Knowing how to coach is easy; there are plenty of people who can talk great coaching. But to get to a level where you are living it day in and day out takes a genuine desire to pursue excellence, self-awareness

Players who aren't easy to coach may not be ‘uncoachable'…perhaps they just need to be coached in a different way Ask them: "What can I do to help you progress your game?" Take their viewpoint seriously. Enjoy negotiating with them. Co-create solutions. Stretch where you can..

Fantastic performances from East Glos Junior Mavericks in Junior Inter-county #Squash Championship finals. Mark Toseland. eastglos.co.uk/fantastic-perf…

Shocked to hear the news that Ben Dudley has passed away after his brave fight against cancer. A good friend, a great coach .. you will be missed RIP Ben and my thoughts are with you and your family x

I thoughts sports hated me. And worse, I thought you thought I hated sport. But I don’t.

fantastic stuff Kirsten Wing. you'll smash it!

So how do you #coach "choice?" Start with TELLING less - and ASKING more! Instead of telling #athletes the same things over and over and over - try ASKING them - "what do you think would happen if you..." and "what's a better way of doing that....". Take your #coaching from

Great to have Ontic Safran, FPC, Park Lane Industrial Abseiling Ltd and Karakal.com sponsoring our strongest ever ProAm doubles event. thanks for all your support. Here's to a great upcoming weekend of squash doubles.

When coaches’ workplace makes them feel they belong, they are more likely to do their best. Belonging matters: it affects collaboration, sharing ideas, trying new things... Share widely & ask: “Do I feel I belong?” A collaboration among UK Sport UK Coaching Loughborough University

Great clip Doug Lemov, thanks for posting. Some great nuances with thoughtful & considered dialogue from Katie to fully engage all participants in the learning process. I'll definitely give this a go with my coaching environments.

Football...like all sports...is heavily influence biopsychosocially... Bio = body/brain Psycho = mind Social = world The behaviours and actions of players are a keen interaction between their biology, psychology, and social influences...they are complex…they are dynamic!

"My athletes..." I used to use this to describe the athletes I worked with. From my perspective, this is a clue to show you how much your identity/success is tied to what you do. Replace it with "The athletes I support..." Language matters - profoundly.

Parents and coaches of youth athletes... Before worrying about sport specific lessons, a speed training coach or an organized strength and conditioning program take a quick assessment and figure out...can my young athlete do these things: Can you skip in a straight line and in

This #NationalInclusionWeek2023, playtheirway have created a brilliant animation in partnership with UNICEF UK all about what we can all gain when coaches respect children's rights 👏 Watch full vid: youtu.be/95f7InqC2RQ Join the movement: bit.ly/3W4CNyp

Why wouldn’t you want children to co-create, collaborate and be an active ingredient in your practice? Kids are amateur right (actually maybe we are all amateur, we don’t live long enough to be anything else!!!), and as an amateur you see more options. Perhaps if you’re more

I've been a coach since 2007. I've been creating content about coaching since 2011. Over the years, I've created a lot of different things, so I thought it might be helpful to pull them all together into one place. I hope you find some of these useful:

To mark the publication of the 2nd edition of How Learning Happens we are giving away a 5 copies of the book. Simply retweet this to be included in the draw.

People often think the defining factor for coaches is technical expertise…how much they know about the thing. A level of technical competence is required, but actually what’s significantly more important is their human interaction - the way they engage, encourage & motivate.

If you have constructive feedback, it’s not rude to speak up. It's unkind to stay silent. Honesty is the highest form of flattery. It signals that you respect their ability to handle the truth. Don't deprive people of the opportunity to learn. Offering ideas is an act of care.

Coaches…So you want to be a world class coach? If so, you would be well-served to become an incredible teacher and well-informed about human learning. To help you do this, then you’d do well to consider these approaches to teaching, learning, and coaching… -Rosenshine’s