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Coaching, as for me means the player in this case can and should focus on one task, follow my instruction which will be above and beyond what they currently are able to do. As they are doing that I am providing feedback to them in what they do and how they are doing that, once they enter the learning state of their experience “deep focused practice” they are able to enter the contextual references they need to have to countinue to improve.

I check great players, analyze traits not covered by technique but by what happens for them and how they percive it, I use that to adapt it for the player. Once the skill set is in place, which can be a long process, then identity is built to support that skill set.
The player are free to focus on improvement, feedback is given during this time in real time from me and them. I make sure the task is highly quality made, and focus on the experience they have once they are doing it. For them, they have no comparisons going on then, (criteria for deep practice) and are able to fully develop awareness of the skill they do.

ex: he was able to only hit one type of shot.
I said, hit a 7i as a 5i, he said, cant do it, 40minutes later he could hit any club the same way built a bigger generalization for him doing that.
I asked him to hit the driver at 80%, he couldnt do that, he always did 100%. 5 minutes later he hit it at 80%, longer and more straight with less effort.
ex: Putting, asked to put the ball down where he was absolutly sure to make it, took him 5 minutes before he could do it.

Having athletes and working with them is fun, they are dedicated, listen often to what I say, once they understand I am always right that is…once they get that, they improve massively.
I took a triathlon girl from ok performance, improved her time olympic distance with 8 minutes, 2 sessions, she went in the next 3 years to swedish national team and competed in european championchips. her improvement curve lacks explanation.

I rebuild the swing for the golf pro in 3 weeks.
Anyone you talk to in golf or athletic field tells you it cant be done, I done it and I know how I did it.
I had to get him to shift since he had back issues for the last 4 years, once he did listen to me, he made the shift in 3 weeks. Today no back problems.

Since I work with the athletes desire and ambition, what I do is a lot from how and where they want to go. To get them to the level of skill is a lot to clear up old misconceptions they come to belive about performance, skill, learning and themselves. Its a lot to consider systemically, family, life, training, work, and balance what I do, with their ambition and their life is always a priority.
Elite athletes are special they can go and do things 24/7 if none stops them.

I previously assumed that a field (golf) knows what they do but I find out its often filled with misconceptions, so a lot of my time is clearing up what actually happens when they learn and do things and what and how to go about it. Getting this across isnt easy, often I have to wait for the moment when they come to understand this what they percive to be isnt right nor correct, if I do to much it will affect their family, their life, so I take great care to make sure balance is always maintained.

He played his best golf in a practice round this week ever, made 9 birdies in 15 holes, 5 in a row, and are going to try get into the Open in UK. if he gets in, I expect him to win it easily.

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And I totally agree with what you say about visualising how the coachee is thinking – and it’s fairly astonishing what insights you can gain from that process that help the coaching relationship along.

I guess the swing-thought there is “SEE”.

The ‘this’ may be the music, in which case the session develops a focus on shape, meaning, delivery – on getting the musicians to have a deeper understanding of the material they are performing.

Or ‘this’ may be the performer – what do they need in order to realise their artistic intentions? In which case, the focus homes in on technical skills for execution.

But the primary question of ‘What is needed here?’ sets the agenda so that the coaching is tailored entirely to those who are being coached.

After experimenting with a few strategies, I came up with one that worked. Any time I felt like I wanted to interject too soon, I put my right foot forward. Stand in this unfamiliar position helped me slow down and detach myself, thus forcing me to give response time to the athlete.

Also, I tell students at the beginning of a session about my flaw and that if I start correcting too soon I want them to remind me.

Can’t wait for the new book!

When coaching, I ground myself by ‘setting an intention’ for that day/session. I borrowed this idea from yoga where you’re encouraged to start your practice with an intention. It’s the idea that you affirm a thought/belief or an approach for how you want to show up during that session.

In doing so, I’ve found that I’m more attuned to what I’d like to accomplish that day.

My typical grounding thought, or intention, is to ‘stay present’ and maintain a childlike mind. I spend a lot of time prepping for any practice or training session that I run, but I never want to allow myself to be confined to that plan. I always want to stay dialed in and aware to the mood, energy of the group. That changes everyday and I firmly believe it’s my job to ‘feel’ the energy of the gym (and, individually, each athlete within it). I freely make course corrections and adaptations on the fly because of this.

When I start with clear intention, I feel I’m at my best. I’m receptive to making adjustments on the fly; and, knowing that there are many different paths that can get me back to my desired end goal for that day.

I often have to remind myself during a practice to stay present; or, as they say in yoga, to ‘come back into my intention’. I’m continually giving myself reminders to ‘read’ the group and honor the athlete’s feedback whether it be physical (intensity), technical (skill execution) or emotive (alertness, energy, body language).

As a mentor of mine once told me: “Teach them where they’re at.”

Some days a group/individual can be pushed; whereas, other days they need to compassion. That doesn’t mean one of those practices is more productive than the other, it’s just that I must connect to the energy that they’re bringing so I can guide it to where we need to get to ‘deepen’ that day’s learning and keep our momentum going forward.

My two cents. /sef.

BTW… THANK YOU for the depth of knowledge/insights you’ve shared in your book ‘The Talent Code’. I’m almost done the book and already plan on re-reading it again. It has provided me with so many of the missing pieces I’ve been searching for.