What to think about when coaching young players
- Avoid being authoritarian. Aim to influence your group through positive action, positive behaviours and positive communication.
- Provide reasons why you are doing something, whether at training or on game day.Avoid just telling with no explanation
- Empower your players by giving them ownership into the process.
- Provide many open ended tasksso that players can solve the problem with thought g. what if scenarios?
- Be very clear. Provide clarity in everything you are aiming to achieve.
- Provide many opportunities forindividualised training.
- Be flexible: know when to push your playing group and when to back off.
- Beunderstanding and
- Be agood listener.
- Gainfeedback/player input.
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