At our workshops we often talk about the importance of shared vocabulary–the power of being able to communicate accurately, quickly, without ambiguity about technical aspects of performance. This is true whether you are a teacher (“That was great but what if you unbundled your questions a little more and added a “Stretch It”) or a principal;…
Well, soccer fans and coaching geeks, it’s time for the latest installment of Desert Island Drills, in which I ask a coach to describe the one drill they’d take with them to a desert island–assuming, I suppose, that they also had a team there that they were trying to prepare for long-term success. Previous posts here and here. This…
After my previous post, I got kind of intrigued with the idea of a Desert Island Drill. I think it’s important as a coach or teacher to invest heavily in your best exercises and to leverage the benefit of re-using and adapting things your students have learned to do efficiently. The only problem was that the…