PLEASE STOP SAYING 'your doing it wrong'

[IndyHScoach]

How do you differ your approach in these two situations:
One girl has been working on a skill and knows the correct approach but at times in games does not execute like she does in practice.
The second girl is playing like she has always played and may or may not know what she is doing wrong
Next question: do you address them during a game? Or wait until practice? Probably depends on quite a few variables...

I never try to make adjustments during a game. Let them play. Practice is for coaching and making adjustments.
Just my $.02

 

[IndyHScoach]

I would love to have the coach ask the child to explain what he or she said as that would cement the real understanding of the subject. bc if you can teach it or explain to someone else than you truly have a grasp..

Love this idea, thank you. I am stealing it.

 

[Rolling Hard]

" trust me I have been guilty out of frustration saying "you are doing it wrong " no way am I perfect. "

Ah, confession, the beginning of repentance.

 

[docnsx01]

the only thing is my teaching occurs in the operating room and sometimes I can't be too nice and patient lol..especially if I see something being done wrong

 

[docnsx01]

Love this idea, thank you. I am stealing it.
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if you are stealing it than hopefully it will help when used...

 

[radness]

Good Reminders

Offer tools for success,
not words of distress.

WooHoo

Explaining the end goal is huge. I’m a big fan of “try it this way and see if it helps”.

And explaining the “why” is often helpful I’ve found.

I’ve been guilty of the “you’re doing it wrong” and have made a conscious effort to stop.

WooHoo!

I have recently started to correct players or students in the class room when they say "I can't". I let them know I would not ask them to do something that I did not know they could achieve. It has helped some student athletes.

WooHoo!

 

[RADcatcher]

When coaches learn to eliminate negative words they will get better results.

Several great posts within this older thread!

 

[RADcatcher]

 

[quincy]

I reserve the right to say this to DD!

 

[softballphreak]

So that’s where Nike got that expression!
“Just do it!”