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- 1. The basics of coaching
- 2. Coaching = Teaching The ability to coach will be directly related to the coach’s teaching ability – i.e. transferring information and developing skill levels
- 3. Leadership – Coach as a Leader • Ability to lead and direct staff and players to a common goal • Get people to do what you want them to do
- 4. To train intensively by instruction, practice and demonstration
- 5. Develop, change and maintain behaviors
- 6. Develop terminal levels of performance that are measurable, observable and accountable
- 7. What does a coach control? • Practice – planning, preparation and execution • Physical Training – planning, preparation and execution • Preparation for Game/Match – oversee every aspect of being prepared for “game time” • Motivation - define and crystallize the common goal that we are striving for - find out what reinforces the team (what moves this group?) and each athlete - what interaction (“motivator”) triggers the best response from the team and each athlete? • Coach – Athlete Interactions - communication – transferring information to players - athletes’ roles - individual and team meetings
- 8. Components of successful coaching • Having a passion for your sport. • Have a long term plan (vision) and the ability to implement it (organize). • Find the way to lead this group - - leadership ability. • Applying the appropriate teaching method • Appropriately facilitate your message • Knowledge of X’s & O’s - - skills (techniques) and strategies (tactics). • Identifying general “athletic” and “sport specific” talent. • Inter-relating to the players and staff • Make if FUN! • Determine how to motivate each athlete and the team as a whole
- 9. The sequence/phases of learning volleyball – 1) skill – acquiring all the skills/techniques needed to become the best volleyball player; 2) physical – getting yourself in the best possible physical condition; 3) mental – the psychological side of the game – the higher the level, the more important this phase becomes. 1) Skill 2) Physical 3) Mental are in rank order of importance You control both of these. No matter where you are in your skill development, physical conditioning and/or mental state your attitude and effort are factors that you alone can control. These follow from having the appropriate attitude and effort. They must be first understood and then practiced just as you would practice any volleyball skill. What you do in practice relates directly to your match results. You cannot execute in game conditions what you have not mastered in a practice/training setting. “Practice does not make perfect – perfect practice makes perfect.”
- 10. Common denominators of winning (successful) teams • Mutual respect and trust STAFF – PLAYERS; PLAYERS – PLAYERS; STAFF – STAFF • Discipline • Athletic Talent • Players fit coaching system/system designed for players • Coaches are good motivators • “Team” will beat a collection of good individuals
- 11. What I have learned in my 35+ years of coaching.
- 12. Surround yourself with the right people Exceptional people Players & staff • Know your strengths, but most importantly your weaknesses then ensure those around you make your collective staff better • Delegate • “Over deliver” on your promises to them • Create a win-win situation for anyone that you work with
- 13. Know your priorities in life • What are the most important things for you – wealth, family, health, religious beliefs, value system, integrity, friendship, etc. • Be true to yourself • Mom – “it goes quickly – everything in moderation – most important thing in life is your” health • “One person’s BS is another person’s catechism” • “The most important things in life are not things” • Be able to make fun of yourself – laugh often and surround yourself with others who can laugh with you
- 14. Develop and establish a clear philosophy of coaching • Write it down • One page • Review it at the end of each year – modify it as needed • Make sure that it is easily understandable by your staff, players, parents, administrators
- 15. Mentorship •Find a mentor •Give back – be a mentor
- 16. Work ethic – learn how to work hard & smart • “This is a great country - - if you work hard anything is possible. However, always remember you may work hard and you may not get what you want, but YOU WILL NEVER get what you want if you do not work hard” (Taras M. Liskevych /my father/) • “10,000 hours” – quality vs. quantity
- 17. Learn every day and read as much as you can • Enhance your knowledge with something new every year (every day) • Seek out professional development and networking opportunities • Keep a list of books to read ¬ both fiction and non-fiction ¬ on coaching ¬ on leadership and motivation • Learners will not be left behind
- 18. Positive energy – glass ½ filled vs. glass ½ empty Make a conscious choice to be part of the solution, not the problem
- 19. Have a basic foundation of teaching/coaching principles • The training environment is a key to your success. Practice is the most important thing that you will do – practice does not make perfect – perfect practice makes perfect • Design a system for your players – not fit players into a system • Do not try to do tactically what you cannot do technically • Environment shapes the desired outcome/behavior
- 20. Develop a system to Identify talent • Physical innate gifts • Attitude, effort and work ethic • Energy giver • Ability to keep plugging away after failing - “The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time that we fall” (Nelson Mandela) “The most important ingredient of coaching success is the athletic talent of your team”
- 21. Market your program •It is our job as coaches to help expose this great sport •“Come once and you’ll come back” •Work to attract fans who are not just player families & friends and/or former players & coaches
- 22. Concern yourself with the things you can control or change, don’t worry about things you can’t
- 23. Take charge of your attitude – do not let anyone else choose it for you
- 24. Success is a journey, not a destination The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the little extra
- 25. “Failure is the opportunity to begin more intelligently” Henry Ford
- 26. How to teach the mental game
- 27. Attitude 1. Control over one’s thoughts and actions 2. In order to succeed we must first believe that we can! 3. Glass ½ filled versus ½ empty 4. Enjoying the process 5. Mutual respect 6. 100% effort 7. Positive verbal communication, positive body language, and positive self talk 8. Acknowledging feedback from coaches and/or teammate(s) 9. Life is 10% what happens and 90% is how you react to what happens 10.Every disadvantage has an equal advantage and visa versa. Look for opportunities.
- 28. “We are what we repeatedly do…excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle
- 29. Think you can, think you can’t, either way you are right.” Henry Ford
- 30. Goal Setting – “A How To” SMART – Specific – Measurable – Action Oriented – Relevant – Time-bound 3 “R’s” – Review – Re-evaluate – Rewrite SCRAM – Specific – Challenging – Realistic – Attainable – Measurable
- 31. “In the Zone” / Peak Performance •Total Engagement: sensory, cognitive, emotional •Operating close to our potential •Effortless – let it happen vs making it happen •Be in control of yourself •Timeless, in the moment •Not “thinking” yet “knowing” •Slow the game down •Not holding back & not overly careful •Tension free – “Enjoyment” versus “Tension”
- 32. Relaxation Off the Court Breath Control Strategies • Step 1 – Inhalation. • Step 2 – Is simply a momentary pause before allowing the process of exhalation to occur • Step 3 – Exhalation. • Step 4 – Putting it all together Steps 1 – 4 should be practiced and used off court – do not use during play During play, when under pressure, take 2-3 deep, prolonged breaths and you will slow down your breathing rate and return your arousal/ anxiety levels to an acceptable range.
- 33. Breathing Breathing plays a very important role in your efforts to control and regulate both arousal and relaxation levels The pattern of your breathing is typically quite different when you are relaxed and calm versus when you are tense, anxious and over activated When over activated slow your breathing down. Take deep, long and regular breaths According to Eastern teachings (for centuries) the control and regulation of one’s breathing is absolutely essential for learning body awareness and self-control
- 34. Progressive Relaxation Method developed by Edmund Jacobsen a Harvard physiologist in the early 20th century There is a close and direct relationship between mental tension states and muscle tension states As you become tense and anxious, your muscles will also become tense If muscles are relaxed they cannot be tense Once muscles are voluntarily relaxed, levels of mental tension also decrease
- 35. Progressive Relaxation Steps • Learn to control what you think • Learn to discriminate increases and decreases in muscle tension Dr. James Loehr’s Programs for Progressive Relaxation • Surprisingly simple 18 step technique • Takes about 10 minutes • Alternate tensing and relaxing muscles
- 36. Visualization / Imagery ISM (A. Ahsen) Image – cognitive template images in brain Somatic Response – physiological reactions in response to image Meaning – unique significance to the individual Different ways to visualization: • Practice the Performance • Pre-play the Performance • Replay the Performance
- 37. Volleyball Situations to Visualize Visualize yourself in a practice drill – perfect execution, 100% effort, etc. Visualize yourself performing any one of the six skills. Visualize body position, body movement (feet, arms, etc.), track the ball, execute the skill, hear the sound of contact Visualize the match point scored versus _____, etc.
- 38. Focus / Refocus • Focus on the moment instead of the result/outcome • Simplify the performance • Breathe – take a deep breath • Remove negative thoughts/negative emotions • Only positive energy/positive thoughts/positive affirmations • Centering – “being centered” – Eastern tradition and martial arts “Ki” – centralized energy Japanese – “hara” • Trust your practice • “Next Play / Next Contact”
- 39. Confidence / Self-Confidence Confidence is a result of preparation. All of the above are achieved through Quality Repetitions – “10,000 hours” To improve their self-confidence, an athlete can use visualization/mental imagery Player can list positives about themselves. Positive self-talk and communication
- 40. Jeff Janssen on Confidence Four Sources of confidence: Preparation Strengths Past Successes Praise Resilience Reaction to Failure – Optimism Temporary Localized Changeable
- 41. How Coaches Can Influence Confidence •Praise positive outcomes •Give corrective feedback •“Next play” •Focus on process/game plan versus only the score/outcome •Define roles •Team Buy In •Highlight Video
- 42. Leadership A leader can: – Lead people to a common goal – Get people to do what he/she wants them to do – At times get people to do what they do not want to do • Leaders NEVER stop learning • Create a “team” environment • Surround yourself with the best people • Maximize strengths and minimize weaknesses
- 43. Questions?
- 44. Please visit the website bellow to review this presentation as well as other coaching and athletic resources I have prepared for you. Continuing education www.TheArtOfCoachingVolleyball.com/terry-york Drills, tactics, techniques, philosophies, fitness tips, nutritional advice, mental training – it’s all here at TheArtofCoachingVolleyball.com - all taken from the valuable input of numerous coaches across the country who have mentored players at every level and every age.