aidan hamill

Aidan HamillCoaching Talented Young Players

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Teaching

Learning Teaching

Learning

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

When I hear, I forget.

When I see, I remember.

When I do, I learn.

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

We learn …•20% of what we hear•30% of what we see•80% of what we do

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Players will forget …•80% of what you told them•70% of what you showed them

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

This drill is to improve _____.

In our last game _____ so we are doing this drill to _____.

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Be clear about what you are aiming at.

Make sure the players are clear about the purpose of the exercise.

Make sure the drill is focused on the skill and does not get in the way.

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Safe and secure learning environment.

Supportive group.

Good team spirit.

Good relationships:•understanding•trust

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

A good

kick up

the back

side.

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Gifted Children

Elite Athletes

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Skill Development

Physical Demands

Time Demands

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Skill Development

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Talented players can:•perform the skill successfully on a higher percentage of attempts•perform the skill more quickly•perform the skill under more difficult conditions•perform a number of skills in the same exercise

Skill Development

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Talented players can:•perform the skill successfully on a higher percentage of attempts

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Talented players can:•perform the skill more quickly

Skill Development

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Talented players can:•perform the skill under more difficult conditions

Skill Development

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Talented players can:•perform a number of skills in the same exercise

Skill Development

Physical Demands

Burn out is not a physical problem …

it’s a coaching problem.

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Time Management

We need to talk to players and find out how best we can schedule sessions to suit them.

Sessions should be kept sharp and short so that they don’t take up too much time.

Travel arrangements should be factored in to reduce wasted time.

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

COACHING TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS

Had I the heavens embroidered cloths, I would spread them under your feet:

But I being poor have only my dreams;I have spread my dreams under your feet;Tread softly for you tread on my dreams.

W B Yeats