Preparing the coaching ground.Before you can initiate your coaching program in soccer, you have to prepare the ground. The keys to such preparation may be described as the two O's--Organized and Observation. ORGANIZATION: 1. Show and Go. Explain and demonstrate the game, then let them begin playing it. 2. As you walk around the perimeter The boundary of a system or network, which defines the inside and outside. It is typically determined by firewalls and addresses. See DMZ. of the group, ask yourself this question: Does everyone understand the game? If they do not understand, re-organize them into a teaching class. If the answer is in the affirmative AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative. (q.v.) 2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2. 3. , you can move on to the next O. OBSERVATION: 1. Select the best group for demonstrative LEGACY, DEMONSTRATIVE. A demonstrative legacy is a bequest of a certain sum of money; intended for the legatee at all events, with a fund particularly referred to for its payment; so that if the estate be not the testator's property at his death, the legacy will not fail: but be payable purposes. Call it the "pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319. model." 2. Once these O's are in place, the coaching can begin. The coaching steps consist of: SQUAD COACHING: 1. Bring the squad over to the model group and have them demonstrate a couple of times. 2. Highlight one or two of the key coaching tips. Emphasize the "Show and Go" briefly but explicitly. Then send them back to their mini-groups and begin the ... PERSONAL COACHING Personal Coaching is a term generally used in the fields of business, executive, life, dating and career coaching to differentiate the coaching process from the more popular connotation of sports coaching. However, sports and personal coaching have the same origin. : 1. Spot and Stop--whenever you spot a key fault, stop the play and correct it. Relate it to the demonstration and key tips exhibited by the model group (Show, Correct, and Go). 2. Repeat with the other mini-groups that need help. At this point in the coaching, you can stop the practice or game to correct mistakes or offer different ideas. The following common techniques may be used: FREEZING THE PLAY: Stopping the play and constructing the right picture for the players. Make sure the players freeze when you call "Stop!" Otherwise, the coaching moment may be lost as the players move and change the picture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Do a couple of "Stops!" to accustom the players to the command. "Even if you are a yard in the air, stay there!" is a good way of getting their attention and helping them to remember the command. DEMONSTRATION: A picture is certainly worth a thousand words. The right picture is worth twice as many words. With less experienced players, it's beneficial to perform the demonstration at different speeds: (1) a slow-motion talking picture Noun 1. talking picture - a movie with synchronized speech and singing talkie motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and , where you explain the main points; (2) a medium pace demo demo - /de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. demo version. 3. , and (3) a game tempo tempo [Ital.,=time], in music, the speed of a composition. The composer's intentions as to tempo are conventionally indicated by a set of Italian terms, of which the principal ones are presto (very fast), vivace (lively), allegro (fast), picture. After the last demonstration, let the players try the move several times before returning to the "live" situation. PHYSICAL SENSES: In learning new skills, it is very helpful to appeal to as many senses as possible. Feel, sight, and sound help the brain and body remember the tension of the movement. FORM OF THE MESSAGE: Whatever form your (coaching) message takes, bear this adage in mind: "I hear and I forget" ... "I see and I remember" ... "I do and I understand." In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , the simpler and more concise the information, the greater chance of coaching success you will have. A good coaching picture or demonstration is worth 2000 words. Advice for coaches who talk too much: "If the Lord had meant you to talk and talk and talk on a soccer field, he would have provided chairs as part of the field of play." BY GRAHAM RAMSAY Director, Education & Training Maryland State Youth Soccer Assn. |
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