Coaching tips from leading youth sports coaches on how to create a positive learning environment

This video clip from Sports Coach UK has some valuable coaching tips for new and inexperienced coaches on how to create a positive learning environment for youngsters.

The leading youth sports coaches featured in this video clip discuss why children like structure and routine and why it is important for a coach to build a connection with the players. They look at the key coaching skills needed to create a safe and positive learning environment where it is OK to make mistakes and how clear goal-setting and taking the time to get to know your young players are crucial to the process.

Pete Sturgess, National Development Coach 5-11 for the Football Association (6.30min), compares how, in the past, coach education courses reflected the importance of spotting mistakes, while today the emphasis is on being aware of mistakes but managing them to help a young player learn.

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Click the link for another Sports Coach UK video clip, looking at the reasons why coaching children is so rewarding.

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