Sean Dempsey Co-operation, Communication and a Player Centred Approach

We as Coaches Need to.... Understand Plan Positively influence / Standards

Relationships Family Peer Pressure Social life Education Hormones Future Prospects Money Issues Health Understand

School Club County Understand

School Club County Relationships Family Peer Pressure Social life Education Hormones Future Prospects Money Issues Health Understand

Plan “The Normal Issues” Number of sessions Training/Coaching Methods Game plan Facilities / Equipment Support Team Time Management

Plan “Other Issues to Consider” Your Coaching Philosophy Balance between Life & Games Lack of Communication between parties Prioritize the Player / individual

Positively influence / Standards The Norm Timekeeping Attire Language Rules Rules that can be kept

Positively influence / Standards “ Ethics demands respect for the game being played as well as for opponents, and that integrity, justice and democracy prevail in the playing, administration and adjudication of all sports” Dermot Earley Snr.

Positively influence / Standards Remember as the stakes get higher, Is it harder to hold on to your ethics? As you go further in a competition do our standards remain the same?

We as Coaches Need to.... Understand Plan Positively influence / Standards

When we get it right

When we don’t!!!!!!!

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