Archives for November, 2007
Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Camps and Clinics |
How do you promote the clinic? The sponsor, if you have one, can do most of the promotion. If not, then go to the sports editors of your local papers and the sports directors of the local radio stations. Explain what you trying to do and ask for their help. Since it is a community project, they should be willing to help you. Your booster club members can also help by putting signs in store windows, leaving flyers for customers to pick up at local supermarkets, and talking with the directors of area youth groups such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Pop Warner football, and Little League baseball, etc.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Camps and Clinics |
You can conduct your own clinic, or the high schools can work together and possibly involve the local college on this project. You can run one clinic with all the staff members contributing their time and efforts. These options can produce a mutually-beneficial presentation that will be a big plus for the community. A good clinic can be a big boost to both your community relations program and general promotion. Emphasize the word “good.” A class operation leaves its mark, but so does a project that lacks organization and imagination.
The clinic should be aimed at the audience that is going to bring in the most people. An ideal age group is 8-14 since most of these kids will be accompanied by their parents. The ingredients for a successful clinic include enthusiastic coaches and players, many volunteers, some prizes and a convenient place to hold the event. The format and extent of the clinic depend a great deal on the level of interest for that sport within the community.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Team Coaching |
Why do good teams often beat better teams? Sports are team based, and games are won and lost by teams, not individuals. Believe in your players, and they will learn to believe in each other. Your coaching example is more contagious than you might expect. There are several ways that good coaches help their teams reach new levels of success using teamwork.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Team Coaching |
As the season gets underway, think about the coach’s appearance and attitude during the pre-game period on the day of the match. Do you appear focused in a confident, organized, and positive manner or are you scrambling about, appearing stressed and out of control? The players on the team feed of the coach’s demeanor, especially on game day. The players have plenty of nervous and insecure emotions (many self-induced) already, so why further disrupt their equilibrium by your own complexion? Consider the following components as you present a positive, organized demeanor on game day.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under PR |
Recruiting videos are one of the best ways your players can get exposure to collegiate coaches. Many college programs cannot afford to send a coach to see every potential student/athlete across the country, and they rely, somewhat, on the initiative of the high school players and coaches themselves. By taking the initiative, the players are showing the college coach they are interested in the program and willing take the first step in the recruiting process. The video also gives the recruiting coach a profile of the players’ talents.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Coaching Basics |
Going into the season, set aside a one to two hour block to meet with the players’ parents. The parents don’t need to be coddled, but they are adults who have vested interests in their son’s or daughter’s abilities, environment, and future.
A parent meeting will not only allow the coach to flesh out coaching ideas and plans for the season, it will give the parents a forum to voice their questions and, of course, suggestions. A meeting will give the parents the opportunity to share what is on their minds, thus limiting more regular “talks” with the coach during the season. Give them their chance at the meeting, then you can concentrate on what you want to do: teach the players and develop the team.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Coaching Basics |
Most teams take the summer off from regular practices and matches. To prevent burnout, this is a good idea. Yet to walk off the field after the last game of the Spring season and say “See you in September” to your players leaves too much space.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Coaching Basics |
As a coach, you take on a number of duties. You are role model, you are a motivator, you are an administrator, and most importantly you are a teacher.
There are two sides of teaching. On the one side there is the element of showing a player how, where, and, hopefully, why to do certain things. This requires knowledge of the sport and preparation to educate the players. Another side of teaching is guiding the players in such a manner that they will learn the various elements of the sport on their own. A teaching environment that rewards curiosity, creativity, self-confidence, and the ability to adapt will help finesse self-teaching.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Coaching Practice |
Writing a lesson plan for your practices can often result in a smoothly run training session. The aim is an effective plan that includes a theme, but still appears flexible for the coach and dynamic for the players.
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Posted on Nov 20, 2007 under Coaching Preseason |
To most coaches, August is an exciting and very important month. It is the month when teams get back together and dive into the Fall Season. Duke Basketball Coach Mike Kryzewski once said that “A season is a lifetime”. Each August provides the opportunity for a new book to be written, a unique combination of players and coaches starting over from scratch.
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