Abusive sports coaching – how does it happen?
There has been a growing change within society whereby the price of sporting success is no longer “whatever it takes”. That athlete well-being is more …
Coaching
Guiding conversations away from conflict to understanding desired outcomes
Potential conflicts can arise when solutions are communicated instead of discussing desired outcomes. Consider the following situation: Parent board member: “I want all coaches to …
Stay on your side of the net when giving feedback (behaviour specific feedback)
By Brian Marshall Imagine the situation at training: You hear one of your athletes, Sam, talking negatively to his teammates during practice. How does …
Nudging your own coaching biases
By Brian Marshall On the way to becoming experts or specialists in our professional fields, we learn and create practical and theoretical models of how …