{"id":2290,"date":"2017-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/coaching-is-a-balancing-act\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:59:26","slug":"coaching-is-a-balancing-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/coaching-is-a-balancing-act","title":{"rendered":"Coaching is a Balancing Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>One of the most challenging aspects of coaching is connecting with your players on an emotional and mental level. Should you criticize, yell, scream and punish? Should you praise, not raise your voice and reward? Whatever your coaching style, one thing that is crucial to your success is to remain <em>relevant<\/em>. The best way to do this is by interacting with other coaches and by getting to know your athletes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interacting with Coaches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you know, a coach\u2019s influence is strong \u2013 the coaches you\u2019ve admired and interacted with will often guide you in your approach. You will frequently find yourself identifying and displaying the style and ideas of coaches from your past who\u2019ve had a positive impact on you. On the flip side, you will also find yourself avoiding methods of&nbsp;coaches who\u2019ve affected you negatively. Surround yourself with coaches who successfully connect with their athletes to&nbsp;seek their guidance and&nbsp;mimic their strategy. Yes,&nbsp;you\u2019re the coach now, but you should always be open&nbsp;to learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hands-On Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No matter who or what you learn from, there is nothing like hands-on experience \u2013 it teaches you how to react in different situations. How did Johnny react the last time he made a mistake in the game? Was he willing to jump right back in? Did he take some time to get over it? Learn your players and learn their reactions.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what the \u201ccoaching textbook\u201d says, you will come across situations and&nbsp;athletes that will require you to adjust your approach. Using the information you already have, along with knowing your athletes and situations, will allow you to make optimal decisions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coaching is&nbsp;a balancing act of learning from older concepts and embracing new concepts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Personal Story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As an athlete, one of the things that really bothered me was when I would make an error, a coach would inevitably say something along the lines of \u201cyou have to make that play.\u201d Whenever I heard this, I would think about how I had just let my team down and everything that I had done wrong, which often lead to a negative snow ball effect, hindering my confidence and performance.<\/p>\n<p>Now as a coach, this experience made me want to approach errors in a different way with my athletes. Instead of telling the player \u201cYou need to make that play!\u201d I ask them a question. That question could be either \u201cWhat happened?\u201d \u201cHow did you feel while making that play?\u201d or \u201cWhat did you see?\u201d If I do not ask a question, I point out &#8216;things gone right&#8217; (TGR for short), followed by a modification that will&nbsp;help them improve next time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This method has worked very well \u2013 I once had a player tell me \u201cI feel free to make a mistake while playing for you because I feel as though I\u2019m getting better with each mistake I make. However, I\u2019m not happy with making the mistakes because I know I am capable of doing better. I\u2019m better able to handle my mistakes and look forward to the next play more than I ever have, because I\u2019ve learned to better control my response to both good and not so good plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s what the balancing act is all about \u2013 keeping your players energized and excited about what comes next.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of times, veteran coaches go for tried and true whereas new coaches go for exciting and new &#8211; I encourage you to go for energizing and woo! As a coach, how do you balance between the tried and true and exciting and new?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most challenging aspects of coaching is connecting with your players on an emotional and mental level. Should you criticize, yell, scream and punish? Should you praise, not raise your voice and reward? Whatever your coaching style, one thing that is crucial to your success is to remain relevant. 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