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The laws of teaching

Courtesy:Finesoccer

Coaching is above all teaching. The greatest coaches are the greatest teachers. A team is most likely to be successful in their execution if they are taught properly. There are no magic bullets; it’s all about breaking the game down to the individual techniques used in a specific situation and teaching the players those techniques until they are mastered. The following are some ideas to consider.
1. Preparation
a. Know your subject matter
2. Organization of Presentation
a. Have an organized manner of presenting your material
1. Whole - Part – Whole method
2. Teach concepts and the reason why
3. Variety of Presentation
a. Use multiple venues of presenting material
1. Video
2. White Board
3. Walk through
4. Individual drills
5. Partner drills
6. Group drills
7. Team
b. Make the field your white board
4. Break down Skills into Drills
a. Have a drill progression for teaching each individual technique
b. Reps at game speed
5. Adhere to the Laws of Detail
a. Teach in small steps as well as the big picture
6. Encourage and Correct
a. Use video
b. Teach with enthusiasm
7. Review and Repetitions
a. Reps are greatest teacher if done with awareness
b. Review with enthusiasm
c. Never let reps become boring
d. Use variety in review
e. Reps lead to intuitive performance and mastery
1. GAME SPEED IS A MUST
f. Two speeds: Teach specialized techniques & game speed
1. Players must know the difference
g. Players learn more by doing that by listening
By following the laws of teaching, your team will become more successful and they will enjoy themselves along the way.

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