A lot has changed since those days but some things have remained the same.

In my presentation in Hungary, I will kick-start the day with my Top 5 (In honour of TOTP!) tips to do our bit, as coaches and administrators, in helping the players of tomorrow develop. My top 5, in keeping with the modern Holistic approach we have to our game, include Psychological, Physiological and technical nuggets.

To whet the appetite, I will give you number 6, didn’t make it into the top 5, but important none the less.

Communicate with young players’ parents:

When beginning the journey with these kids, it is almost as important to keep the parents as up to speed as the kids on what you are doing and the reasons and rationale behind your interventions. It is an investment that can be taxing and time consuming but definitely worth investing in. Parents like to know what the plan is and what their kids are up to.

Studies show that Parents of performing players reduce their involvement as time goes on, so the key here is to invest early when it is appropriate and effective.

See you all in Hungary!

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A young girl starts her journey into sport and finds she enjoys it greatly.

Community, friendships, challenges are all part of her life now and she really loves it. She gets good, improves, and moves her way along the pathway to land at High Performance level.

But is there a cost, a price to pay?

In our presentation we look at the possible roadblocks and perhaps how they can be avoided or at least smoothly navigated:

• Girls are not small boys. Attention and awareness on the difference is a must.
• The role of the parent…Enabler or Disabler – How can we help the parents of our athletes to understand what strategies may   be helpful and also those that may be destructive?
• Push/Pull: The dynamics of crafted encouragement.
• Onboarding and off boarding of players in a responsible manner. If the players know what is expected, then it is clear and De-selection becomes less contentious.
• Why mindfulness is so important in young people in today’s environment.
• Developing a like-minded coaching team, with the culture of the team in mind.
• Duty of care – Do we fully understand what this is?
• School work and its balance, why is this really important particularly in Europe. What is the culture of education in your set-up?
• Feedback… The need for it and a proper approach.
• Planning and de-briefing. A model for your mission.

Pre-Event Reading

• ‘From Teacher to Friend: The evolving nature of the coach-athlete relationship’, Philippe et al
• ‘A systematic review of social support in youth sport,” Daragh Sheridan, Pete Coffee, David Lavelle
• ‘Adolescent athletes’ learning about coping and the roles of parents and coaches,’ Katherine A. Tamminen, Nicholas L.Holt
• ‘Mission and Debriefing: A model from the Irish Defense Forces’
• ‘Beyond winning and losing: Guidelines for evaluating high performance coaches,’ Cliff Mallett and Jean Cote
• ‘From Pre-Elite to Elite: The pathway travelled by adolescent golfers,’ R.J Hayman, E.Borkoles, J.A Taylor, B.Hemmings, R.C.Polman

Books:

• Where ever you go, there you are,’ Jon Kabat-Zinn
• ‘Flagging the Screenager: Guiding Your Child Through Adolescence and Young Adulthood,’ Dr.Harry Barry and Enda Murphy
• ‘Flourishing,’ Dr.Maureen Gaffney

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