Developing a Complete Player

1. Developing a Complete Player Presented By Josh Cobble Cowley College

2. Aspects of a Complete Player • Technical • Strategic • Tactical • Mental • Physical

3. Technical • Easiest to teach • Easiest to compensate for (Winning Ugly) • At a minimum, a player needs functional strokes of a complete game • Ideally, a player develops at least one weapon or strength and reduces weaknesses • Simple can be successful

4. Strategic • Know Thy Self • Is your player a complete player? • Know Thy Opponent • Is the opponent a complete player? • Use that knowledge to WIN • SWOT • Tactics

5. Tactical • Have a playbook • Practice the proper plays • Mix it up • Timing • Situation • Sure thing or take a chance

6. Mental • Mental Toughness • Handling Pressure - Short-Term Memory • Handling Adversity - Handling Fear • Handling Conditions - Self-Confidence • Get it by TRAINING IT • Develop these situations into practices • Rehearse the proper response • Be part of the solution, not the problem

7. Physical • Endurance • Anaerobic; 2:3 ratio • Strength • Injury prevention, power • Speed • Proper distances • Balance • Dynamic Balance • Agility • Functional Footwork

8. Implementation • Limited contact with players brings necessity to combine training • Player & Coach evaluations help guide training • Everything has a guided purpose • Set players to improve weaknesses first before adding to their game • Only as good as 2nd serve applies to your players entire game

9. Recommendations • Start development as young as possible • Do evaluations as early as possible to create a development plan • Enlist help: Strength & Conditioning coach, Sports Psychologist, Local Pro or experienced coach, professional organizations

10. Questions • cobblej@cowley.edu • 620-441-5302 • Thank you!