Connector -- May 19, 2009 |
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Coaching Tip: How PCA National Advisory Board Member Ken Ravizza Helps Major League Baseball Star Evan Longoria Ask PCA: Coach's Wife Sees "Problems When Dads Coach"
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| Coaching Tip: How PCA National Advisory Board Member Ken Ravizza Helps Major League Baseball Star Evan Longoria |
PCA National Advisory Board Member Ken Ravizza is known for helping athletes "flush" their mistakes, a concept incorporated into the Mistake Ritual taught in PCA workshops.
As a sports psychology consultant to the Cal State Fullerton baseball team in 2004, Ravizza placed a small, toy toilet in the team's dugout so players could "flush" their mistakes. Pre-flush, the team was 15-16 and pressing badly; post-flush the team went 32-6 and won the College World Series.
Ravizza's latest fame is for his work with Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria, last season's American League Rookie of the Year and this year's Major League RBI leader.
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| Ask PCA: Coach's Wife Sees "Problems When Dads Coach" |
| Connector readers continue to amaze us with their responses to our new "Ask PCA" feature. So many of you offer so much wisdom and insight that together we are helping thousands of coaches and sports parents and their children.
We hope you will continue the effort in reply to this question: |
My husband is coaching our son's 9 year old Little League Team. There are 2 other assistant coaches, each with a child (1 boy, 1 girl) on the team. The coaches are trying to teach sound fundamentals to all the kids, and, as is often the case they are all type-A sports-loving men.
All 3 coach's kids have a lot of talent. All 3 are struggling with performance anxiety, especially in a game situation. All 3 are practically paralyzed each time they are up to bat. All 3 can hit at practice, but not in the game. All 3 want desperately to do well for their team and for their Dad. All 3 are scrutinized by their Dads when they bat because Dad wants desperately for them to overcome their anxiety and perform.
Only 1 child on the team (not one of the coaches' children) consistently hits the ball. I hear some encouragement from the coaches but they are frustrated and I'm hearing a lot of comments from the coaches like: come on be a hitter, you've got to swing at that, swing the bat, be aggressive, etc.
I have tried talking to my husband, the head coach. He doesn't seem to be able to change his approach.
Do you have any suggestions? These kids aren't having fun and I fear they will lose their love for the game. Help!!
-- Janet
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| Register for May 20 Positive Coaching Webinar |
| If you have not participated in a Positive Coaching webinar, your next chance is tomorrow, Wednesday May 20, at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern! |
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This one-hour webinar, primarily serving coaches and leaders of schools or youth sports organizations, introduces the principles of Positive Coaching Alliance. Even if you have attended PCA workshops, the webinar is a great refresher, and we hope you invite any coach or leader who might benefit from participating in the webinar.
The webinar leader is Ray Lokar, PCA's Lead Trainer in Southern California, who coached Bishop Amat High School to a state basketball championship earlier in his career. Ray will provide:
- Insights into Double-Goal Coaching, where a coach's first goal is winning and second, more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports
- Tips and tools for shaping a youth sports organization that cultivates excellence among coaches, parents, fans and players
- Examples of best practices in youth sports from the hundreds of youth sports organizations throughout the country that partner with Positive Coaching Alliance.
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