It’s all about “buy in”
Since this is my first blog post, I thought I’d write about the most important thing in the world where coaching is concerned: buy in. That’s getting the participants or players you’re working with to...
View ArticleMaking great drills
Why are drills important? Coming from a TGfU background, there is often little to be said about drills. Games yes, but not drills. Admittedly, it’s much harder to create a great game – one that really...
View ArticleThe importance of planning: three reasons to plan
It started as a gimmick to demonstrate to my first year basketball group how important planning is to effective coaching. But it turned into a bit of a horror show… Knowing that my new basketballs had...
View ArticleDeveloping decision makers in invasion games
Some weeks ago I was asked by the FA to deliver a CPD session to the FA Tesco Skills coaches at their national training event at St George’s Park. The session went ahead earlier this week and I thought...
View ArticleConnect with your inner DJ: how’s your teaching tempo?
Some years ago, I recall a student explaining to me about how important he thought “tempo” was to a coaching session. He was doing his FA level 3 at the time and was reflecting on the value of ‘pace’...
View Article‘Spiralling’ out of control? Getting a grip on your coaching curriculum
I was recently at an event for PE teachers, the purpose of which was to collectively design a new curriculum for PE in the county. No small feat! On the day, various groups of teachers were tasked with...
View ArticleTGfU: Back to the Basics
Introduction On Feb 11 2013, Dr Len Almond came to the university to talk to our students about TGfU, the original ideas that informed the approach, and where he felt we should be going in the future....
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