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Positive Coaching Alliance Newsletter - Jul 2, 2008
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Coaching Tip: Point Out Little Things Your Players Do Right

Some players are very hard on themselves, so fixated on results that they can't even credit themselves for small ways they help their teams. Take a soccer player who's kicking himself for not kicking a goal. You may hear a frustrated, "I contributed absolutely nothing today."

Your response? If you can be truthful and specific, it may sound like this: "Do you remember how many times you broke free for crosses in the first half? Not every contribution is a goal. It's a team game.

"Every time you broke free, you wore on the player marking you, you drew help from other defenders, and you grated on the goalkeeper's last nerve. You freed your teammates and opened up the field. All that effort contributed to the opponent's physical and mental fatigue until they started making mistakes and couldn't cover and your teammates scored."

Too often, coaches overlook these contributions. When recognizing them, coaches must be careful to explain the details, because the nuance behind "Great run" or "Way to get open" is lost on most youth players.

Helping players understand and internalize the value of the little things they do right will keep them feeling like they are contributing, which boosts their confidence, which improves their results.


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