25/01/2023
Our interns and coaches learn how to provide meaningful cues that produce results. It starts with coaching presence when on the floor. Our bare minimums for cuing include:
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Gaining attention is everything when cueing. A coach can have the perfect cue to correct an improper movement pattern, but if an athlete doesn't realize the cue is for them the correction won't be made.
Aside from our presence checklist, we cover content from and his book The Language of Coaching.
Slide 1 breaks down his "Continuum of Cues" which provides an outline for the types of cues a coach can use and the best scenarios to use them.
Slide 2 shows his "Coaching Communication Loop" a step-by-step approach to introducing new movement tasks and the process of coaching them.
Slide 3 outlines his "Cueing in 3D" a model for providing more meaningful and descriptive cues for athletes. This is where coaches take the general concepts from the first two slides and bring their cues to life for our athletes.
It's important to note not all cues are universal for coaches or athletes. We provide the opportunity for coaches to experiment with cues to determine what works best for them.
