The awards do introduce a philosophy of giving more ownership to the players and allowing them to make more of their own decisions.
The course will show a number of “games” that have been carefully structured to create realistic game like situations, thus allowing the players time to practice these essential skills.
If the game or the activity is ‘right’ then the coach can allow the players to play more while they observe. This may well reduce the number of interventions by the coach and should result in the coach giving specific coaching advice, delivered in the most effective way, to the players that need it.
Let the game teach does not mean just throwing a ball in and letting the players ‘get on with it’. The demands on the coach when planning sessions is actually greater if they are to produce the right kind of activity. The new age appropriate awards will show lots of examples for the coach to try.
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