vegetable?

By Team | October 5, 2011 |

Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?

Fruit?

Then why not put it in this fruit salad?

Vegetable?

Looks good in this green salad doesn’t it?

Coach Education in the UK

By Team | September 26, 2011 |

Coach Education in bite size formats

Most coaches I know are short of time, short of money and short of patience. Trying to develop their practice as well as juggling work, family and coaching is pretty tricky. I put myself in this category.

Dealing with Competition Stress

By Team | September 12, 2011 |

Competitive Sport is Stressful…

But how many Coaches help the athlete learn how to deal with this stress? Getting them tactically, technically and physically prepared is only part of the job; getting them to put this into practice when it is needed most- under pressure- is tricky.

Some of the things I have found to work both as an athlete and when working with developmental athletes are highlighted below.

The Coaching Tool Box

By Team | September 7, 2011 |

Does your Coaching Tool Box need a spring clean?

Coaching tools One of my projects this summer has been to sort out the Tools in my Coaching toolbox.

After 20 odd years of training and coaching, the tools can get a bit disorganised. What you learn in the last year tends to stay at the top of the toolbox and is first reached for.

The good stuff that worked 20 years ago is getting a bit rusty at the bottom of the bag.