Thank goodness nobody ever yelled at Thomas Edison.
With the advent of LTPD in Ontario and the decreased importance on standings, I hope that coaches feel less pressure to win and feel more comfortable allowing mistakes to happen and learning to take centre stage.
- Give your players a challenge or task.
- Let them try it.
- Let them try it at game pace, with opposition.
- If they fail, let them try it again.
- If they fail again, let them try it again.
- If there are techniques and movements that can be improved to increase chances of success, develop that technique, then try the sequence again.
- The players will know they're approaching success.