Coach Education

Diane Culver, PhD, from the University of Ottawa, discusses communities of practice in coaching education.

We discuss a history of social learning theory and how this was once a common way people learned including guilds and apprenticeships.

We discussed the requirements to develop a community of practice including creating value and learning imperatives. Some of the key attributes for a successful community of practice include:

People checking their egos at the door

People willing to share

That it does not have to lead to complete agreement by everyone

It needs to be a judgment free zone

Diane highly recommends a workshop from Wenger-Traynor to learn about communities of practice and facilitation.

You can follow Diane on Twitter at di_culver.

Joe Eisenmann, PhD left academia to put what he had studied as a pediatric exercise physiologist into practice. Joe is currently working for Volt Athletics along with consulting for some companies and a guest lecturer at Leeds-Becket University.

Joe is not one to hold back on his criticisms when it comes to a lack of implementation of long-term athlete development.

We discuss:

His sports, academic, and professional background

The bases for LTAD from the old Soviet Union through Bompa and Balyi

The science, such as it is, behind LTAD.

The limitations and potential pitfalls in the LTAD model

What we are missing out on when it comes to LTAD (hint: system alignment and integration)

The LTAD Playgrounds that Joe, Rick Howard and Tony Moreno are hosting around the country

This monthly call is part of the US Center for Coaching Excellence series for coach educators and developers.

Daniel Pink talks about what motivates and persuades in the context of coaching and coach education.

Kristi Erdal, PhD is a professor at Colorado College. We speak about her recently published book, The Adulteration of Children's Sports. The book is published by Lexington Books and can be found at https://rowman.com/lexington. Use the discount code LEXAUTH18 to receive a 30% discount!!!!!

We discuss:

What led her to write the book?

What are the key takeaways?

How did we get to where we are where youth sports are worth in excess of $10 billion and are adult led?

What happens to kids when adults get it wrong in youth sports? What can we do to "turn the ship"?

Links

Project Play talks

US Center for Coaching Excellence Summit Information

Kristi Erdal Bio

Sergio Lara-Bercial, PhD is a reader at Leeds Beckett University and also involved with the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) and the iCoachKids program. Sergio is a retired professional basketball player and former Team GB women’s basketball coach. He earned his PhD in Positive Youth Development in 2018.

Kristen Dieffenbach, PhD, the President of the US Center for Coaching Excellence (USCCE), joined me to discuss the state of the USCCE, good things happening in coaching education, and what we as coach developers can do going forward.

The USCCE is partnering with many organizations including the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) to offer the ICCE Coach Developers Academy here in the U.S. The USCCE is working with a publisher on a book series on coaching; if you are interested in writing a book, please visit the USCCE website for more information. Kristen talked about the free Raise the Bar program that allows organizations to commit to provide quality coaching.

We moved into some of the good things happening in coaching education amid all the not so good news about bad coaching behavior. We discuss Project Play and the Knight Commission as well.

We wrapped up with what we can be doing better moving forward.

Of course, all are invited to attend the USCCE Coach Developer Summit in Colorado Springs, CO June 17-19, 2019. If you are interested in being part of the ICCE Academy you can apply for that as well. The ICCE/USCCE Academy will be held June 14-16, 2019 in Colorado Springs.

Links of interest

USCCE Coach Developer Summit

Project Play 8 Plays

The ICCE/USCCE Coach Developer Academy

To reach Kristen at the USCCE, her email is [email protected]

Lori Gano-Overway, PhD has been involved in developing national coaching standards.

Lori discusses the origins, history and purpose of the national coaching standards starting with their development under AAHPERD, now SHAPE America and its progression to NCACE under the USCCE. (She also explains the alphabet soup).

The national standards are currently under revision and will be open to review until the end of October 2018. They can be found at the SHAPE America website. The revised standards are scheduled to be unveiled in April 2019 at the SHAPE America.

On this special episode recorded in March 2018, I speak with three professors who head up coaching education programs at Xavier University, University of Denver and Michigan State University.

We discuss their programs, how they came to be and what they hope to gain.

All three have a masters in coaching program that are largely online.

If you are interested in pursuing a masters degree in coaching, this interview might offer some insights into what to expect even if you are interested in a program at another university.

The guests are Brian Gearity from University of Denver, Ron Quinn from Xavier University, and Andy Driska from Michigan State University.

Travis Dorsch, PhD, is the founder of the Families in Sport Lab at Utah State University. Travis was a consensus All-American punter at Purdue University and former NFL player.

Current research includes a complementary focus on: (a) the role of youth sport participation on family relationships and family interaction (i.e., sport socialization); (b) Evidence-based parent education in competitive sport, in youth, adolescent, and early adult settings; and (c) the role of internal factors (e.g., motivation) and external factors (e.g., families and social contexts) on sport, physical activity, and recreational behavior.

What was your sports life like as a kid and how does that compare to what you are finding now?

How have you seen youth sports change since you were a kid both from your research and observations?

In your TEDx Talk from March 2018, you reference Dan Arielly’s work on motivation. Please share that snippet on how play became a job.

Now that you research this, what are you finding in terms of parent engagement.

What does the drive for the scholarship or to become a pro from the parents potentially do to a kid’s sports experience?

What is the connection, if any, between parental involvement (more spent) and kids’ attitudes toward sports?

What tips can you offer those of us seeking to engage parents to get them on board with being supportive but not sucking the fun out of sports?

Jessica Lahey discusses her book "The Gift of Failure" and how it changed her as a parent and a teacher.

We explore how failure makes children better learners and touch on the works of Carol Dweck and Daniel Pink.

The gist is that parents and coaches should allow children more time to learn on their own versus jumping in and solving the problems.

For coaches this might mean asking questions more than just telling them what to do. The latter will be useful in the short run, but it stunts learning in the long run.