YOUTH COACHING with John O'Sullivan - Part 2

Coach Your Brains Out, by Gold Medal Squared

• 0:39 - Balancing development of athletes, starting from a young age and lasting as they become older.
  • 0:42 - David Epstein - “cult of the head start” (balancing long term development and short term development in terms of success).
  • 1:55 - John’s thoughts on how playtime should be treated with young athletes.
• 3:45 - Practice planning example: what John would do in one hour of practice.
  • 4:05 - “Play practice play” model.
• 6:42 - Helpful advice coaches should give from the sidelines.
  • 7:10 - Developing intuition and independent problem solving within young athletes.
• 9:11 - Effective debriefing post match.
• 10:49 - Effectively coaching young kids who are easily distracted or not paying attention.
  • 11:07 - Creating standards.
  • 11:59 - Quick, rapidly moving games to keep kids attentive.
• 14:37 - Tips for maintaining attention during offtimes where coaches may want to explain or demo a drill.
• 16:03 - Working with kids who demonstrate a lack of effort during practice.
  • 17:06 - Trying to figure out why they might be not putting in effort during practice.
  • 17:29 - Kids that are not trying vs. kids that are disrupting practice.
• 18:07 - In a situation with a variety of skill levels, challenging kids at a higher level while also not drowning out kids of a lower level.
• 20:39 - The greatest takeaways from all the interviews John has done.
  • 20:59 - Importance of humility.
  • 21:26 - Understanding that the core tenet of coaching is love (both the sports and the athletes).
• 22:46 - John’s plans on upcoming live and virtual coaching development programs.

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