WYC 139 – Practice design – Coach Kav talks competition and how kids learn

Coach Kav owns a sports performance facility called The Sport and Speed Institute. On top of that he runs NFL Combine Programs and All-American Football Camps every year, and just published a #1 bestselling book on Amazon.

Website: coachkav.com

Facebook: /justin.kavanaugh.75

Twitter: @CoachKavanaugh

Instagram: @CoachKav

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How kids learn

Remember what you want them to work on is what they are most insecure about, so be strategic about how you approach it

Trust

The key is building trust, the kids will know when you don't truly have their best interest in mind

Practice design

Teach and deconstruct a skill

Compete. There needs to be a winner and a loser. Positive conditioning- the winners get to do additional workouts. But at the youth level, this takes the right situation

Make sure you're not just teaching a skill and doing a drill for 10 minutes - you have to keep reinforcing what you teach continuously throughout that practice and throughout the season

Try not to use the term 'suicides' for running. Powerful word that should not be used in this context.

Auditory reactionary drill

Two lines in a relay race - have multiple cones - you stand behind them and call which cone they have to go around (#1,2,or 3). This also helps you balance the teams so you don't have to worry about evening up the teams.

Also can reward the team that has better team spirit

Good practice games

Tic tac toe - 2 teams - throw cones/pinnies in a square

Tag - great competition/conditioning game with lots of cutting. You can add a cognitive element - give everyone a number - then use math to call out the numbers of who is 'it'

4 things every parent can do with their kid to prepare them for life:

Read

Learn a 2nd language

Play an instrument

Play a team sport

Favorite books/quotes

Quote: 'Character strong as steel won't develop with skin smooth as silk'

Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Book: Mastery by Robert Green

Book: Inside out Coaching by Joe Erhmann

Man up - The book

The 5 areas of focus to guarantee your athletic success

BALLS - Balance, Accountability, Lust (your drive), Sacrifice

Link: Man up

Parting Advice

Remember all kids you coach are telling others about you - so treat them all with respect

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