This course will give you an insight and understanding of how to build an elite culture to enhance athletic development utilising the knowledge and experiences of Grant Downie OBE.
In this free module, part of our Emotional Intelligence series, we delve into the area of self-awareness and how you as a coach can help your players to develop key skills on their own Emotional Intelligence journey.
Emotional Intelligence, or EI, is the ability to identify, assess and manage your emotions, and the emotions of other individuals and groups. So, we are talking about your EI, specifically your Coaching EI.
The job of a football coach, whether full-time professional or a part-time volunteer, is recognised as a role that brings with it numerous demands, from administrative duties to the more technical aspects. In this course, we look at how coaches can help themselves to prevent some of the issues that can affect them both mentally and physically, and avoid burnout.
This sports psychology course will explore the adolescent years of players, helping to develop a greater awareness and understanding of the developmental changes occurring during this period and provide some key considerations for coaches, support staff and parents.
No doubt you have heard the words ‘Emotional Intelligence’ being used within the sports coaching context over and over again.
Ask yourself, and be honest, how clear are you on what these words mean and whose Emotional Intelligence we are referring to? Yours as the coach? Your coaching staff and colleagues? Or the participants, players and athletes you coach?
In this course, UEFA Pro Licence Coach Ben Garner looks at the fundamental skills and qualities of an organised and effective coach, sharing his philosophies and processes around planning, preparation and reviewing.
Take a look at our free introduction to mentoring soccer coaches mini-course to give you some important tips and advice to better support the development of coaches you work with.