These are the most common arguments for why the MD/ID approach to sports science will not work: However, the single counter argument to refute all these is this: Performance is multidisciplinary and multi-factorial by nature. Performance is the balanced integration of physical, mental, technical, tactical, cultural, genetic and other factors. Nothing Read more…
How to Spot a Terrible Coach. By Wayne Goldsmith It’s easy to spot a good coach – energy, passion, enthusiasm, dedication, connection with their athletes, knowledge…and it’s just as easy to identify a terrible coach. Terrible coaches “Tell and Yell” – they don’t listen to their athletes or learn Read more…
Mentoring is a great way to learn, grow and develop as a coach. Coaching is above all a people game and mentoring is about bringing people together to learn, share, grow, develop and ultimately perform more effectively: it is Performance Partnership – a performance partnership with particular purpose. What makes Read more…
By Wayne Goldsmith
There are coaches.
And there are good coaches.
Coaches who do things right – and do the right things – the things that will help the athletes and the teams they coach to be all they can be.
So what is it that good coaches do that sets them apart?
What are the things that good coaches do that make them extra-ordinary?
Good coaches LISTEN.
Good coaches LEARN.
Good coaches LOVE.
There are no real team sports anymore….every significant moment in a team sport competition is decided through a one on one contest. This post discusses how rugby has evolved from a team sport to a game where success is dependent on the optimal preparation and performance of every individual in the team.
Behind every great head coach is a great assistant coach. This article presents 50 tips on how to be a great assistant coach with tips and ideas contributed by some of Australia’s leading coaching brains.