Sports Coaching

Articles on sports coaching and developments in performance science for athletes and coaches.

Sports Psycho-physiology: The Way Forward in Successful Coaching and Sports Performance.

There is nothing new about integrating the Mind and the Body to realise successful sports performance. However, what is new is integrating Mind and Body in all aspects of sports coaching and athletic performance every day. This article discusses Sports Psycho – Physiology and challenges athletes, coaches, sports scientists and sporting organisations to reassess how they go about applying the integrated Mind-Body concept in their daily athlete training environment.

By Wayne Goldsmith, ago

How to Start Coaching

How to Start Coaching By Wayne Goldsmith If you’re already an experienced coach, how would start coaching career all over again? Knowing what you know now – how would you start again – and build a sustainably successful coaching career? Or maybe you’re just starting out on your coaching career Read more…

By Wayne Goldsmith, ago

How to Develop World Class Coaches

OK. Let’s talk about how to develop world class coaches.

Grab a piece of paper. On one side of the paper, write down the characteristics of a great coach.

Does your list include any or all of the following:

  • Outstanding communicator
  • Visionary
  • Leader
  • Innovator
  • Negotiator
  • Conflict resolver
  • Media manager
  • Public relations genius
  • Team developer
  • People manager
  • Technical / tactical / strategic skills of the highest order
  • Philosopher
  • Politician
  • Futurist

OK – now turn the page over and write down a list of all the coach education programs which cover the above?

Is this side of the paper blank? Yes? Then we can begin. (more…)

By Wayne Goldsmith, ago

News Flash: Olympic Cycle Changed to Six Years.

News Flash, Lausanne, Switzerland. Here is the latest news.

The IOC today announced that effective immediately there will be two Olympic Cycles.

The first one, known from this date forward as the “Pretenders Cycle” will run on the traditional four year Olympic cycle.

The second cycle, announced today as the “Contenders Cycle”, is a six year cycle. It is expected that the majority of Olympic medal winners will be using the new six year cycle.

Our Olympic reporter Wayne Goldsmith has more….. (more…)

By Wayne Goldsmith, ago

Coaching the Uncoachables

Coaching the Un-coachables is what coaching is really all about. Anyone can learn to coach the coachables: those basic skills and techniques of sport. They can be learnt by anyone, anytime, anywhere and for free. What really matters are the things that can’t be measured, are hard to see and often impossible to define. But, success and winning in sport is determined by the un-coachables: Desire, Desperation, Hunger for success, Determination, Resilience, Passion, Motivation and Unbreakable self-confidence.

By Wayne Goldsmith, ago