Schlagwort-Archive: playerdevelopmentproject

Adopting and accepting non-linear pedagogy

„A child’s view of their own sporting experience is very different. It’s generally about fun, friends, competition, play, learning and a love of the game. That’s easy to forget if you’re an all-too-serious adult.“

„Through sport, children enjoy the opportunity to learn so many lessons that apply to life. Achievement, failure, team work, adaptability, winning, pride, overcoming adversity, purpose and more. If we create environments with the player at the heart of it that includes challenge, but is driven by understanding then we can help them navigate through the ups and downs, ensuring they develop as people and players. Adopting and accepting non-linear pedagogy means that the coach embraces the learning process from their own and the player’s perspective, resulting in an ability to work with the many forces at play.“

The Player

Nonlinear pedagogy in sports

„The interactional nature also explains why certain components of performance practiced in isolation, i.e. “technique”, may collapse when task constraints (inclusion of opposing players) and/or individual constraints (emotions) change.“

Seven principles of nonlinear pedagogy in sports. Described by Mark Upton from The Player Development Project.

What great coaches need

„First, contrary to common belief (or perhaps what most academics believe), these coaches read a lot ….. they read academic papers, they have an insatiable thirst for (evidence based, peer reviewed) knowledge. ….. This search – according to the data – is driven by a deep dark doubt, driving the obsession to ‘stay ahead’. These coaches are “always striving, driven by the fear of not being good enough”.