Developing the Player for sport, life and work

BackgroundCoaching History:

• 1990 – 2017 - Gortin St Patricks

• 2005 - 2006 - Carrickmore

• 2007 - Ardboe

• 1999-2005 -Tyrone Academies

• 2005-2010 -Tyrone Minors

• 2010 – 2014 -Tyrone U-21s

• 2005 – 8 - UUJ Sigerson Squad

• 2014 -15 - Club U-16s

• 2015 – Monaghan Harps Senior Club

• 2003 – 2005 Tyrone Coaching Games Manager

• 2005 – 2008 High Performance Manager Sport NI

• 2008 – Present Ulster GAA Coach Education Manager

Coaching Blocks:

• 1990 – 2017 Club

• 2000 – 2005 County Academies

• 2005 – 2010 – County Minors

• 2010 – 2013 – County U-21s

• 2003 – 2010 – Success in terms of trophies

• 2010 – 2017 – Success in terms of development

Coaching Philosophies and Values!What are your values as a Coach?

The Changing Coaching Landscape

Instant gratification

Health & Safety Implications(inactivity)

High(Unrealistic)Expectations – parents & kids

Short term goals

Social Media Implications

Smaller Families – more selfish outlook?

Winning v Development

Resilience – everyone gets rewarded

Is this a lazy analysis of the emerging generation?

21/12/2017

As Coaches we must aim to make a difference!!

Under 10 / 12

Under 14 / 16

Under 18/21

Senior

Development Squads

Ulster Under 17

Minor

Under 21

Senior

Sigerson

Provincial

Ireland

School & Club

Regional Squads International / Provincial County,Higher Education & Development Squads

PARTICIPATION

PERFORMANCE

EXCELLENCE

FOUNDATION

Discuss!!

Questions we need to ask ourselves

Why are we coaching?

What are our values?

What’s our purpose?

What are our strengths?

How can we improve?

How well do we know our players?

What do our players need?

Dealing with Players – the simple to the complex

What can coaches influence?➢ Improving Physical Fitness

➢ Improving Technical Skills

➢ Improving Tactical Prowess

➢ Improving Team Skills

➢ Develop Life Skills – attitude/coachability *

➢ Exposure to nutritional strategies

➢ Exposure to mental skills strategies

➢ Develop Rest & Recovery strategies

➢ Develop self reflection (open mind-set) *

➢ Develop Sportsmanship

Reflective Practice – The Coach

Reflective Practice – The Player

Athlete

Coach

Reflective Practice

Mental Toughness

An open Mindset

Motivational & Working

Traits

Learning Style

Player Coach ability

A Mindset is a belief

Fixed Mindset (FMS)

Growth Mindset (GMS)

Mindsets

Fixed Mindset

Commonly found in talented individuals

Symptoms of a FMS:

Labelling

Low effort syndrome

This is the path of stagnation!

Never tell your players that they are naturally gifted/talented!!

Growth Mindset

Aware that talents can be developed/improved

Abilities are build over time – long-term view

“Coach-ability”

See commitment and perseverance as a skill to be worked on

Above average but not always the most genetically talented

This is the path of opportunity & success

Guiding Philosophy

“When winning is kept inperspective sport produces children

who enjoy being skillful, who strive forexcellence, who dare to risk error tolearn and who develop with practice

and constructive feedback.When winning is kept in perspective

there is room for fun in the pursuit ofvictory – the pursuit of victory is fun”

Geoff Gleeson - The growing childin competitive sport:

Hodder Staughton (1987)

Characteristics of a Learning Environment

Empowerment

Expectation of Excellence

Competitive

Goal Setting - PDP

Growth Mind-set

Humility

Team ship

Ownership – Performance/Progress

The “All Blacks”

Characteristics of a Growth environment

Characteristics of a Growth environment

Characteristics of a Growth environment

Characteristics of a Growth environment

Characteristics of a Growth environment

Characteristics of a Growth environment

Characteristics of a Growth environment

Change your limiting Beliefs!

“Many of us are more capable than some of us. But NONE of us are more capable that all of us”

Take Home Messages

• Reflective Practice – Coach & Player

• Foundations – values based coaching

• Connections – sense of place

• Create a community of best practice

• A commitment to be the best we can be – coaches/players

• Tough Love – “calling a spade a spade”

• Let them fail but be their guide

“They won’t care how much you know until they know you care”

OutcomesBy the end of this session coaches will have considered:

➢ The changing environment for players

➢ What is our purpose – values – reflective practice

➢ What do players need to survive & grow

➢ What we as coaches can do to create a growth environment

Benny Hurl – Tyrone Coaching Officer• Summary

• Strengths and weaknesses review

• Set realistic targets

• Structures - no one size fits all

• Who is the boss ?

• Resources

• People

• The Kerry model

• Change your personnel around

• Hard work

• Communication

• Look after the small things

• No dickheads

• Be prepared to fail

• And finally trophies are not the measure of success - always keep that in mind ! So set realistic goals