Coaching: The Art and Science

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Coaching The Art and Science

• Its what you learn after you know it all that
  counts.
• Harry S. Truman

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Emotional Control

• Emotions (feelings)
• Provide energy catalyst for the joy of
  victory
• Cause of despair and hopelessness the agony of
  defeat

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Ideal Emotional State (IES)

• Condition in which the athlete experiences
  appropriate feelings at optimum level of
  intensity and function in a way that enhances
  performance
• How does one get into the zone (IES)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?va48fe_K6M80

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Emotions (Lazarus, 2000)

• 1. Anxiety 2. Anger 3. Shame 4. Guilt 5.
  Hope 6. Relief 7. Pride 8. Happiness
• Cannot experience two contrasting emotions at the
  same time.
• Practical applications?

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Anxiety

• Definition disturbance of mind regarding some
  uncertain event
• Worry, misgiving, nagging doubt, fear
• Types (pg 22)
• Somatic or physical
• Cognitive or mental
• Trait
• State

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Relevance to Performance

• Functional anxiety
• Improves performance by facilitating appropriate
  thoughts or actions
• Dysfunctional anxiety
• Detracts from performance by causing
  inappropriate thoughts , feelings and behaviours

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Causes of Negative Anxiety (pg 25)

• Somatic (physical)
• Tiredness
• Organizational issues
• Chronic adrenalin rush
• Chronic tension
• Increased physiological states (i.e. heart rate)

• Cognitive (mental)
• Fear of disappointing
• Fear of failing
• Fear due to poor preparation
• Uncontrollable variables
• Officials bad calls
• Lack of support

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Arousal and Performance (pg 26)

• Inverted U Theory
• Drive Theory
• Individualized Zones of Optimal Functioning

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Managing Anxiety

• Heart rate
• Breathing Control (pg 30)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vXz-KDXWsepI
• Kinesthetic Controlled Breathing
• Audio Controlled Breathing
• Relaxation Response (pg 31)
• Mind to body control
• slow, easy, calm, relaxed
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vP-ygq1W681Afeature
  related
• Body to mind
• Muscle relaxation
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4xNSXtkFBDkfeature
  related

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VisualizationWhat you see is what you get
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Goal Setting

• Goals statements of what you want to accomplish
• Provide sense of purpose and direction
• Outcome Goals what you want to achieve
• Competition Goals hierarchy
• Self-Improvement goals
• Process Goals how you will go about to achieve
  goals
• Short and Long Term Goals monitor and success
• Payoffs of Collaborative Goal Setting (pg 41)

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Planning for Mental Preparation
Mental Skill Time of Season
Mental Skill Beginning Middle Peak Time End
Setting Goals Identify and set goals Monitor Re-evaluate Re-evaluate Debrief Re-evaluate
Managing Focus Introduce and Develop Simulate Refine Implement Re-evaluate
Managing Negative Anxiety Introduce and Develop Simulate Refine Implement Re-evaluate
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Mental Skills Planning Within a Practice

• Introduction
• practice plan, goals, visualization
• Warm-up
• Understand goals, movements with visualization
• Main Part
• Simulations, cue words, self talk
• Cool Down
• Relaxation techniques (progressive - body to
  mind)
• Conclusion
• Circle with comments