1. Excellence in DSF COACHING
What is needed?
Eden coaches conference – 19 September 2018

2. AN excellence ‘SYSTEM’
Coaching Excellence is not the issue – EVERYTHING you do must be excellent. It is not about what you know, it’s about how, when, where and why you do what you do
The name of the game is living success – having a set of rules and values that guide the direction of your life and the decisions you make everyday
Change is critical. But – you need to accept that everyone is changing – the real challenge is to accelerate your rate of change faster than your opposition

3. AN excellence ‘SYSTEM’
All change is personal – all real change must be made at an individual level – so in the end change comes down to your ability to engage the hearts and minds of everyone in your team
The difference between good and great is simple: it’s about doing more – more often. Most people do the minimum – the great ones do more than they are asked and when no one is watching
Greatness means being different – it means being unique. It means being first. It means taking risks. No one becomes great by being the best copier or best at being someone else

4. AN excellence ‘SYSTEM’
Conflict is inevitable. Learn to thrive in conflict. Learn to fight hard (but fair) for what you believe in. All the greatest people in history have had to face conflict and challenge
Understand who you are – who you really are – and be happy being you. You can not be successful in coaching excellence by being someone else, living someone else’s biography or following someone else’s mantra. Be yourself – back yourself;
Make tough choices every day – and stick to them. No leader who has been successful is known for being a soft, quiet, uncertain person who can not make decisions. Decision making is a core quality of great leadership and a fundamental aspect of greatness;

5. AN excellence ‘SYSTEM’
Continuous improvement is everything. It is not about winning once – it is about continually challenging, changing, learning, evolving and improving so that you are always striving to be better. Coaching excellence is about consistently – regularly – daily – honestly – reflecting on your coaching and striving to improve.
Believe like you are number one – but passionately and relentlessly pursue improvement like you are number two.

6. Personal skills Communication skills! LISTENING Skills!!!!!
Planning and Organising Skills
Driven (Energy; Passion; Enjoyment)
Work ethic
Empathy
LEARNING SKILLS!
When you stop learning you are a sitting duck on open water in a firing range!
Do not only learn from your sport – cross pollination has produced some of the best yielding crops

7. Coaching skills Technical Tactical
Skill specific
Tactical
Do you understand the coaching process:
Explain Demonstrate Practice Review

8. Understanding the big picture
How do you view the athlete?
As they are now or what they can become?
How well do you know them?
What drives them
How they think
Their backgrounds
Their personality ……

9. Final thoughts
We have talent here in the region, albeit a small but growing pool
Unless foundation is sound – excellence is hard to come by
Be wary of the SMALL TOWN SYNDROME and BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND mentality! This is very prevalent in the region
Excellence should be benchmarked against international standards – not our local standards
As coaches in Eden, you have to work extra hard to produce excellence in players and excellent players, due to less competition / competition time / exposure

10. Garry Hampson garryh@cricket.co.za