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5/2/2018 II Youth Coaching Conference Kocsi = = Coa Coach National Youth Sport Institute Singapore Effective Youth Coaching: The Path to Success Sergio Lara-Bercial Senior Research Fellow LBU & ICCE s.lara-bercial@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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II Youth Coaching Conference

National Youth Sport Institute Singapore

Effective Youth Coaching: The Path to Success

Sergio Lara-Bercial

Senior Research Fellow LBU & ICCE

s.lara-bercial@leedsbeckett.ac.uk @SergioLaraUK

Kocsi = = Coa Coach

A coach will ill posi sitively im impa pact more liv lives in in a year tha than most pe peopl ple do in a lifetime…

So what’s up doc?

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Hou Houston we ha have a a pr problem! Th The Traditio ional Vie View of

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Sport rt – Th The Tale alent Pyramid –

Some start… A few continue… A handful make it…

Ever Higher Demands

Negative Consequences…

  • Mass

ss Drop-Out t

  • Overtraining
  • Inj

njuries

  • Burn

urnout

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‘Commoditi tisised’…

Th The Fut Future of

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Sport

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The Part rticipation Cu Cube –

Some start… A few continue … A handful make it… Some change sport… All keep playing… Some change sport… All keep playing…

Th The Part rticipation Cub Cube

Across Time Across Sports Across Motives

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Ch Child ildren are not t Mini ini-Adults…

Different species??

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Right t Too

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skil ills mus must sui suit the he job… Wha hat do do coac

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real ally do do?

Not just Kids Entertainers with a whistle… nor Army Sergeants…

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Coa

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Environmental Architects ts Coa

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Big Too

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Mission Impossible?

Let’s talk about the impossible, because we already know too much about what’s possible… (Silvio Rodriguez, Cuban Singer-Poet)

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support the he de development of

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spec specia ialist youth

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@iCo CoachKidsEU www.icoachkids.eu

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So what’s Effectiv ive Youth Co Coachin ing do doc?

1.

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Be e Ch Chil ild-Ce Centr tred ed

Always have the best interest of the children at heart. Take the ‘adult glasses’ off. Have you asked them what they want? How well do you know them? Make the game fit the child, not the child fit the game.

Make the sport fit the kids, not the kids fit the sport…

2.

  • 2. B

Be e Ho Holi list stic ic

Children First, Athletes Second Coach the Whole Child Develop their Positive Self Engage them also Psycho- Socially

Coac

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chil ildren, not only sport… Sport Sport is is jus just the he veh ehic icle

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Appreciation for the Club 3.

  • 3. B

Be e In Incl clus usiv ive

Cater for all levels of Ability and Motivation Remove Barriers Pay equal attention to all Run differentiated sessions Leave no child behind…

4.

  • 4. C

Cre reat ate e FU FUN N and nd S Saf afe e En Envi viro ronm nmen ents ts

Children want to have fun and to learn, but they need to feel safe Build the relationship Safety First: Physical and Emotional Don’t let learning get in the way of FUN FUN can mean different things

Bot Bottle-Flipping for

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Air ir Pin ing Pon

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  • 5. Prioritise Children’s

Lo Love ve f for

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Spo port rt

Only a few will be elite athletes, but ALL should fall in love with it. Make sure they come back Make the whole family active Help them understand the benefits

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Dev evel elop

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Fou

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dati tion

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al Mo Moto tor r & & Ga Game me S Skil ills ls

At a young age, your sport is just a vehicle to develop foundational skills It leads to lifelong participation … and to increased performance FMS & FGS can be a lot of fun Foundational Skills = Better Sport –Specific Skills

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  • 7. Enga

ngage ge Par Parent ents in in a a Po Posi siti tive e & C Cons nstruc ucti tive ve Wa Way

Parents are not the enemy, but

  • ur biggest

resource Talk to them! Parents know their child better than you Parents have great skills Dare to Educate them! How do I have to tell you… I am his father, not the enemy!!!

Par arent & & Pla layer r Days

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8.

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Pla lan n de deve velo lopme ment ntal ally ly ap appr prop

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riat ate e pr progr gram amme mes

Not ‘peaking by Friday’, but long- term thinking Have a vision and a dream! Work backwards to mid- and short-term goals Connect everything to the plan Be age/stage appropriate & realistic

A history of time 9.

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Use se d dif iffe fere rent t me meth thod

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s to to e enh nhan ance ce l lea earni ning ng

Learning is complex and it takes time Different methods = Different Outcomes Different methods work better at different stages Repetition vs Variability Short Term vs Long Term Learning Isolated Skill vs Skill in Context

10 10. . Us Use e co comp mpet etiti tion

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in n a a de deve velo lopm pmen enta tal l way ay

Competition is neither good nor bad in itself It can be a great motivator and FUN It has to be appropriate for age-stage Teach kids to compete, not to win Competition as means to learning not end in itself.

Gather the honey without harming the flower…

@iCoachKidsEU @SergioLaraUK

Adapted verse 49 of Dhammapada

Mission Impossible?

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Kocsi = = Coa Coach

II Youth Coaching Conference

National Youth Sport Institute Singapore

Thank You – Terima Kasih Questions?

Sergio Lara-Bercial

Senior Research Fellow LBU & ICCE

s.lara-bercial@leedsbeckett.ac.uk @SergioLaraUK