"Coaches can be big agents for change...but the decks are stacked against them..."
- Stuart Armstrong
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min read
Chris Cushion is Professor of Coaching & Pedagogy at Loughborough University as well as the Head of Coaching at England Netball. Chris is one of the most well known researchers in the world of sports coaching and has published widely. Chris joined me to disuss the nature of 'direct instruction' which is often a contentious subject in the world of sports coaching. Chris and I have disagreed in the past about this subject so we thought it was high time we got together and had a proper discussion about it. Needless to say, we didn't stop there...we also discussed...
How poor coach education is as a means to effectively support coaches and develop thier skills
Why coach development is so under valued
Why technique led coaching is still so prevalent
Why the 'toolbox metaphor' limits coaching effectiveness
It was a really interesting and valuable conversation. Hope you enjoy
I really connected with this conversation. As someone who struggled with understanding key finance concepts, I felt the same frustration Chris mentioned about poor coach education except in my case, it was outdated teaching in finance. That’s when I turned to finance assignment help, and it completely changed how I approached the subject. Just like coaches need better tools and support, students do too.