07/09/2012

MOTIVATING AND COMMUNICATING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

SPORT NI COACHING CHILDREN DAY SEPTEMBER 2012

WHAT MOTIVATED YOU?

! Thinking back to your own experiences in play, ac7vity and sport. What mo7vated you to take part? ! Now think about the children you coach iden7fy all of the dierent reasons they take part ! Write your answers on to a post it ! Now post your answers onto the ip chart under either the intrinsic/ internal or extrinsic/ external heading

DEVELOPING FITNESS MAKING FRIENDS

LEARNING NEW SKILLS BEING CHALLENGED HAVING FUN ENJOYING COMPETITION

CHILD MOTIVATION

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! When a child is extrinsically mo7vated, the reward comes from outside, from someone else, and has to be con7nually given for the child to remain mo7vated ! Since intrinsically mo7vated ac7vity is more rewarding in and of itself, children learn more from this sort of ac7vity, and they retain that learning beDer ! Intrinsically mo7vated children are more involved in their own learning and development. A child is more likely to learn and retain informa7on when he is intrinsically mo7vated - when he believes he is pleasing himself

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU AS COACHES?

THIS WORKSHOP WILL HELP YOU TO:

! Iden7fy what mo7vates children ! Understand the dierence between intrinsic and extrinsic mo7va7on ! Analyse your own informa7on processing and decision making skills to consider how you build the right coaching environment ! Iden7fy key coaching behaviours/ tools and strategies that will keep mo7va7on high ! Consider how you communicate the choices you make and the manner in which you coach

AN INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATED COACHING ENVIRONMENT

! Iden7fy the dierent coaching environments in which you operate ! Now focus on what high levels of intrinsic mo7va7on look like, sound like and feel like ! On the ip chart iden7fy what it is a highly intrinsically mo7vated children are doing The child is/ the children are..

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MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES

! Knowing what you can do, when, where and how to develop a posi7ve coaching and learning environment to ensure children thrive is key ! This relies on high quality informa7on processing and decision making skills

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BUILDING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

! To keep intrinsic mo7va7on high in your coaching environment iden7fy: ! what informa7on you would have to consider and evaluate ! what behaviours, tools and strategies you could implement ! how do you know youve made the right decision?

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COACHING BEHAVIOURS, TOOLS AND STRATEGIES

! Plan appropriately and be organised ! Develop a rapport and a rela7onship with the children ! Create a posi7ve learning environment that emphasises learning and development, is fun, and inclusive ! Adapt to the situa7onal demands and individual needs. Set challenges for all levels of ability. Use the STEP model ! Focus on play and reduce the emphasis on compe77on ! Use problem-based learning and guided discovery. Include ques7oning and listening to promote understanding. ! Use a Game-based learning approach ! Recognise achievement and provide posi7ve reinforcement to groups and individuals

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MEANING OF YOUR YOU GET

COMMUNICATION IS THE RESPONSE

YOUR COMMUNICATION; WHAT IS IT THAT PEOPLE REALLY NOTICE?

Albert Mehrabian

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WHAT IS NOTICEABLE?
! Key phrases ! Vocal quali7es (pace, rhythm, tonality) ! Isms ! Body posture ! Hand gestures ! Head 7lt ! Blink rate ! Facial expression ! Energy level ! Breathing rate

! EVERYTHING

ANALYSING YOUR COMMUNICATION

! What impression is your communica7on sending out? ! What will your players/ parents/ other coaches read into your behaviour? ! Is this the impression you want to create?

ANALYSING YOUR COMMUNICATION

When you are coaching children: ! How much 7me do you spend talking without interrup7on? How many words are shared all at once? ! How are the words delivered? Bellowed across the ac7vity space, during a period of paused prac7ce or when the group has been brought together? To the group as a whole or 1 to 1? ! What words do you choose to use? How appropriate are they for the age and stage of the child? ! What is it you are not saying and doing when you are coaching? Moving around? Looking intently? Cha^ng with someone else? What are you doing with your arms? ! What impression does this non-verbal communica7on give the children?

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SO WHAT?
! By understanding what mo7vates children to par7cipate we can build and maintain a posi7ve coaching environment that fosters intrinsic mo7va7on ! By drawing in the right informa7on we can make beDer choices about what to do, how to do it and when to do it ! Be being aware of how we choose to communicate the choices we make and the manner in which we coach we can analyse how eec7ve we are being and make changes to become even more eec7ve

DEVELOPING EXCELLENT COACHING PRACTICE WHEN WORKING WITH CHILDREN

Reect on what we have talked about and shared: ! Compare this with what you used to do when coaching children ! Iden7fy one key change that you will make to your coaching prac7ce tomorrow that will set you apart from yesterday