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I Found It Interesting #6

11/12/2015

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How SEALS Train For Excellence, on hbr
- "under pressure you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training"
1. Produce excellence, not 'above average'
2. Incentivize excellence not competence
3. Incorporate new ideas from the ground
4. Lead by example

Rocky Road To The Top, by Collins and MacNamara, on innovatefc
- Talent Development nowadays often aims to be as supportive as possible so players focus on the task.
- However, developing resilience, growth mindset and mental toughness are crucial to TD
- How do young players acquire, build confidence and sharpen mental skills if not through overcoming adversity?
- Most dev pathways try to smooth process so challenge is minimized
- But CHALLENGE and TRAUMA are essential to eventual high level performance
- Overcoming trauma develops coping skills
- Encountering and overcoming challenges develops set of skills and attitudes that strengthen individual for future experiences
- Setbacks can be used as focus for critical reflection, learning and subsequent application

Gary Curneen: Decision Making on CoachLogic
- Keys to DM
1. Technique
2. Timing
3. Positioning
4. Communication
5. Reading play in real time
6. Tactical repetition

LTAD 1, Pathway for all youth by Lloyd et al
- A structured, progressive and integrated approach to youth training is viewed as developmental pathway for all abilities
- Athletic development programs should be grounded in developing movement competency and muscular strength
- Ath Dev programs should NOT be designed in accordance to 'windows of adaptaion'

Mental Toughness and Non-Cognitive Skills in Learning, on Psych(ed)
The 4 C's of Mental Toughness:
CONTROL
CONFIDENCE
COMMITMENT
CHALLENGE

Winning the Trust of Players on goalnation
- Care for them
- Coach them
- Blame yourself
- Constant feedback

LTAD, not winning, is key to age group training, on swimmingworldmag
- Winning and development not mutually exclusive - they go hand in hand
- Long-term means not trying to make people as good as possible as young as possible - focus on correct training, competition and recovery

Golden Rules of Leadership, on farnamstreetblog
1. Know thyself
2. Office shows the person
3. Nurture community in the workplace
4. Do not waste energy on things you can't change
5. Always embrace the truth
6. Let competition reveal talent
7. Live life by a higher code
8. Evaluate info with critical eye
9. Never underestimate power of personal integrity
10. Character is destiny

Decision-Making in Team Sport, on clearinghouseforsport
- Uncertainty should be embraced in training = emphasise adaptability and variability NOT repetition and stability
- To develop DM training tasks and games...
i) Identify DM problem
ii) Identify information needed for effective DM
iii) Manipulate key constraints to develop modified task to represent and exaggerate the problem
iv) Guide athletes search to relevant information
v) Continue to adapt level of chaos to athlete's ability to overcome the problem
vi) Monitor, evaluate and adapt session to athlete performance and learning
- Key Constraints:
SPACE - boundaries
TIME - start positions, in/outs, swaps, floaters, timed challenge
DIRECTION - sequential direction, dynamic direction, multi-direction
PLAYERS - manipulate opponents, time outs, manipulate athlete's search, manipulate task rules and equipment


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