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Psychological Focus

Psychological Focus. GAA Award 1. Award 1 Psychological Focus Outcomes. By the end of the session participants will be able to Identify the motivators for participation for Children Outline the reasons that Children dropout

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Psychological Focus

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  1. Psychological Focus GAA Award 1

  2. Award 1 Psychological Focus Outcomes By the end of the session participants will be able to • Identify the motivators for participation for Children • Outline the reasons that Children dropout • Identify methods of ensuring that sessions and games are enjoyable and challenging

  3. Why do children play sport? To Have Fun To improve their skills To be with friends To do something they're good at For the excitement of competition To become physically fit To be part of a team For the challenge of competition To learn new skills To succeed or winhttp://www.youthfirst.info/main_articles_why_kids_play_a.php Question

  4. Why do children drop out of sport? Rank in order of importance: • Overemphasis on winning • Lost Interest • Not having fun • Time consuming • Coach was a poor teacher • Too much pressure • Tired of playing • Need more study time • Coaches play favorites • The Sport was boring • http://www.youthfirst.info/main_articles_why_kids_play_a.php

  5. Participation Vs Drop Out Drop out can take place because of factors that are internal to the game and factors that are external to the game. In dealing with internal factors there are two constant determining factors in relation to Participation and Drop Out from sport: • Enjoyment • Challenging

  6. What can be done to ensure training remains enjoyable and challenging? Varying Exercise and Training Routines Vary Training Sequence Vary Location Different Mentors Maintains Motivation Stimulates Interest Ensures that the Player does not Go Stale/ Become Bored/ Adapt too to One Routine in an overly negative manner

  7. Challenging? • Understand Individual Needs within the Team • Set appropriate Activities and Contexts to promote enjoyment and challenge • Set SMARTER Goals • MAGIC principles • -motivation • -age appropriate • -growth (progression) • -individual • -child centred

  8. GAA Award 1 – Playing Facts Outcomes By the end of this Module participants will : Be able to define Playing Facts Be able to identify playing facts (related to the ideal player) to be identified Be able to use a skills challenge to monitor player development 8 Presentation title in footer

  9. Helps Players stay in reality Gives Players the right type of attention Depersonalises Issues Playing Facts Protects Players from the World of Opinion Helps Players set realistic goals Increases Motivation Why do we need thePlaying Facts? Question Other reasons?

  10. The ability identify strengths and areas where improvement is required and to understand/accept why changes may be required if the team is to achieve its full potential. Question The OTú Model – Playing Facts What do we mean by Playing Facts? • Feedback on performance • Evidence • Key Events 10 Skill Development

  11. The U Can Skill Awards • A simple skills challenge for players aged 7 – 12 • Divided into 5 star levels • 1 Star – 5 Star challenges. • 1 Star are more simple skills, progressing up to 5 Star more challenging skills • 3 Levels within each Star - Gold, Silver and Bronze • Coach awards the players with a score based on their ability to perform the Challenge • All participants receive a minimum of a Bronze award • Can use the U Can Passport to record the child's progress

  12. The value of playing facts… "The value of stats here is that it reduces the extent to which a player is prejudiced by a coach. Stats might show that the player who is a 'bottler‘ is actually, say, the best tackler in the team, while the team's hero, who is afforded the privilege of the halo effect, is actually contributing very little beyond, say, scoring from frees.“ Kieran Shannon, Sunday Tribune, October 2007 12 Presentation title in footer

  13. The U Can Skill Awards

  14. Playing Facts Outcomes Review Are you now able to: Identify the motivators for participation for Children Outline the reasons that Children dropout Identify methods of ensuring that sessions and games are enjoyable and challenging Define Playing Facts Identify the benefits to the accumulation and analysis of the playing facts Identify playing facts to be identified Transfer the knowledge gained from analysis of the Playing Facts and implement in a coaching session Explain the U Can awards 14 Presentation title in footer

  15. Thank you

  16. What is your version of the Ideal Player? Committed Two Sided Eagar Good Decision Maker Works well with Team mates Can Move off the left and right feet Confident Perform all of the Skills

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