Are You a High Performing Netball Coach?

Coaching Characteristics

• A high performing coach is characterized by putting ownership and responsibility for player improvement back into the player's hands.

Coaching Approach

• The player-centered coaching approach aims to put ownership and responsibility for player improvement back into the player's hands.

Purpose of Questioning

• Using questions instead of giving instructions in coaching helps to put the ownership and responsibility for player improvement back into the player's hands.

Implicit Motor Learning

• Implicit motor learning in coaching is a type of learning where players learn through experience and experimentation without being explicitly taught.

Self-Evaluation

• Self-evaluation is important for coaches as it allows them to reflect on their own performance and make adjustments to improve.

Self-Aware Coaches

• Self-aware coaches are characterized by their ability to recognize and manage their own emotions and thoughts.

Think, Feel, Act Model

• The 'Think, Feel, Act' model involves three steps: thinking, feeling, and acting, in that order.
• The model helps coaches to respond to stressful situations by changing their thoughts and feelings.

Managing Stress

• One way to change how you feel and act in response to stressful situations is to change your thoughts about the situation.
• If you see a mistake made by a player as a possibility, you can turn it into a learning opportunity.
• If you see a mistake made by a player as a problem, you may become emotional and reactive.

Netball Australia Coaching Blueprint

• The Netball Australia Coaching Blueprint aims to develop a coaching community that is consistent in its approach and values.
• The four trademark behaviors of the coaching community are: self-awareness, empathy, positive communication, and a growth mindset.
• The blueprint distinguishes between High Performing coaches (who focus on the player's performance) and High Performance coaches (who focus on winning).

Player-Centered Coaching

• The key focus of player-centered coaching is on the development of the player, rather than on winning.
• High performing coaches should be aware of the player's thoughts, feelings, and actions.
• The goal of high performing coaches is to help players develop autonomy, self-awareness, and self-regulation.