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Coaching is what happens when two people focus on creating change.
•A relationship between 2 people to bring about ---
“intentional change.” •Collaborative / Solution Focused / Results Orientated / Systematic / Results are measured and refined •Enhances Personal Growth / Goal Attainment / Performance Improvement
Kieren Perkins & coach John Carew - an 18 year partnership. "Everything I achieved I owe to Mr Carew,” he said “he not only made me the swimmer I was but also the man I am today.”
Great Aussie Sporting Write-off
Going into Atlanta Olympics 1996 Kieren
Perkins •Failed 400m qualifications •Slowest qualifier for the final 1500 metres • Only in finals by 2 strokes •Written off by critics •Sick, injured, wracked by loss of confidence, hit the panic button, he had an ‘emotional moment’
•In the lead after 75m and never lost it. •Won by 15 metres under the 15 minute mark. •Commentators (bless ‘em) started the race with ‘he’s been out of form’ to ‘Perkins is pulling away’ to ‘Kowolski is closing’ to ‘Perkins is increasing his lead’ to ‘this is blowing me away’ to ‘I wasn’t a knocker, but I was a doubter’ and admiringly ‘Is his chest big enough for his heart?’ • And finally: ‘DON’T DISCARD A CHAMPION’ •How did Perkins achieve this turnabout?
Understand the difference between GOOD and EXCEPTIONAL performance = MINDSET
•Drivers / Motivation •Strength of Character •Self belief •Resilience To paraphrase Perkins: ‘I had a fairly simple CHOICE – to give into the fear and doubt or do my best regardless of where I came. I was not going to mess this up.’
Daniel Kowolski, Kieren Perkins, Graeme Smith
Choice
How many times today did you choose: • performance enhancing behaviours and attitudes? •What were they? •performance sabotaging behaviours and attitudes? •What were they?
“There is always an inner game being played in your mind no matter what outer game you are playing. How aware you are of this game can make the difference between success and failure in the outer game.” Gallwey T. 1974
Performance = Potential – Interference
Coaching for Performance
• Good coaching removes this interference
• Helps develop new habits commensurate with desired outcomes
• It provokes and challenges new ways of thinking.
• It measures outcomes
• It requires accountability
• Develops mental toughness
Sir John Whitmore innovative thinker, leader and pioneer of coaching.
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.”
Whitmore, Sir John 1992
Evidence Based Coaching Sydney University
Dr Tony Grant, Eccentric, Founder and Director of the
Unit “Making Australia Happy” Mon 15 Nov 8.30pm ABC1
Dr Michael Cavanagh, Deputy Director of the
Unit and Mad on Systems Theory
First university to teach evidence based coaching worldwide. Leader in research into coaching theory and applied sciences. Raising the level of the profession.
Evidence Based Coaching stands on the shoulders of other disciplines
Psychology
Organisational Theory
Behavioural Sciences
Adult Education
Sports Development
Coaching Psychology
Coaching psychology is a new discipline that is being developed.
I’m a professional not an athlete! What’s this got to do with me?
Skills Development
• Manage the job • Learn new skills
Personal Development
• Improve Performance • Develop self confidence • Develop influencing skills • Manage relationships • Gain Insight
(UK survey of women & coaching) Sheppard L. 2009
UK survey showed that women executives used coaching to:
Performance = Professional + Personal Skills
Leadership Skills
• Vision
• Goal Setting
• Training
• Choices –
• Self regulation in pursuit of long term goals
• Self talk
• Visualisation
• Self belief
Sports Coaching IS Performance Coaching
• It is a very structured approach to achieving a high performance goal.
• Coaches both the body and the mind.
• Innovation cycle is rapid.
• $$$$$$$$$$$$$ = big budget for facilities and research. (ASC 2011 budget $310,578,000)
• Sport is a working laboratory.
• AIS research partners 15 unis; CSIRO; IT companies & other businesses
