Communication has always been an integral part of coaching. In the old days, Vince Lombardi screamed and threatened his Green Bay Packers. Bobby Knight threw things and bullied his teams. John Wooden spoke softly so his players would have to pay close attention to hear him. Others have used a combination of diverse methods to get their points across to athletes.
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So, you have a player who is not performing as well as you’d like, and it’s frustrating. They are among your most talented players, but they just don’t get it done.
You have your own theories as to why, and over time you convince yourself you are right – he’s just lazy, he’s too slow, he’s not aggressive enough.
But what if you are wrong? What if there is a simple explanation that neither you nor the player have considered? What a waste that would be.
The Key To Effectively Communicating With Your Team
We hear the complaint more and more frequently in various forms. But most of the time, it starts with “Kids these days …”
The complaint revolves around teenagers – and sometimes covers an entire generation – and their phones. “Their heads are buried in the phones” … “They don’t know how to interact with people” … “They have no social skills.”