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Giants vs Patriots Superbowl, Quotes from Parcells
05/02/2012 - 07:19
With Superbowl XLVI on later tonight, I thought it would be good to share some of my favourite quotes from Bill Parcells. Parcells won 2 Superbowls as Head Coach of the New York Giants, then took the...

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Coaching

How to coach different learning styles

Posted On Wednesday, 08th February 2012 at 07:21

Following from Monday's blog about coaching blind people who are visual learners. We can look in more depth at this.

The 3 learning styles

If you are to believe the coaching and teaching manuals, then you might categorise people into having 3 different learning styles:

Auditory: responds to sounds and descriptions

Visual: responds to visual images and demonstrations

How do you coach a visual learner who is blind?

Posted On Monday, 06th February 2012 at 07:54

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?

Why you shouldn't go to University in 2012

Posted On Monday, 19th December 2011 at 07:09

Why you shouldn't go to University in 2012

Have you just finished applying for University? Feel like your parents and teachers are pushing you along as part of a production line? Not sure what you want to do in life, but feel that Univeristy will kill a few years?

STOP Watch this video before it is too late.

How to run faster: diary of an intern

Posted On Friday, 11th November 2011 at 08:00

Coach: What
do you do with your arms when you run?

Athlete: I
have no idea

Steve Jobs on Coaching

Posted On Friday, 21st October 2011 at 07:20

steve jobs coachingI 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

Posted On Monday, 17th October 2011 at 07:11

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?

Posted On Wednesday, 05th October 2011 at 07:00

Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?tomato

 Fruit?

 

 

 

 

Then why not put it in this fruit salad?fruit salad

 

 

 

 

Vegetable?

Looks good in this green salad doesn't it?

Using External Cues in Coaching: Diary of an Intern

Posted On Friday, 30th September 2011 at 05:54

“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts”.

This quote by John Wooden reflects the importance of continually developing as a coach and suggests that gaining qualification as a coach is merely the starting point of that development.

Coach Education in the UK

Posted On Monday, 26th September 2011 at 06:19

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.

Coach Development: Some thoughts

Posted On Friday, 16th September 2011 at 07:30

“The athlete development pathway is clear… but what about the stages of coaching development?” - Vern Gambetta.

As part of their Internship, Gemma and Matt have been given research to do on various topics. Reflection and analysis are key parts of Coaching, and are often underused. In the first month they are looking at Coaching as a process. Here are Gemma's first thoughts.