A e-book by an Australian who coaches Aussie Guidelines Soccer in Canada, narrated by a Brit. That’s what the audio model of The Powerful Stuff by Cody Royle is. It made for an attention-grabbing listening expertise.
The main target of this e-book is especially you the coach, which is unquestionably completely different from many titles on the market. It’s not an extended e-book, with solely 7 chapters (about 5 hours in audio). Their titles offer you a way of the e-book’s focus:
- Everybody thinks you’re an fool
- Your fiercest rival is your self
- You don’t possess the God Particle
- You’re not a coach
- You’re employed in your mind
- Each phrase counts
- Ways don’t actually matter
As you may see, the primary 5 chapters are very targeted on you. Lots of it isn’t dissimilar to discussions of athlete well being and wellness. That features issues like getting sufficient sleep and the way fatigue influences your decision-making (be aware: caffeine would possibly make you are feeling extra alert, however doesn’t assist decision-making). There’s positively a “the coach ought to stroll the stroll, not simply speak the speak” to that facet of issues. If not, not solely does it come off as hypocritical, nevertheless it additionally means the coach isn’t acting at their finest.
Chapters 6 and seven are the place a lot of the dialogue of working with the crew is available in to play. I’m guessing the Chapter 7 title, specifically, caught your consideration. Right here’s the complete quote underlying that:
“Ways don’t actually matter Groups don’t win due to their ways, they win due to their cohesion. Constructing higher groups requires coaches to rethink preparation and give attention to connection somewhat than correction.”
In fact, the creator doesn’t actually imply ways don’t matter in any respect. He’s saying, as an alternative, that crew cohesion is finally a much bigger driver. Ways received’t make up for a squad that may’t work properly collectively.
If you happen to’re on the lookout for a e-book with a bunch of proscriptions on make your crew higher, you received’t discover it right here. If, nevertheless, you may perceive the concept that somebody who’s holistically higher as a coach does a greater job, you then’ll have the ability to take nuggets out of this e-book.
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