| Keep all active |
Athletes need to be active listeners. |
| Create clear, concise goals |
Learning improves when athletes know what is expected of them. |
| Give clear, concise instructions |
Demonstrate — increase accuracy of instruction. |
| Record progress |
You and your athletes chart progress together. |
| Give positive feedback |
Emphasize and reward things the athlete is doing well. |
| Provide variety |
Vary exercises — prevent boredom. |
| Encourage enjoyment |
Training and competition is fun; help keep it this way for you and your athletes. |
| Create progressions |
Learning is increased when information progresses from:
- Known to unknown — discovering new things successfully.
- Simple to complex — seeing that “I” can do it.
- General to specific — this is why “I” am working so hard.
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| Plan maximum use of resources |
Use what you have, and improvise for equipment that you do not have — think creatively. |
| Allow for individual differences |
Different athletes, different learning rates, different capacities. |
