Positive Management and Communication Liam Sheedy Caroline Currid

Managers and Players Communication + Teamwork

Old Style Selectors + Players

US V’s Them

New Model Manager + Backroom Team + Players

Key Characteristics Excellence Trust Positivity Constant Improvement Common Goals Equality

Get everyone in the circle at maximum performance Main Goal Get everyone in the circle at maximum performance

Reality is: Managers asks: “ Well Dave. How are things? “ Players response: “Grand” Girlfriend is gone Lost my job Confidence is low Groin is killing me

Player is not performing to the level that you have come to expect! What are the signs? Player is not performing to the level that you have come to expect!

What happens if: No one speaks to him?? If you give out to him about his performance?

Who can help Management Performance Coach

Managements Response Ask him why he feels he’s not performing Focus on his positives Focus on what’s holding him back How can we get him back to his best

“ Taking you from where you are to where you want to get to” Performance Coaching “ Taking you from where you are to where you want to get to”

Objectives Confidence Limiting Beliefs Positive v’s Negative Language

On the day of competition % Physical ?? % Mental ??

Having Confidence: Seeing what you want to happen Lack of Confidence: Seeing what you don’t want to happen

Lacking Confidence Why do some people have confidence in their ability and others lack confidence?? How do we as coaches help to build confidence??

Conscious side Subconscious side Present Moment Memories

Don’t Think Of A Pink Elephant Positive Language Don’t Think Of A Pink Elephant

We HAVE to play well today Effect of Language We HAVE to play well today

Encourage Mistakes No such thing as perfection Expect to make mistakes We cannot learn without making mistakes

In Business, people work for people

In Sport, people play for people

Does Aidan O’Brien mange horses or people????

How would you like your players to describe you influence on their playing career???

Positive or Negative

How you interact with your players will determine this

The choice is yours

To be a manager is a privilege Enjoy every minute of it

Go Raibh Maith Agaibh