Giving coaching instruction is not as straightforward as you might think. Too many instructions, too many decisions and too much stress and our short-term memory gets overwhelmed and our performance suffers. We may even choke. Luckily we can cut down on these instructions without sacrificing the technical competence of our young charges.
Here’s just a hint of what can be done. You can use metaphor instruction, use proprioceptive feedback or focus of attention techniques. Exactly what these are, how you can use them and much more are to be found in my e-book, Table Tennis: Throw Away Your Coaching Manual. And Unclutter Your Mind and Avoid Choking.
p 1 – Memories of Arthur Redford
p 3 – Why is Getting a Classically Correct Technique So Complicated?
p 5 – Gallwey the Anti-Coach
p 8 – To Tell or Not to Tell
p 10 – The Story of Henry M.
p 12 – How Much Clutter Can the Mind Take?
p 14 – The Traffic Jam of the Mind
p 17 – Making Decisions Takes its Toll
p 20 – The Magic of Proprioceptors
p 22 – Ratcheting Up the Stress
p 24 – So Where Does This Leave Us?
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