35 Secrets of brilliant coaches
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Just stumbled onto (thanks, George) another great article about coaching and coaches in general, which should be required reading for all coaches and parents:
http://www.intuitiveskiing.com/35-secrets-of-brilliant-coaches/
Here's a few of them, that jive with many other books and thoughts on great coaches, like The Little Book of Talent and Review - Practice Perfect 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better:
- are obsessive about fundamentals (see Soft skills versus hard skills and becoming a better skier
- break skills into chunks
- don't break bad habits, rather build new habits
- feedback in clear, short spurts that are action oriented
- measure success carefully
- constantly seeking continuing education
- create rather than find talent
- observe intently
- use imagery in coaching
- separate learning from practice - in ski racing we suck at this one the most, as we tend to put them in gates before their skiing is up to par
- know what they don't know
Awesome read. Go on, read it: there are many more interesting "secrets", if you are looking to be a brilliant coach.
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