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Positive Coaching Alliance Connector
November 10, 2010
 
David Jacobson, Editor

In This Issue:
Phil Jackson Coaching Tip in Latest Responsible Sports Podcast
Ask PCA: Will House League Play Diminish My Son's Talent?
Nominate Coaches for PCA's Double-Goal Coach Award Presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance
Support PCA's Annual Fund Now and Have Twice the Impact
Phil Jackson Coaching Tip in Latest Responsible Sports Podcast

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With his 11 NBA Championships as a coach, you might expect winning to top the list of Phil Jackson's values. But that's not so, as PCA's National Spokesperson explains in his interview with PCA Founder and Executive Director Jim Thompson, the latest podcast from the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Program.

 

"Building a community, I think, is probably the one thing that I value more than anything else as a coach. I think that when the players bond and play together as a unit, they become almost unbeatable, in many ways. And I think that's the key that makes the difference between the championships. But, more than anything else, it's about the fact that they want to be there that makes the championships, that they enjoy being there and doing it."

For more insights from Phil Jackson that can help you develop your youth sports team, click here to listen to the whole podcast.

Ask PCA: Will House League Play Diminish My Son's Talent?

Thanks for your answers to our most recent "Ask PCA" question about how to interview coaching candidates. To review that question and PCA's answer, you can continue scrolling through this item, but for now, consider this week's question:

Will House League Play Diminish My Son's Talent?
"My 11-year-old son's select-team baseball coaches are upset that he is also playing house league Fall Ball, which my son loves, because it is so relaxed and fun. These select coaches say that playing with 'bad' players will hurt my son's talent. I'm curious what the general thought is on this."
-- Troubled in Texas

  

Comment on this topic on the "Ask PCA" blog.

Following is the previous "Ask PCA" question and PCA's response:

"I am on a panel to interview candidates to coach my daughter's U-16 team.  Can you provide me some guidelines on what to look for in a coach and what questions I should ask?"

 
PCA Response by Eric Eisendrath, Lead Trainer-New York

My suggestion would be to use open-ended questions, such as asking the coach to discuss his or her coaching philosophy. Hopefully you will get an answer along the lines of desire to teach the game as well as teach life lessons and character development.

 

I would also ask him/her to define "success as a coach." This will help to tease apart his or her attitude on winning versus playing time. In our workshops, we ask coaches to identify their "fear profile of losing." The point behind this is to determine just how important it is to a coach to win, and how much it affects playing time, as it pertains to the chance of winning or losing.

 

And finally, I would ask the coach to identify what he or she values most in a player. Research of college athletes has found that athletes who play for a coach who they (the athletes) believe values hard work and effort above all else, improve more and perform at a higher level than coaches who value talent foremost.

  


Ask PCA your youth sports coaching and sports parenting questions, at
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Nominate Coaches for PCA's Double-Goal Coach Award Presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance 

2011_DGC_300pxDo you know a Double-Goal Coach, whose first goal is winning, and whose second, more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports? If so, nominate that coach for PCA's Double-Goal Coach Award Presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Winners of this prestigious national award receive a $250 cash award, a plaque, and recognition in PCA's publications, website and media campaigns as well as on ResponsibleSports.com.

 

The nomination deadline is December 31, 2010! 

 

Criteria of a Double-Goal Coach

  • Redefines "Winner" through a focus on mastery, rather than a scoreboard orientation, teaching players that a "winner" makes maximum effort, continues to learn and improve, and is not stopped by mistakes or fear of mistakes.
  • Fills Players' Emotional Tanks, refusing to motivate through fear, intimidation, or shame. Recognizing that a player's "Emotional Tank," like the gas tank of a car, must be full in order to go anywhere, the Double-Goal Coach provides a fuel mixed of five specific, truthful praises for every specific, constructive correction.
  •  Honors the Game by respecting ROOTS (Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, Self).  

Support PCA's Annual Fund Now and Have Twice the Impact


A group of PCA supporters including Lakers Head Coach Phil Jackson will match every dollar given to PCA's Annual Fund before Dec 31st up to a total of $100,000. 

Support PCA and help us reach our goal of impacting 1.4 million youth in 2011 alone. Donate now and have twice the impact. Click here to support PCA's Annual Fund now. Your participation enables PCA to continue developing winners on and off the field, leading to major league people.

 


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