Sport Coaches: 15 Tips To Help You Become A Better Coach
By working with David Charlton, you and your organisation will be better equipped to rise to modern day challenges and better informed to thrive on and off the pitch, course or court. Where he inspires individuals and teams to:
- Cope with pressure and challenges more effectively
- Maintain positive mental health
- Compete with confidence more often
- Manage your emotions better
- Improve your commitments levels
David is a Mental Toughness Practitioner, as well as a Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist. He has successfully supported athletes, teams and organisations for over 10 years in order to ensure that they perform at their maximum more often.
He has a comprehensive knowledge around the development of Mental Toughness, a plastic personality trait, which determines or limits people to deal effectively with change, challenges and stressors. In today’s climate, during the Coronavirus pandemic this quality is becoming more and more valuable to individuals, teams and organisations.
Today’s podcast episode #272, focuses on helping coaches develop themselves and improve their relationships with their athletes, in turn, positively influencing performances. Many different guests from the Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast emphasize the following points when considering self-improvement: sport coaches should be open-minded, focus on continuous learning and film themselves frequently. In developing their athletes: the importance of high support in coaching, understanding athletes have lives outside of sport, adapting their communication to athletes different learning styles and process-oriented coaching are also touched on, as well as a lot more.
Key Learning Points:
- Develop a psychosocial plan for your athletes/players and consider how to deliver it in a language they can understand and engage with.
- As a coach, start where you are, considering your skills and personality and look to make the environment better.
- When coaching focus on developing all aspects, including the psychological, biomechanical, technical and tactical, to help athletes fall in love with their role.
- When coaching film yourself regularly and review the footage to understand how you are interacting with athletes/players.
- Focus on the process, not just the outcome, and help athletes stay committed to the process, especially under pressure.
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Relevant Podcast Episodes To You Help You Become A Better Sport Coach as Relayed in Episode 272
Ep249: Dr Edward Hall – Understanding Workplace Collaboration In Coaching In Team Sports
Ep209: Felix Lehmann – How To Create Better Decision Makers On The Football Pitch
Ep166: Mark Bennett MBE – How To Help Athletes and Coaches Reflect On Their Performances
Ep165: Andy Elleray – How To Master the Mental Challenges Goalkeeping Throws at You
EP147: Aaron Walsh – The Application of Mental Performance Coaching in Elite Professional Rugby
Ep105: Hannah Bromley – Overcoming Psychological Challenges in Professional Women’s Football
Ep096: Gary Curneen – Developing Mentally Strong Footballers
Ep094: Professor Adam Nicholls – How to Develop Mentally Strong Rugby Players
Ep093: Dan Abrahams – How to Overcome Mental Blocks in Football
Ep087: Carl Bell – From Professional Football and Goalkeeping to Physiotherapy
Ep039: John Fletcher – How to Develop Fearless Athletes
Ep027: Natalie Henderson – How to Develop Mental Toughness with Young Footballers
Other Valuable Resources To Improve Your Level Of Sport Coaching
Podcasts for Sport Coach Development
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David Charlton
Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally. David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.
Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub. With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly.
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