Category: Communication
Keeping gymnasts in your program during investment years
Q:“Keeping gymnasts in your program during investment years ” – Patt A: I think that any strategy employed to keep the gymnasts in your program essentially come down to either fostering a love for the sport despite any possible limitation (Love) AND/OR gymnast is on track to achieving long term goals (Success) As coaches we should ensure first, [...]
All communication is not equal
Hi Readers, In gymnastics we use a huge array of single words to describe complex motion. Words like, ‘ tuck ’, ‘ pike ‘, ‘ straddle ‘ , we take these single words (cue terms or words) for granted, without ever realizing how much easier it is to instruct with them, than without. Imagine if [...]
How much does the coach see?
Hi Readers, When I was first starting off as a young gymnastics coach, I remember being fortunate enough to attend a coaching clinic presented by the former Australian National Jnr Men’s Team coach. I was immediately impressed by his ability to notice mistakes and give feedback. He seemed so certain in the details he was able [...]
Effective communication for effective results
Hi Reader, In this post I would like to talk about what I would consider the most important aspect of the coaching method, COMMUNICATION. Much of my discussion here forth is as a result of self evaluation influenced by H.A Dorfman’s book Coaching the Mental Game, which I cannot recommend enough to any coach who wishes to [...]
Formula to Success
‘ Success ‘ is a quality every coach/person should striving to achieve. Let me say it right away, that if you are reading this in the hope that I will reveal some magic formula, you might end up disappointed. There is no magic bullet, or direct path, only a starting point. Let me quickly tell you [...]
