Working in 'coaching Disneyland' - A conversation with Brett Holland

Brett Holland is a self confessed coaching geek!!

He is a full time coach at one of the most prestigious sporting universities in the UK and he has one of the best jobs in the world.

In this conversation we explore his methods, philosophy and approaches and get under the hood of his experiences as a coach both positive and negative.

Our discussions include:

- His 4 principles for creating an inclusive and progressive environment - How he approaches the psychological side of development - How he gets player feedback to improve his programme - How he manages 'the team behind the team' to provide 'unrivalled holistic support'

This was a great discussion and one that is full of takeaways for any coach working at any level

Enjoy

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"It's not down to gifted ability, it's about hard work, stubbornness and not taking no

Jason deVos likes a challenge! He also doesn't give up until he achieves his goals!! He is an object lesson in GRIT, Growth Mindset, Resilience...and all that stuff!!

Not only does he come back from being dropped by his provincial football team at age 12 to captain his country. He gives up a lucrative job as a TV pundit to become the Head of Football Development at Canada Soccer. This is a man who is committed to helping people succeed and he will do his level best to making Canadian Soccer the best it can be.

In this conversation we discuss...

• What his Dad said to him on the long drive back from the trials where he was told he wasn't going to progress.

• His blueprint for improving the environment for children in Canadian soccer clubs

• How he want's to make the system in Canada more challenging for players rather than having a 'culture of entitlement'

• His plans to change the coach development system in Canadian soccer.

• My thoughts on how he could do some of these things.

I hope you enjoy.

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New podcast - "Outsourcing feedback' an after dinner conversation with Kendal McWade

Kendal McWade from Instinctive Golf is back.

Recently, he dropped by for a visit for 2 days. He came to watch me coaching my regular Wednesday night group and then he coached a friend of mine as well as working me on my game and also coaching my son.

After dinner, we recorded some reflections of our experiences and shared our thoughts on our respective approaches and methods.

Some themes in this conversation are:

• How to praise without giving praise

• The difference and similarity of approach between team games and individual games

• The nature of feedback and how most coaches and players are 'outsourcing feedback'

• Our different approaches to questioning

• Why coaching sessions should make the player's head hurt

....and a lot more

Enjoy

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