Too often coaches provide feedback that doesn't help our players improve
If you want your players to improve faster...
Get better at giving aligned feedback!
Here’s a THREAD about what aligned feedback is, why it can be hard, and 3 steps to get better at it ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
If you want your players to improve faster...
Get better at giving aligned feedback!
Here’s a THREAD about what aligned feedback is, why it can be hard, and 3 steps to get better at it ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
What is Aligned Feedback?
Aligned feedback is giving athletes feedback on the thing you’ve told them to focus on.
Sounds simple, right?
Simple, yes.
Easy, no.
Often coaches really struggle to do it and they’re not even aware of it...
Aligned feedback is giving athletes feedback on the thing you’ve told them to focus on.
Sounds simple, right?
Simple, yes.
Easy, no.
Often coaches really struggle to do it and they’re not even aware of it...
When you make a stoppage to deliver feedback, deliver one piece of information, quickly, then get them playing again.
Once they resume play, give feedback on the ONE thing you make a stoppage to address.
Once they resume play, give feedback on the ONE thing you make a stoppage to address.
Here’s why it’s so hard to do...
At any given time there are likely 5-10 things you could “Coach” or correct in a drill or game.
Aligned feedback is hard because you have to stay focused on the ONE thing that is MOST important.
At any given time there are likely 5-10 things you could “Coach” or correct in a drill or game.
Aligned feedback is hard because you have to stay focused on the ONE thing that is MOST important.
“If you chase 5 rabbits, you catch none”
Too often we give players 5 rabbits to chase...
They forget all of them and we don’t know what to observe for
“Focus Coach = Focused Player”
“Distracted Coach = Distracted Player”
- @Doug_Lemov, The Coach's Guide to Teaching
Too often we give players 5 rabbits to chase...
They forget all of them and we don’t know what to observe for
“Focus Coach = Focused Player”
“Distracted Coach = Distracted Player”
- @Doug_Lemov, The Coach's Guide to Teaching
Here are 3 steps to get better at giving aligned feedback...
P.S. It’s a skill. And like all skills, it takes time to develop it.
P.S. It’s a skill. And like all skills, it takes time to develop it.
Step 1:
Choose the ONE skill you want athletes to perform in that drill or game.
Why only one?
Our working memory can only handle 1 or 2 things max at a time.
AND
If you give them one thing, then you only have one thing to observe for!
Choose the ONE skill you want athletes to perform in that drill or game.
Why only one?
Our working memory can only handle 1 or 2 things max at a time.
AND
If you give them one thing, then you only have one thing to observe for!
Step 2:
Observe for the skill
Watch closely for that ONE skill to be implemented
Too often we tell our players we want to see something, then we don’t watch for it!
Bonus tip: Collect written data or simple notes on how well they're doing
Observe for the skill
Watch closely for that ONE skill to be implemented
Too often we tell our players we want to see something, then we don’t watch for it!
Bonus tip: Collect written data or simple notes on how well they're doing
Step 3:
Provide behavior specific feedback on their implementation that ONE thing while they are doing it!
Ex:
“Great job cutting all the way to the rim, John!”
"Excellent first touch into space, Sarah!"
Fight the urge to give correction on things that are not your ONE focus
Provide behavior specific feedback on their implementation that ONE thing while they are doing it!
Ex:
“Great job cutting all the way to the rim, John!”
"Excellent first touch into space, Sarah!"
Fight the urge to give correction on things that are not your ONE focus
This sounds simple, because it is.
But it’s not always easy.
“If you chase 5 rabbits, you catch none”
Get good at catching 1 rabbit.
Your players will get better, faster.
But it’s not always easy.
“If you chase 5 rabbits, you catch none”
Get good at catching 1 rabbit.
Your players will get better, faster.
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The ideas in this thread were taken from The Coach's Guide to Teaching by @Doug_Lemov.
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