matchday observation

in the past  I have receive comments on matchdays from parents and other coaches around my communication regarding instructions while the children are playing their game .

I simply do not instruct players while they are concentrating and engaged in that activity , try balancing a egg on a pencil while someone is telling you how to do it ? 

I will comment great effort ,well done with what for etc : and giving support before /mid and after . and not unlucky not a good word to use . for coaches like myself its difficult to observe practice to matchdays observations when you only concentrate on the observation of what's happening on the ball and shouting or giving instructions to your players. I coach multiple age ranges and can reflect the approach , what approach do coaches use regarding observations within matchdays .    

 

   

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  • Hi Barry. Seems like there are two questions in one here. How do you get the most of matchdays in terms of language and what can you take from practice to matchdays in terms of what you say?

    As you coach multiple age ranges, do you find yourself saying the same things to different age groups? If so, what do you tend to praise or critique players on? Also, if you have seen a player do something incredible that you've never seen before, do you praise them more or hive them the same praise you would everyone else?

    What I do when coaching is I select a topic and make sure I focus on what I want to get out of it. So for example, just this week, I worked on defending and every time I saw a good tackle from a player I work I gave them a lot of praise. In tomorrow's game, I may look for those moments of defending and either be loud when praising the player so everyone can hear or wait till half time so they can get a good feeling within their peer group of what they did well. The language might differ but so will the tone of voice as well.

  • Great approach Jamie,  its taking a great deal of time over the years to try and remember what age I'm am coaching regarding age appropriate communication, but I do slip up sometimes still lol , thank you for replying 

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