- Differece between the great and the ordinary isn't that the great have great ideas, but simply have more.
- Many people fall in love with their first idea, which are often the most conventional. You need to weed out the familiar to get to the original. Furthermore, it is hard to judge own findings - need to put our ideas out there for judgement and feedback.
- Fostering creativity = values over rules. High standards.
- Rules = people learn to follow and accept status quo.
- Downside to originality = too much of a good thing and everyone marching in different directions. "Pioneers need settlers".
- Jon Woodward = on connections "You have to relate to the person and the sport. If there's no connection there, there will be very little development".
- "Direct instruction equals less coaching"
- Ongoing issue about most efficient and effective means of aggregating and accrediting the coach's varied learning experiences.
- Learning mediated by Knowledgeable Other so learners have less control over what is delivered and learned.
- Results revealed coaches preferred coaching knowledge from informal learning activities, especially with social interaction.
- The more you know your player, the better you can coach them.
- A key term in Emotional Intelligence is Self-Awareness.
4. Practice adapting behaviour to the person you are coaching.