06.08.15Tools for Coaches: Resources on the Teaching Side of Coaching
A year or so ago I posted a rubric I was working on to help define the key aspects of teaching for coaches… I’ve been doing some work with US Soccer on this front.
I thought I’d share some updates that I’ve made and some other useful coaching materials.
First, click the link below to see the new rubric, slightly updated. It explains 6 key areas of teaching for coaches:
SIMPLIFIED Criteria for Quality Instruction at Training.11.25
- Structure and Design
- Checking for Understanding
- Feedback
- Modeling
- Procedures and Routines
- Tone and Culture
Then, here are some slides, slightly adapted from our upcoming workshop on Practice (June 18 and 19), to help coaches think more about applying the principles of Structure and Design.
I should have some new video ready to support these slides sometime in the next few weeks. In the meantime here are a few previous blog posts that might be useful, organized by topic
- Structure and Design
- Check for Understanding
On the important role of preparation and planning
On increasing the likelihood that you see errors
- Feedback
On keeping feedback positive and motivating
On feedback and “guided discovery”
On a building culture where feedback gets used, not “taken”
On the difference between critique and correction
On the importance of ‘shared vocabulary’
- Procedures and Routines
On making maximum use of every minute
- Tone and Culture
On the importance of making it safe to be wrong
And some general coaching posts:
On coaching to develop players versus coaching to win
On “ego” and coaching and a bit more here
