theLLaBB

Great coaching is an 'exact art + inexact science.' This is where field-tested ideas are distilled & freely shared. // Curated by @SefuBernard ⚡️ @ACXbasketball

[theLLaBB @theLLaBB]

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[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

RETHINK. Many training models observe what footballers do with their bodies and drill the physical skills. What if we observed what athletes do cognitively and built our trainings accordingly? Crazy shift of perspective, but just consider it. 👍 #TOVO

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

This book is excellent. Readable, practical, strongly grounded in research. Reframes our relationship with stress in a way that will help make young people strong and resilient.

[Bryce Tully @bryce_tully]

I asked an executive yesterday on a call, "who is responsible for culture in your org?".

His reply was gold:

"I think you're asking the wrong question. Everyone is responsible for culture. The better question is who is accountable for culture. That's where the gap is".

[Shane Smith @ShaneSmith197]

For far too long, we thought the foundations of coaching were technical & tactical development.

But the foundations of coaching are people skills, interpersonal skills and communication skills.

[theLLaBB @theLLaBB]

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[theLLaBB @theLLaBB]

FACTS NOT OPINIONS — What *really* impacts winning? https://t.co/4RQUDaqQHt #keyperformanceindicators

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

Imagine sessions that help leave a mark on your players’ minds and a set of feelings that your players find hard to ignore...or impossible to forget!

Some thoughts on this below 👇🏻

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

COACH NOTES ✏️

If we are not training players to make quick decisions in a complex and rapidly changing environment, we are not preparing athletes for a match.

#TOVO

[theLLaBB @theLLaBB]

"It doesn't make sense to continue wanting something if you're not willing to do what it takes to get it.

If you don't want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process, is to guarantee disappointment."

– @JamesClear

[Francesco Nanni @Franz_NanniBK]

An alternative to the traditional shell drill through adopting a constraints-led approach 🧵

We all agree that it's important for players to be able to help and rotate on a drive, BUT we can achieve this through representative situations and constraint manipulation.

[Philip O'Callaghan 🎾 @Mr_Tennis_Coach]

How can we assess learning?

One way is using ‘transfer tests’ which require the player to perform the skill under different conditions (keep representative)

We can see the ability to adapt the skill they have learned to novel situations that may require novel adaptations.

[Alex Sarama @AlexJSarama]

🏀Thread on how we manipulated constraints in @Franz_NanniBK's practice today.
💡Began with 2-on-1+1. The offense had an eight second shot clock as soon as the defense moved.
👉Let's take a deeper look at the task design and the affordances this activity provides...

[Todd Beane @_ToddBeane]

COACH NOTES

If you focus on the ball, you see technical actions.

If you focus off the ball, you observe intelligence.

#TOVO

[theLLaBB @theLLaBB]

Whew…! Still so much to learn 🙌🏾 Two of the three I’ve *never* even heard of.

[Daniel Abrahams @DanAbrahams77]

Types of teaching for coaches to know:

-pedagogy (the art & science of teaching...usually involves children)
-andragogy (student-centred or student-directed learning)
-heutagogy (self-directed learning...involving adults)
-synergogy (focus on learner motivation & involvement)

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

We must be careful not to believe things simply because we want them to be true. No one can fool you as easily as you can fool yourself.

[Sefu Bernard @SefuBernard]

🙌🏾 Always relish opportunities to share – especially with coaches from my ‘home and native land’ 🇨🇦

What topic(s) should I cover…?

[Alex Sarama @AlexJSarama]

Notes from a Mike MacKay clinic on coaching people who play basketball: @BBallImmersion https://t.co/aezys0LCLx. YouTube here: https://t.co/6WZJ5LHa2W

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

In team sports, they often see someone slowing down or not making the cut-off time as a sign of lack of effort.

In endurance sports, we see it as a sign of fatigue to understand

No running coach is saying "You ran too slow on rep 5, do another faster now!

It's a mindset shift

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Observing is coaching.

Coaching is not blowing a whistle or counting down times. It's not screaming at athletes to put their hands over their head during recoveries.

Spend time watching athletes watch out. Understand the nuance of fatigue with your athletes.

[theLLaBB @theLLaBB]

This 🧵... Share it. Start a conversation with coaches in your circle. We can do better by the kids in our charge.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

All coaches need to learn the nuance of fatigue.

Not understanding the very subtle gradations and types of fatigue is partially why we get coaches who do dumb conditioning workouts

Exhaustion isn't the goal of training. It's to apply a stimulus in a specific direction to adapt:

[theLLaBB @theLLaBB]

“Gone are the days of ‘show us your medals’, when it was thought the higher the level at which someone played the game, the better qualified they were to coach.”

Are degrees are the must-have credential for the modern breed of coach? https://t.co/iI8XQKRF1l

[Alex Auerbach @AlexAuerbachPhD]

Despite nearly all coaches believing the brain plays a major role in human performance, an astounding number of coaches still believe in “neuromyths” - in large part perpetuated by long-disproven scientific theories, like “learning styles” and “gurus” promoting bunk science.