Last week, Rugby coach Dan Cottrell put this post up on Twitter asking "What opinion of yours in sports coaching will have you like this?", along with an image of very self-satisfied cartoon character.
It got a bit of traction with 97 responses to the actual post but I also saw dozens of quoted replies as well.
If you're a coach then there's plenty of replies you'll agree and disagree with but also plenty of replies that should get your coaching juices flowing so definitely worth your time.
Here's the posts I pulled out of the 97:
The way the coach designs training often has no effect on how a team plays, its the consecutive matches that make players better but is falsely attributed to training.
Kids only improve when they play down a level, not up a level.
Talent wins, coaching doesn’t, but it does put players in a position to win but then they have to execute.
If you don’t know the sport as a parent then you’ll struggle to know what good coaching is when you see it (closed v open practice, messy/chaotic etc) so think twice about complaining about what you're seeing.
It’s not about the win, it's about inclusion and fun.
My job (as under 9's coach) isn’t to win.
Game time for all.
If you don’t like what you see in games, then become a better coach as they are playing what/how you taught them.
The reason we have bad umpires is because we have bad coaches/parents/supporters.
Over the long term, players won’t remember scores but how you treated them/made them feel
For good players whinging about having to come off to give lesser players a run for fear of losing, if they were so good they’d have won the game before then (this applies exactly the same for coaches too).
A mindset coach can be equally as effective as a skills coach as the ability to prepare for practice/competition mentally facilitates the ability to train/play effectively.
Culture is how many players are attending your funeral (a bit out there but makes a point nevertheless.)
Less than 10% of a players’ skill set comes from the coach with the rest coming from teammates, opposition, watching etc.
Have you got any of your own? I'll start...
Engagement + Participation + Fun + Motivation = Player Retention
Your turn...
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