If any of you were there last Friday night you'll have seen a different coach to the one you were used to. It was an Academy U18 session and as with most younger children and those who you are developing, the way in which i push them, (read encourage, challenge, excite and motive them when I say push) has a certain path I direct them.
This Friday was different, this group in particular are a really talented bunch, they have potential and they are really able athletes, they have done an amount of technical development to get them to a good standard for their age, they are competing and winning events in their age groups and starting to get that buzz of being good, recognised and seen as a threat.
When I have athletes who come to work with me from out side of our club, they are usually the best in the country and are used to being part of a National Talent Squad and have been pushed harder before, this group I am working with are just starting to see what that feels like and they did on Friday.
Were they ready for the new me, I am not sure I was ready for me, as its taken me a few days to stop feeling sorry and start thinking that is perhaps what they need. I am a bit of a mother and matronly at times, and I am told quite scary, but the parents actually dont mind me disciplining their children but today was different.
I half expected this one person to walk off and to their credit they took the challenge that it was them that needs to work harder and not be looking to everyone else to have the focus and drive. I was proud of them, staying with it and playing on, only time will tell if it was the right thing to do and as with developing your coaching methods my self reflection to learn will be able to let me know.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment