Be Responsible For A Position of Influence.
Apr 26, 2020
As a coach there can be much more to programming and long term planning than rep schemes, technique, and modality selection. What is the emphasis on deliberate personal development?
Success can be limited by personal growth through challenges related to honesty, commitment, learning, feedback, critical conversation skills, planning, and hard work. Being more aware of your own behavior and reflecting on others behavior just may give you that edge for success as an athlete and person.
Questions to always think about and prompt to others:
- What is something that have you learned from a friend or teammate (past or present)? Not sport related
- What does maturity mean to you? Why is that important?
- What is being a good person? Why does being a good person matter or does it?
- What does being a better person mean to you? What do you need to work on? What is a habits that aren’t getting you there?
- How has a last relationship (ex. teacher, friend, parent) impacted you in a negative way? How has it provided you with a different perspective or changed you?
- Is this where you want to be right now? Where do you want to go? [this can mean very different things to different people]
- What does entitlement mean to you?
- What does self-awareness mean to you?
- What habits have you learned from past experiences that influence your perception of the world? [Definitely think about your parents]
- What are some general things a person should know about themselves?
- How can sport be used as a source to address other aspects of your life? [example: something has to happen in your life to force you to change including how seriously you take your sport]