Managing Change with The Transition Model
Leading and managing change can often be difficult, whether that’s within an amateur or professional sports club…
Optimising sports performance
Leading and managing change can often be difficult, whether that’s within an amateur or professional sports club…
“Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience.” – David Kolb
A pre-performance routine is a set of habits that we do, consciously or otherwise, that precede the implementation of our skills…
We only need to reflect on the measly quota of those around us who steadfastly adhere to their New Year’s resolutions, to comprehend that many of us fail to attain the goals we set for ourselves…
Nowadays we’re told to accept our mistakes, to embrace our mistakes, even celebrate the fact that we’re making lots of mistakes…
In the midst of a challenging situation, do you ever find yourself reacting in a way that doesn’t benefit you, or even makes the matter worse?
The goal of training, coaching, and mentoring is to help others grow and develop, but they each use different styles to achieve this…
Some of us lead well, and some of us lead less well, yet regardless of how effective our leadership is now, we all have the capacity to improve…
Do you believe that your destiny is controlled by yourself or by outside forces?
Can you think of a time when you’ve performed at your very best, where your actions were instinctive, spontaneous, even effortless?
Perhaps above all other attributes, being skilled in the art of asking good questions makes better our ability to learn efficiently and effectively…
Our ability to modify focus is a determining factor in whether or not we will succeed, both in and out of the sports arena…
Just as we all possess unique characteristics which shape our personality, we also have our own unique style of leadership…
No matter what new skill we decide to learn, there are four learning stages we transition through…
Performance anxiety, often described as choking, is when an individual or team experiences a significant decrease in performance resulting from too much internal worry…
Self-awareness, and having an awareness of others, are two prevalent traits in the individuals of high performing teams…
The most successful athletes have developed a set of consistent, positive and effective habits which have formed their daily routines over a number of years…
We all have confidence. Or rather, we all have confidence sometimes, in certain situations…
Motivation is often hailed as the most significant factor for athletes to attain, and maintain, sustained levels of excellence…
Despite working hard, practicing well, and doing all the right things, every athlete will experience a setback from time to time…
Research indicates that people, on average, speak to themselves at a rate of between 300 and 1,00 words per minute…
The GROW model is a simple and effective method for setting and achieving their goals…
Reflect on the conversations that you’ve had this week. Whilst you were talking, did you get a sense that the other person was truly absorbed in what you were saying…
Every sport has a unique set of skills, each possessing characteristics that change in different situations…
The term fixed and growth mindsets, originate from research conducted by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, who concludes that people can be placed on a continuum according to their implicit views on where ability comes from…
Mental toughness is a term frequently used within sporting contexts, often being hailed as the principle reason for victory, or the sole explanation for loss…
Anyone who has played competitive sport for a reasonable length of time will probably have experienced, to varying degrees, a performance dip at some point…
Research shows that mental rehearsal can help to build self-confidence, increase motivation, reduce anxiety, and improve focus…
Fear is the feeling of threat from an imminent danger, regardless of whether or not this threat is real or imagined…
If you accept a leadership position, whether as coach, captain or in a more informal capacity, your responsibilities extend beyond just the playing time…
Teams and individuals who communicate well operate with a greater clarity of purpose, knowing exactly what they’re going to do, and why, how and when they’re going to do it…
It’s your responsibility as coach to help your players train under pressure, so that they can then compete under pressure…
Modern day culture is quick to reward great individual performance, which can encourage sports players to develop an inward-focused mindset…
Relative Age Effect (RAE) is a term used to describe a bias, which is evident in the upper tiers of youth sport…
To work out where you want to go, it’s important to first understand where you currently are, and you can do this through benchmarking…
All athletes have their own motivational drivers so, as a coach, it’s important to find out what these unique drivers are…
Today’s young athletes are under more pressure than ever before, leading to higher levels of stress and burnout…
Organising young players by age group, such as U9, U10, U11 etc, is the traditional method used in sport and education…