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COACHING CHILDREN: THE VALUE OF INSIGHT, EMPATHY AND ADAPTATION.
Richard Cheetham Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching University of Winchester
joyful freedom
memorable diminished
consciouness of self
play
Brooks, D. (2008).The Social Animal. A Story of How Success Happens. Random House. New York.
• Play by play narrative
• “In his stories there were generals and privates, mummies and
daddies, dentists and firemen”.
• “Games had a certain narrative…”
• “Rob got the urge to join in.This was a big mistake. It was
roughly the equivalent of a normal human being grabbing a
basketball and inviting himself to play a pick up game with the
LA Lakers”.
Neotony: “Retention of childlike attributes into adulthood”
Lesson 1: Coaches may need to learn to play again!
• Playtime
Robinson, K. (2015). Creative Schools. Penguin. London.
• “It (empathy) begins by recognising in ourselves the
emotions that others are feeling and how we would feel in
the same circumstances”.
Meaningful Memorable
Creative Curious
Learning
Lesson 2: Take more time to understand the child’s view of the world and the science of learning.
Connections Imagination
Themes Creative
Stories
Brown, S. (2009). Play. How it Shapes the Brain,Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul. Avery. New York.
• “Expertise is about forming internal connections
so that little pieces of information turn into bigger
networked chunks of information”
• “Learning is not merely about accumulating facts!”
Lesson 3: Adapt your coaching practice by using stories to develop effective connections between participants and the
learning experience.
Characteristics of effective coaching practice
Support Learning
Engage and
enthuse Develop
skills
Unlock potential
References and additional resources
• Brooks, D. (2008).The Social Animal. A Story of How Success Happens. Random House. New York.
• Brown, S. (2009). Play. How it Shapes the Brain,Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul. Avery. New York.
• Robinson, K. (2015). Creative Schools. Penguin. London.
• TED Talk • http://www.ted.com/playlists/383/the_importance_of_play
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