What exactly are you doing in your training?
When are you doing it?
How are you doing it?
Why are you doing it?
Who are you doing it with?
Is the training mindful and meaningful or is it just a collections of task the athletes need to get done in order to end the workout?
Do the training tasks connect to the competetive demands of the sport?
Are you coaching them or just keep them occupied and entertained?
Is it a partnership with your athletes or a dictatorship?
Are you athletes getting better because of or in spite of the training?
Does the training journey have a clear vision of the competitive destination and a well-defined path with road signs to provide direction toward that destination?
tbclark@me.com
Thanks Vern. Great questions to consider and to be able to answer. Especially appreciate the question “Is it a partnership with your athletes or a dictatorship?” and “Does the training journey have a clear vision of the competitive destination and a well-defined path with road signs to provide direction toward that destination?” Good reminder coaching is an act of service not ego and it’s about the athlete. Also appreciate the journey metaphor. Need to know where we’re going and what we want along the way. Kind of like good Jazz musicians.
Tim Clark