Lecture 6 sport coaching PDF

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sport coaching noted for lecture 6 (communication styles)...

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Lecture 6 Communication cycle  Sender (source)  (message) Encoding - (signal) channel- (signal)- decoding  (message) recipients o Recipients gives feedback to sender o During the channel process, outside noise could disrupt the message Verbal communication  Witten o Anything conveyed through written symbols, such as language  Oral o The spoken word o What the speaker actually says and what the listener thinks is being said can be quite different  When communicating verbally, you should o Be positive in your delivery o State your point clearly and concisely o Loud o Don’t need to repeat it as you could rephrase it o Be consistent and use appropriate language

Non-verbal communication  The unspoken word o Visual/physical o Touch o Paralinguistic o Behavioural  We use 90% non-verbal and only 5-10% verbal communication

Visual communication  The use of visual aids, including: o Signs o Illustration o Diagrams o Animation o Charts

Communication Content and emotion  Content is the substance of the message  Emotion is how you feel it Active listening  5 elements o Hearing o Attending o Understanding o Remembering o Responding

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Show the person you are speaking to that are interested in listening and trying to understand Use open body language Check you understand what they have said my paraphrasing the message Express empathy by showing you and respect the person Helping your athletes to communicate o Athletes need to communicate with a variety of people  E.g. teammate, coaches and possibly the media o The skills you demonstrate in communication should be passed onto your athletes

Observation  The importance of it o Athletes rely on coaches to help improve their skill o Coach need to observe athletes during training and it matches in order to provide valuable feedback o Observational analysis is the active examination of an athlete’s performance to determine the strengths and weaknesses  Application of observational analysis o Challenge for coaches is correct the cause of inadequate performance o Coaches are not only the strategists but also the analysts for their team o Coaches may show down drills to better observe the performance of the player  Informs feedback o Watch athlete perform o Note what they do well and what they need to improve on o Video your athlete to analyse performance o Juxtapose with footage of professional athletes

Feedback Intrinsic vs extrinsic feedback  Intrinsic: sensory information that emerges from the outside environment or from the athlete’s own body o The sound and feel of the bat hitting the ball during a baseball swing or punching a boxing bag  Extrinsic: information from an external source that informs athletes about aspects of their performance that they may not be able to ascertain on their own o The coach’s verbal comment Types of feedback  Descriptive feedback o Identifies or described an observation  Evaluative feedback o Provides an evaluation or assessment of an observation  Prescriptive feedback o Provides advice following an observation in order to attempt to the change future outcome. Feedback Levels of feedback Individual feedback  Players are more receptive to feedback when not corrected in front of their peers Group feedback  Use specific positive feedback to emphasise correct performance  During breaks provide more than 3 feedback points

Controlling feedback

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More feedback is needed when the athlete just started playing Less feedback is needed when the player becomes professional Quality and time - when giving feedback

Sandwich positive comment Corrective feedback Encouraging comment...