Developing a Complete Player

Presented ByJosh Cobble

Cowley College

Aspects of a Complete Player

• Technical• Strategic• Tactical• Mental• Physical

Technical

• Easiest to teach• Easiest to compensate for (Winning Ugly)• At a minimum, a player needs functional

strokes of a complete game• Ideally, a player develops at least one weapon

or strength and reduces weaknesses• Simple can be successful

Strategic

• Know Thy Self– Is your player a complete player?

• Know Thy Opponent– Is the opponent a complete player?

• Use that knowledge to WIN– SWOT– Tactics

Tactical

• Have a playbook• Practice the proper plays• Mix it up• Timing• Situation• Sure thing or take a chance

Mental

• Mental Toughness– Handling Pressure - Short-Term Memory– Handling Adversity - Handling Fear– Handling Conditions - Self-Confidence

• Get it by TRAINING IT– Develop these situations into practices– Rehearse the proper response

• Be part of the solution, not the problem

Physical

• Endurance– Anaerobic; 2:3 ratio

• Strength– Injury prevention, power

• Speed– Proper distances

• Balance– Dynamic Balance

• Agility– Functional Footwork

Implementation

• Limited contact with players brings necessity to combine training

• Player & Coach evaluations help guide training• Everything has a guided purpose• Set players to improve weaknesses first before

adding to their game• Only as good as 2nd serve applies to your

players entire game

Recommendations

• Start development as young as possible• Do evaluations as early as possible to create a

development plan• Enlist help: Strength & Conditioning coach,

Sports Psychologist, Local Pro or experienced coach, professional organizations

Questions

• cobblej@cowley.edu• 620-441-5302

• Thank you!