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Coaching Communication

2019 IOWA VOLLEYBALL COACHES CLINIC KEVIN HAMBLY KHAMBLY@STANFORD.EDU

What We Are Going to Cover

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Purpose of Communication

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Communication Rules

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On-Court

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Meetings

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What ever else you would like?

Purpose of Communication

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To inform

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To express feelings

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To imagine

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To influence

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To meet social expectations

Rules for Communication – Stanford VB

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Be Honest

 Say what you mean, mean what you say 

Use Name

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Be Concise

 “Brevity is the soul of wit” Shakespeare 

Eye Contact (when possible)

 Actively listen  “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak” Epictetus 

Acknowledge

On-Court Communication

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Player to Player

 In play  A lot of play is organizing chaos

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“Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.” Nat Turner

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*Most important name first

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Consistent choice of words or Teams language

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Non-verbal communication

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Before contact

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Link

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Eye contact with setter

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Posture/movement

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During contact

On Court Communication

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Between points – Huddles

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Purpose?

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Non-Verbal

 Tightness  Eye-Contact 

Verbal

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Goes bad when?

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Systems of Communication for Players

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Assignments

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Setter

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Offense  Libero

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Passing

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Defense

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Changes

 Mo

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Middle

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Blocking

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Dorn 

OH’s absent

Player to Player

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Struggle with Confrontation

 Carefrontation 

Bigger Conflicts

 Created Rules

Conflict Resolution

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Face each other

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No raising of the voice

 Emotions good – yelling counter productive 

One person speaks other listens

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Let 30 seconds pass (feels like a long time)

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Receiver repeats what they heard

 If agreed message was the same move on to 6 

Then offers opinion/rebuttal/insight/etc…

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3 – 7 are repeated until both sides have expressed opinions and talked through issues

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No longer than 20 mins. After 20 mins leave and come back to it the next day.

 This came from a psychologist – not always followed 

If someone gets too emotional both walk away come back to it 24 hours later

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After opinions are expressed and a resolution is determined both parties repeat resolution/solution

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Check back in 24 hours later

Get to know each other meetings

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Rules

 Meal  Face each other  No phones  No TV’s  Has to last on hour 

What happens?

Coach to Player

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Importance of being one-self

 Eliminate Sarcasm attempt 

Feedback

 Name first  Concise  Space for questions  No Rhetorical Questions

Coach to Player

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Feedback Principles

 Positive v. Negative  Instructive 

Find language that works

 Efficiency is key  Needs to hit home quick and strong  Needs to work for athletes 

External Focus

 Cueing  Examples

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Coach to Player

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When I am frustrated

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I ask myself some questions

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Who am I frustrated with?

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Players

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Me

 Remove identity from performance of players

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Are their intentions good?

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Is their effort where we want it?  Communication I choose is based on these questions

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No effort = Crazy person

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Others mean I need to change drill or how I am communicating skill/system

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Back to playing with the language

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Bad Design

Timeouts

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What I used to do

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What I do now

 Break into groups  Positional  Erin  Staff  Whole Group Together

Team Meetings

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Everyone willing to speak

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Safe Environment

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No judgment

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On Task

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Honest!

 5 Dysfunction discussion example

Team Meeting

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Listen!

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Watch!

 Meet in a circle  Watch reactions

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Players and Coaches

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Uncomfortable silence

 Coaches like to talk/want to fill time 

Players wanting to share ideas as someone else is talking

 Example  Volleyball

Individual Meetings

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My meetings with players

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They pick the spot

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We have the same rules as players do in their meeting

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What I do

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Listen

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Ask questions

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Set Expectations

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Define Roles  Most important thing I do!

Conclusion

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Communication is more than just give speeches

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Need to treat it as you do any other system

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There is a lot of research on communication

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Players want and need communication as much as anything else

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Questions?