JPickardCoaching

Graduate Hockey Coach | UoB Grad | Aiming to continue my personal coach development. Supported by @TKHockeyUK

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

Check in on those around you.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

@HarborneHC @WarksHockey Congratulations to all, pleased to see the junior section in a strong place!

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

@jtcoaching @craigmstewart Good point!
Baseline entry and the success from the pullback is definitely one of the concepts which is space constrained and would make more sense on the RH baseline.
Whereas any circle entry potentially gives the opportunity to win a PC.

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

Loved this graphic and thought I would have a go at applying this specifically to a hockey context.

Open to feedback or discussion about the particular structure / principles / language / terminology...

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

@ManiKochar @jtcoaching Completely agree and I guess there is a balance to be struck. Providing information about potential options in different pitch zones, whilst leaving players to make decisions.
'Create 1v1' could be rephrased to focus on providing opportunities to eliminate def for circle entry

[Bradfield College Hockey @hockeybradfield]

Looking ahead to this weeks coaching theme - Variety in Goalscoring.

What are you able to notice from this graphic representation of the women’s Pro League goals?
Consider the relationship between circle position & shot success %

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

Four teaching practices that coaches would do well to master:

1. Manage the amount of information players attend to

2. Regulate the difficulty of information players attend to

3. Direct players’ attention

4. Streamline communication

These practices improve capacity to learn!

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

Thank you @TKHockeyUK for the support this season #teamTK

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

Lovely day for @hockeybradfield last girls 1st XI pre season fixture.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Motivation is contagious.

Sitting within 25 feet of a high performer at work improved an employee’s performance by 15 percent. But sitting within 25 feet of a low performer hurt their performance by 30 percent.

https://t.co/YNjQSsraao

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Ethical behavior, happiness & even our physical health can all be influenced by those surrounding us.

Good vibes are contagious

My favorite example comes from baseball. Where one player boosted the performance of everyone around him

THREAD on spreading good (& bad) vibes 👇👇

[Ana Lorena Fabrega @anafabrega11]

What do we really mean when we say “Gamification?” 👇🏼🧵

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

Learnt from this one last week with the year 1s/2s....
‘1 person on each white cone please’ = a set of very flat cones 30 seconds later.

[Jack Rolfe @JPR_25]

Kids are the best form of feedback, I learnt a lesson about language this week with the year 3s. “Go and grab a stick...” 3 of the 17 kids return with a stick from the school garden rather than a hockey stick. Coaching is the best job!

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

Enjoying delivering weekly cricket sessions at three primary schools in partnership with @SettleCC. Still remember doing this when I was at school.

A key reason why this weekends 3 @SettleCC senior teams contain 25 players have come through junior cricket at the club.

[Tomahawk Hockey - Norman @TomahawkHCKY]

Since the small clip of Arthur Van Doren's 75m pass made the rounds, I watched the EHL final a third time and focused on @ArthurVDoren specifically. These are his best bits.

From one game.

Best bits.

And it's still over 2 minutes long.
@EHLHockeyTV @hcbloemendaal

[Jake Humphrey @mrjakehumphrey]

Just. Let. Us. Hear. Them.

- It shows the demands of the job.
- Humanises people too often vilified.
- Offers knowledge to educate
people’s opinion
- Explains decisions in real time.
- The tech exists
- They have nothing to hide
https://t.co/gKfXCefW4I

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

Interesting statistic to consider coming out of lockdown 3.
Personally when designing sessions after lockdown I’m going to make sure to allow more time for socialising - some low intensity small group work which allows conversation.

[Nick Levett @nlevett]

Data suggests that children (7-16yrs) are feeling less confident and competent with regards to their attitude towards sport and physical activity. This is an important starting point for coaches as we return to play. It may be a factor in why some kids don’t restart... 1/2

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

A great article here and certainly something I aim to reflect on within my own coaching when we can get back to playing sport.

[Coaching the Coaches @coachingcoach_]

"Uncovering personal narratives of players can inform & support how you coach them. The route to understanding their personal narrative is using empathy & the key skill is questioning. Asking questions can start the process of understanding who you coach"

https://t.co/O8CpFu8FAn

[JPickardCoaching @jpickardcoach]

Enjoying running to podcasts lately and wanted to share a key personal takeaway each week.
Given its #TimeToTalkDay, from the Lily Brazel - Left Field Thinking episode:

- Being mindful of how coach-player interactions/relationships can affect players mentally & psychologically