Friday, December 19, 2014

When coaches destroys children – Aftenposten

Unfortunately, not all children and adolescents Marit Beivik-type coaches, writes Roar Stokke in this blog.

Handball Matches which rolls over Norwegian TV screens this Christmas preparations reawakens following episode;

In defense role should an athlete trying to stave off a dash player, which was several pounds heavier. And much stronger. It went obviously not good, the physical laws did not allow it, and stroke player scored a goal.

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Then came a primal scream from the dugout, coach jumped in the air, landed with a bump and slapped himself hard on the thighs, while simultaneously came a shrill and loud “neeeeei” that filled the hall, and all ear canals, the last airspace. More on this soon.

I remember when Marit Breivik took over as coach of the Norwegian women’s national

1994, when everyone was earlier – and misunderstood – notions of the executive role of the coach turned upside down. The former top player Mart Breivik, was like a mild pleasant summer breeze on the sidelines, and she communicated the message out with so low “inside voice”, the athletes enough to listen closely to get all the messages. She got their attention without raising your voice.

In retrospect, we know that Breivik responsible did practitioners, causing them to take ownership of their own development, she talked with them, not to them, and she involved them so the players skills and understanding of their own roles and responsibilities increased . Breivik was academically strong, and certainly safe enough, that she naturally dared to introduce a trainer style that was completely truer colors than their male colleagues and competitors.

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On CV Breivik are the visible proof that she in many ways revolutionized trainer. And not least, pointed nose to all the prejudices which meant she was too nice to succeed as topptrener.

The fear is key. We see them still, the conservative old trainer type tentatively jaws iterate on the players. With fear as a weapon, so there are still some who are trying to scare athletes to success.

A natural and positive engagement is obviously something completely different than buffoon behavior on the sidelines. And in football figuratively so we have some good examples of this;

Both Bayern Munich Pep Guardiola and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone coaches enough concludes with a shower after football games they are responsible. They are in constant activity and movement – for 90 minutes, and use your time to consciously make the players for the choices they do.

They are orchestra conductors, conductors, which should assure that the orchestra plays both coherent and clean. They control – or try it – almost every kick of the ball in the efforts to optimize performance. And they succeeded. Because commitment is natural and is built on a tremendous expertise to their profession.

A natural authority is obviously something completely different than fear. Unfortunately, many ports in lederposisisjoner who are not skilled enough or safe enough to see or understand this huge difference in the exercise of leadership.

For us who have lived a while, so we have seen many examples where some believe they need to change personality when they assume a lead role.

It is not, and they are revealed. Suitability for leadership roles must be natural, both in personality and with enough knowledge. Only they get good results over time.

Sir Alex Ferguson was a manager type with a strong and natural authority. Jose Mourinho is another. They are strong personalities, is the player men, gives them confidence, standing behind them through thick and thin, but they demand always the best of their athletes.

They accept nothing other than that players always try to do their utmost. And they do it so accepted a loss too. When defending the players and dishes like artillery beyond, against refereeing decisions or other things they believe will affect the results. And then take the settlement to his chamber, and not in the media.

I will round off where I started, in a handball hall, and what happened after the primal scream and lårklaskingen. When was the athlete who was honored this trainer the ambitious performance requirements called off the pitch, and placed the tip of the dugout, certainly as a kind of punishment.

The difference between this situation description, and the others in this blog, is that even experienced was from children sport. Long before the age of 12 years. They still had several years left in elementary school.

And if you wonder if this practitioner still carry on with the sport, then the answer is obviously no. It disappeared much motivation in such an experience.

Unfortunately, not all the children and adolescents Marit Beivik-type trainers. Then we had several held on much longer than they now do. Guaranteed.

Sporty greeting Roar Stokke

Published: 19.des. 2014 10:39

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