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USAGymnasticsWebinarCoachingforPerformance
andDevelopmentwith
USAGymnasticsRhythmicGymnastics
OUTLINE
• WhySportPsychology?• Firstlookinside:YourProgram• TrainingPsychologicalSkills:What,When,How
WHYSportPsychology?
• Whatkindofathletesdoyouwant?– Confident,motivated,abletofocus,consistent,goodteammembers…?
Doyoutraintheseskills?THESESKILLSARETRAINABLEGoalofyouthsport:Keeptheminthesport!
TALENTEVOLUTION
PHASE/PERSON
INITIATION DEVELOP. ELITE
Athlete Joy Commitment Obsession
Coach Interested Respected Perfectionist
Parents Enthusiastic Positive Sacrificed
B.S.Bloom(1985)DevelopingTalentintheYoung
7SecretsofSuccessfulCoaches
1. CharacterBased2. Competent3. Committed4. Caring5. Confidence-Builders6. Communicators7. Consistent
Jeff Janssen & Greg Dale (2002)
YOUROWNPROGRAM
• Whatareyouaboutasacoach?Whatisimportanttoyou?Whatareyourvalues?
• Whatdoyouconvey?Doyourvaluesandwhatyouconveymatch?
• Canyousummarizeyourcoachingphilosophy?Writethreedescriptorsoftheabovequestions
MOTIVATION
• DifferentMotivations• Theteamasamotivator
• Dailypracticegoals• TeachGROWTHMindset
MINDSETof the athlete
FIXED
• Set skills, born with it• Main concern is looking
good/ Results focused• Effort means you are not
so good• Defensive when getting
feedback• Mistakes to be
avoided=Hard to try new things
GROWTH• Skills can be developed• Main concern is learning,
getting better, improving• Effort central to learning• Likes and uses feedback• Treats mistakes as an
opportunity to learn
Mindset, by Carol DWECK
BasicPsychologicalNeeds
• Competence
• Autonomy
• Relatedness(Belonging)
CreatinganEffectiveMotivationalClimate
EnhancingMeaning
EnhancingAutonomy
EnhancingRelatedness
EnhancingCompetence
Adapted from Deci & Ryan (2000) and Thomas, K.W. (2009)
Theroleofcoachesinenhancingmotivationisabout…
EnhancingMeaning• Understand whatgymnastscareabout
• Encouragethemtodevelopanexcitingvisionfortheirfuture
• Helpgymnastsconnectpracticewiththevision
EnhancingAutonomy• Empowergymnasts tomakesomedecisions
• Askfortheirinputwhenpossible• Encouragegymnasts tosetpersonalgoalsf
EnhancingRelatedness• Provideopportunitiesforsocialinteraction
• Encourageandenablecollaboration• Helpthemdevelopacontractforhowtheywilltreateachother(includingSocialMedia)
EnhancingCompetence• Provide motivationalanddevelopmentalfeedback
• Encourageafocusontaskmastery• Compareeachgymnasttoherself• KeeptrackofEffortandImprovement
Adapted from Deci & Ryan (2000) and Thomas, K.W. (2009)
Whatmakespracticesfun?
• Whenthecoachsays‘Ididagoodjob.’• WhenIimprove,dosomethingIcouldnotdobefore.
• WhenIhelpsomeoneintheteam.• WhenIdosomethinghard.
CONFIDENCEAthleteNeeds
• Inthecoaches• Inthemselves• Ineachother(group)• Showconfidence• Giveopportunitiesforsuccess
• Positivefeedback4/1• Usefulfeedback:Whattodo
TypesofFeedback
Motivational feedback (Encouragement):- develops confidence – timing: immediately after an
event(Say what it wrong but point to the solution and show
confidence In their ability to improve)Developmental feedback (Advice): - develops competence – timing: looking forward to
the next time
GivingFeedbackClean• Specific:Whatwasgoodorbad• Focusonbehaviours,not
ontheperson:(Youarelate,NOTYouarelazy)
• Bedescriptive• Benefitofreceiver(Donot
saysomethingjustbecauseyouaremadorfrustrated)
Dirty• General• Focusonmotive(Youdon’t
care!)• Prescriptive(Youhaveto
do…)• Benefitofgiver
Focus
Teachgymnaststofocuson1- Whattheycancontrol2- Whattheyhave3- TheopportunitiestogrowandimproveAVOIDfocusingon:Thingsoutoftheircontrol(score)Whatiswrong/Theoutcome(Winning)
Do’sandDon’tsforCoachesofYoungAthletes
• Setclearexpectationsforbehavior,effort-(attendance,work,improvement,andsportmanship)
• Donotcompareplayerstoeachother.Placethefocusontheindividualandtheirpreviousperformances.
• Treatathletesfairly,notequally!Respecttheirdevelopmentallevel.
• Reinforcetherightbehavior:Providefeedbackonwhattodo.
Do’sandDon’tsII
• Donotridicule,usetoomuchcriticismorpunishment
• Rewardeffort.Definesuccessasimprovement!
• Donotrewardsolelyforoutcome:Winningorlosing
• Showrespectforthegymnasts,otherteams,parents,judges.Youareaneducator!
Do’sandDon’tsIII
• Keepyourcomposure.• Keepparentsinformed.• Setexpectationsforparents.• Rememberwhyyoucoachandkeepthethingsyouloveaboutit!!!!
THANK-YOU FORYOUR ATTENTION!