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| I was wondering whether any of the team of coaches out there have a 'system' or 'process' by which feedback is given as to their own performances. There is often within our age group discussion after a loss or good win but never as to whether a session worked or whether we could have done any better. Admittedly I'm involved at a humble level of coaching but with my experience of other sporting environments dialogue between coaches has been very important. Presently one coach does the planning and the rest of us do our best to understand and implement such sessions. On a general feedback note I've noticed that some coaches' default position is to shout when correcting perceived mistakes or when there is a perceived less than positive attitude on display. I have seen players visibly recoil when shouted at and to some extent their session is over mentally, on the other hand for some players it is like water off a duck's back. My son was educated by solely female teachers at primary school and it took some adjusting when he first starting playing. It is clear that children are educated in a different manner from my generation. Any thoughts.
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Supreme Being
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| Q1: My wife "eavesdrops" on conversations amongst parents, and feeds the comments back to me. So far very positive, sometimes enlightening. Q2: Before game and especially at half time, I shout to emphasise, not because I am angry or upset. I find the boys pick up on heavy emphasis, and ignore anyone speaking in normal tones. After the game I speak quietly and with encouraging tones. The boys don't care what I am saying as long as it is positive. And after the game it always is.
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Supreme Being
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| I think again it's horses for courses........ number of players, weather conditions etc and loud voice (shouting(?)) to groups are sometimes needed....... but shouting at individuals is a no-no in my book....... I try not to raise my voice more than is needed and I won't continue if players are talking........ I just shutup and wait until the players self police themselves which is normally the case..... As a coaching team we've been together 5-6 years and we're open and honest with each other, it does help that we accept we don't know it all an none of us have big ego's...... we also understand each others strengths and weaknesses so we may provide more support if necessary........ for other feedback we regualrly have our CCC and Junior Chair wander around on training and match days who provide feedback either individually or in a group session when all coaches meet once a month..... it works well for us. I tend to get the talking to parents job as I'm told I'm the most diplomatic but having the coaches wives on the touchline has provided valuable insight before approaching....... and sometimes it's not what you would normally expect..... we've had discord from the parents of the strongest players when we've made changes to allow as many to play as possible and have gone on to loose as a result.......
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Supreme Being
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I coach seniors and during the course of the season i e-mail or speak to a core of players to find out how they are finding the sessions, and my coaching - so far it's worked well.
RE: shouting, sometimes it's needed, the trick is to not make it personal and to single out players - embarrassing them in front of other players is pointless, if i need to speak to an individual then I will pull them aside quietly and talk to them sensibly.
It's a simple game when played properly
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| i coach adults and minis. after the adult sessions i try to always ask, how they found it, was it relevant to how i said i wanted training to go, was it interesting/did they pick up any thing new, did they enjoy it. it might not be easy but i try to adapt my future sessions on the answers. that of course is when anybody decides to come training  at the minis, we tend to take turns to wander around and give feed back to each other, which seems to work. this year i have also emailed parents for theirs, and kids opinions, which were luckily favourable.
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