As coaches, we should feel it is our place to set standards of behaviour and to act as role models, but if you’re clever, you can get the players to reduce and eliminate this behaviour themselves.
As coaches, we should feel it is our place to set standards of behaviour and to act as role models, but if you’re clever, you can get the players to reduce and eliminate this behaviour themselves.
Have the players work in small groups to discuss and note down what they believe are appropriate behaviours in certain circumstances, for example at practice and at games. Talk about attendance, punctuality and how they feel when a team-mate criticises their performance.
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