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IreceivedthisfromCreightonBurns.ItwaswrittenbyformerCharlotteBobcatCoachMikeDunlap.
Therichnessofcoachingrestswithintheseeminglyinsurmountablefrustrationofwatchingasaplayerfinds
hisway.Theteachablemomentsarethosethatarefrequentlyfraughtwithpoordecisions.Yetthatisexactly
whenanindividualneedshiscoach.Thosemomentsarepricelessandaturningpointfortheathlete.
WondernotwhyyoudowhatyoudoandKNOWthatyoumakeadifference!!!

10StepstoImproveYourCoaching
Theevolutionofamasterteachertakesyearsofskilldevelopment.Theoutstandingcoachisanexceptional
teacher.Webelievethattherearefundamentalstepsthatshouldbeconsideredwhenteachingyourteam:
1)Knowthefivelawsoflearning
Explainwhatyouwant
Demonstrateforthelearner
Playerdemonstrates
Correctdemonstration
Repetitionislordandmaster
2)Knowhowplayerslearn
Visual
Auditory
Kinetic
Writing/Drawing
Playerascoach
Cooperativeversuscompetitivetechnique
Whole,part,wholeversuspartwholemethod
Feedbacksystemnegativeversuspositive
3)Teachingtechniques
Universalteachingtechnique(i.e.findtheproblemandfixit)
Praise,prompt,andleave(i.e.findpositive,correction,andnextstep,leave)
Relayteachthecooperativemethod
Createyourownlanguage(e.g.anachronisms)
Useyourvoiceasatool
Speakinwordpictures,analogies,andmetaphors
Overloadtogetconditionedresponse(i.e.consistentlygivethestudenttheadvantagewhentheyare
demonstratingasearlysuccessbreedsconfidence)
Progressionteachinsequenceandthenreverseit(i.e.inductive&deductive)
4)Usethefourstepsofshaping
Setthestage
Modeling
Prompt
Formsoffeedback(i.e.askquestions,makeobservations,reinforcethecorrectresponse)
5)Talkless,domore
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Weneedtoreduceoutverbalinstruction
6)Recognizethepowerofobservation,listening,andgatheringinformation
Behaviorpatterns
Myers/Briggspsychologicalexam,selfaggressionevaluation,andtheIamsheet
7)Roledeclarationisparamounttoacoachessuccess
8)Knowyouraudience,circumstance,andbereadytoadaptorchangecourse
9)Competitionmeanstime,score,andpersonalrecords(e.g.individual/group)
10)Apologize
Wewillmakemistakes.Wehumanizeourselveswhenwegopublicandourplayerswillacceptusmore
readily.
Weareteachers.Wearetryingtocreateanenvironmentoflearning.Hence,mistakesmustbeencouraged
asaformofdiscovery.Certainly,wewanttocorrecttheproblemandmoveoninatimelyfashion.Themore
teachingskillswehaveatourdisposalthebetter.Ifwearecomfortablewithourstyle,theplayerwilladjust
quickly.Effectivecommunicationistheinstructorsgreatesttool.Learningisastepbystepprocess.We
keepitsimple,asweknowthattheplayerrespondsbesttopreciseinstruction.
Webelievethatthecoachshouldworkoffablueprintofconceptualteaching.Thismeansteachingcognitive
ideasthroughaspecificprocess(i.e.drillsthataredirectlylinkedtothewhole).Ourshootingdrillscome
directlyfromouroffenseandtheymaychangefromoneseasontothenext,yettheingredientsof
competitionandeffortlevelarenevercompromised.
Thewhat,where,how,when,andwhyarealwaysforemostinourmindswhenexplainingourphilosophy.
Thewhenandwhyarethemostimportanttous.Wewantthinkingplayerswhocanreactquicklyunder
pressure.Hence,wecreatethatenvironmentinourpracticeswithconsequencesforactions.
Weteachwinningbasketball.Wearenotinterestedinjustplaying.Theenjoymentfortheplayercomesfrom
learning,interactionwithothers,andmeasurableimprovement.Weteachthatperfectioncomesfroman
allouteffort.
Thestandardsforwinningmustbedefined.Thecoachshouldhavemeasurementsbothoffensivelyand
defensivelythatrepresentasystem.Whenpressureisappliedconfusionwillreignunlessthereisstructure.
Moreover,thatiswhencommunicationbreaksdown.Wecannothavethis.Weseethefirstsignsofa
successfulculturewhentheplayersstartsayingandteachingOurWaywhentimesaretough.We
likethat.
Inconclusion,wecanonlydoonethingatatime.Simplicityisourguide.Weconstantlyevaluateour
systemunderthemostseverecircumstances.Teachingtechniquesdefineoursystem.
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