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💭 | Why coaches should STOP using the word ‘talent’ and START using the word ‘ability’. Our #TuesdayThoughts

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Would you be interested in a blog post around this very topic of instruction in coaching?

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🚨 | Sure this will be a must listen for all coaches. Two guys who hold and present a diplomatic, pragmatic view of coaching in contrast with the positional ideologues we often find on here...

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A snippet from this week's episode of The Sport Psych Show with Sport Coaching lecturer at Loughborough University, Dr Ed Cope @EdCope1 and Professor of Coaching and Pedagogy at Loughborough University, Prof Chris Cushion @CoachC1.

Listen here https://t.co/PlDZL2WqfF

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💭 | A very valuable theory that coaches can use to view coaching practice if they get their heads into it. - “Throw one tennis ball and the person receiving it has a good chance of catching it. Throw five tennis balls and they might not have chance to even catch one”.

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Cognitive Load Theory ... the key terms explained 🧠👍🏻 by @Inner_Drive

Very helpful!

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💭 | At risk of going out on a tangent, this may also go some way towards explaining why there was so much push back when @AlexScott first came on screen and provided a better level of work that we are accustomed to expect, people in these roles will have felt threatened 6/6

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💭 | Our thoughts re: the terminology saga that has flooded this platform recently... Whilst there may be confusion around terms that sometimes causes people (coach to coach, coach to player + others) to effectively talk past each other on what may be the same concepts.. 1/6

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💭 | Particularly given that a lot of these people played the game professionally. This allows the trend of lazy/poor/surface level punditry and analysis to continue. 5/6

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🙌 | Going forward we intend to continue providing thought provoking content on the page, combined with new blog posts around a variety of topics releasing on the website. 2/2

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🙌 | This #AprilFoolsDay we reflect on a busy month of March where our followers have continued to grow. We brought #MondayMotivation, #TuesdayThoughts, #WednesdayWisdom as well as #ThrowbackThursday, #FridayFollow, #SaturdaySuggestions and joined in the #SundayShare 1/2

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📚 | Start With Why by @simonsinek is a great read for anyone leading groups of coaches, multi-disciplinary teams etc. This weeks #SundayShare

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❔| What would you like to see more of on this page? If other, please comment below #SaturdaySuggestions

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➕ | Our final #FridayFollow suggestions of the month can be found below:

@Leecosgrove10 @PeterPrickett @MyCoachingJour1 @AntrobusN
@CoachDavidBaird @jackecoaching @NHenderson20 @LaurieMcGinley1

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💬 | Brendan Rodgers on Silver Medallists. #WednesdayWisdom

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💭 | When you coach, are you a boss or a leader? #TuesdayThoughts

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🔋 | #MondayMotivation

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📚 | Talent Development by @DCGreyMattersUK & @AineGreyMatters ... A must read for all coaches operating in talent development environments. #SundayShare

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❔| What areas would you like to see discussed on the blog? If other, please comment below #SaturdaySuggestions