02.12.13Annals of Coaching: Video 3.0
1.0 was coaches realizing they should tape their players during games.
2.0 was coaches realizing that it was actually more powerful to tape their players during pratice.
3.0 is coaches realizing they should tape themselves during practice.
Check out this elite German Coaching Clinic for 
example. Video-taping starts at 1:30 (it’s a reverse clock… must be a German thing).
1) Thanks to Chris Condron for the link.
2) Love to hear how coaches out there use video in to improve proactices and/or their own performance
Our school has weekly rookie meetings where we’ve adjusted the format this year using Practice Perfect as a resource for how we can practice more effectively. There is less reading and discussion, and more role play, immediate reflection, and more role play. More of a drill/practice format than a traditional PD format.
The tough part for me as a facilitator (especially being the first year we’ve done rookie meetings in this format) is that much of my role is reactive. While the format of drills is planned, many are similar from week to week. Therefore the effectiveness of the practice often comes with the facilitation questions used to prompt their thinking and reflection, as well as the immediate feedback given, and suggestions for the second, third and fourth times around. Being the only coach, I also have no one to give me immediate feedback on whether my feedback is the right one, and whether the facilitation was done in an effective way that leads to gained skill as well as investment in the process. Even better, to have someone there to jump in immediately and model when it could be done better. SO, taping practices has been one the biggest levers for me in getting an outside perspective, as well as simply watching and thinking about small, but important details like my body language, my modeling, tone, etc.
While we have a large collection of clips now showing best practices of classroom teachers, I’d love to see some clips highlighting best practices of some of the best coaches. What are those discrete skills that make coaches effective, and how can I watch videos of that as well? Perhaps a DVD accompanying Practice Perfect might be helpful 🙂