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A video breakdown of a specific coaching technique
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COACHING INSIGHTS...
Question: Why are most athletes not creative when they play.
“Athletes (and coaches) should start with a focus on passive observation. Watching the movement, listening to the coach provide feedback, attempting to understand what they see and hear.
Next, they should practice the fundamental skills required to achieve the objective. Once the skills are mastered, they should experiment. Identifying what is essential, what can be reworked, what can be changed to fit their unique abilities.
- Deep Observation (the passive mode)
- Skills Acquisition (the practice mode)
- Experimentation (the active mode)
Most of the time, athletes skip the passive mode. They didn’t find the concept interesting enough to explore it deeply. Then, upon entering the practice mode, they give up too soon. They see things as difficult, unnecessary or complex.
In skipping the first two steps, They lack the required foundation of knowledge and skill. They have a difficult time finding their way during the active mode. They don’t know the rules. And therefore can’t experiment, innovate, or invent new rules, while still operating within the physical laws of the system, but in unique ways that fit their own talents and traits.”
SKILL Breakdown:
Movement In Passing
In this video, I breakdown one of our most fundamental athletic positioning techniques...the way we adjust our bodies to create attacking angles off the pass.