A Philosophy of Coaching

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A Philosophy of Coaching?

• Where are you going and why?
• Why are you a coach?
• What are you trying to accomplish?

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A Mission Statement

• a clear concise statement that answers
• what is the purpose, the goal?
• what are your values?
• what is the end result or product being sought?
• how are we going to get there?

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Goal Setting

• Specific, attainable, realistic objectives for
  the
• Program
• Season
• Individual
•  How then do you measure success as a coach?

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Defining Success

• Process vs Results
• Learning/
• Development vs Winning
• Mission vs Goals
• Fun? vs Stress?

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Where is the Balance?

• at what point, or under what circumstances, do
  you or can you focus on winning vs learning?

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Success for the youth coachis defined

• by the improvement noted in the performance of
  their players and team from match to match. To
  that end, the analysis of the teams performance
  and the preparation of practices to improve
  deficiencies in that performance are essential to
  achieve success.
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• In the development of players, outscoring your
  opponent is not as important as the learning
  process!

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The Coaching (or Learning) Cycle
Performance (Games)
Education (Practice)
Analysis (Evaluation)
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The Role of the Coach

• -Be a Role Model - be honest and fair, punctual
  and professional
• -Try to learn about and understand your players
• -facilitate and encourage a positive learning
  environment
• -be a student of the game

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Politicians, Administrators, and Field Leaders

• Four Essential Coaching Skills

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1. Evaluation/Observation

• -Be a doctor Diagnose problems and prescribe a
  cure
• -Learn to coach players (not just soccer)
• -Link your practice objectives to your
  observations of the match

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2. Organization

• -Plan and prepare your season and your session
• -Calendars, phone-trees, policies, etc.
• -organize training tools in advance

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3. Demonstration

• -painting a picture for your players
• -the "model" group
• -the "freeze" technique (stop, show, and go)

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4. Motivation

• -Would you be having fun doing this?
• -Is it competitive? Is everyone involved?
• -How are you starting your practices?
• -Be Fair, Firm, and Fun
• -Care about your players

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Questions for Discussion

• Regarding the Four "Essential Coaching Skills
  which is
• the most important?
• the hardest to attain?
• the one you are best at today?