Essay On Effective Coaching In Coaching

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Effective Coaching within Hockey
Hockey is a team invasion game, in which performance can be enhanced with the aid of sport science support through mediums such as psychology, nutrition and injury prevention to list only a few. This report will discuss what effective coaching within a hockey environment can be based around and the additional benefits that can be achieved by coordination of best practises from a variety of sports.
Effective Coaching
The findings of Bennie and O’Connor (2012), describe three individual components which players within team sports perceived to encompass an effective coaching style: a personalised approach, decision making and the allocation of roles and responsibilities.
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The use of technology can enhance the coaching environment, mainly in assistance of the coach’s observations. GPS tracking allows coaches to distinguish which performers have run the furthest within a game (Jennings, Cormack, Coutts & Aughey, 2012) which could show possible signs of a weakness in fitness and allow a coach to assign a relevant fitness training programme. This will also provide the athlete with intrinsic feedback . Video analysis can also be used to enhance the feedback players receive, personally I receive video clips of my matches showing both positives and negatives, leaving me to evaluate my performance and seek areas where it is possible for me to …show more content…

Personally, I have been encouraged to consume caffeine based drinks when in an elite hockey environment in the short period before a match to ‘boost energy levels’, essentially hoping to contribute to me being able to maintain a high level of intensity for a longer period. However, this isn’t always necessary as the time which players spend on the pitch varies in different positions but it is generally not for any prolonged period. Although, a coach could ask his players to consume something which has a high caffeine content before training sessions to train at a high intensity and make it more match

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