A coach should be judged on their long-term performance, not just results. Manchester United recently won the U18 title, but their U23 team was relegated. There are many U23 players on loan at other teams or even in the Manchester United first team. When the U18s are the best, and the U23s are developed and playing at higher levels, this is what success in coaching looks like.
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Focus on the things you want to see. If you tell your penalty taker to “not miss” what are they thinking of? Keep your sight on the target you want to hit, and act accordingly. Focus on what you want to see, not what you want to stop.
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What are your goals? Is your focus simply to win games? Are you looking for immediate success or long-term success? What will players say in the years to come? We won some trophies? Is that the goal, or would you rather they remember you for the lessons you taught them about winning, losing, hard work, dedication, team work, and the groundwork that goes into winning?
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Coaches will make mistakes. It will always happen but we can limit the ongoing impact of those mistakes and it is better to lose a few games while developing players than win games without growth or integrity, which we will talk about later in this series.
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I have had to sit through a lot of trainings, speeches, presentations, and all manner of nonsense in my time.
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“Winning isn’t everything, but neither is losing.” There is a great deal that can be taken from this, but the main point is that our focus should be on what we are capable of, and we can often learn more and grow more from a loss than a win. If we continue to improve, work hard, and make our best better, we will eventually be unbeatable, and there will be a lot of winning along the way.
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Sometimes we make it harder than it needs to be though poor decisions, or lack of a decision. Sometimes the future seems so far away, but in reality the future begins now. You can’t change yesterday or right now, but you can change tomorrow through the decision you make today. Choose a destination, map a route. Next stop – Tomorrow!
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The reality is that living in the grey zone, going with the flow, and following the Calf Path are the easy options. It takes time, effort, and courage to do something different, to explore, and to create a future you want to see.
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Winning should never be the goal, winning is only a measuring stick for performance. If we focus on the performance, we will see the results improve.
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For some people, and especially younger players, there is more joy to be had just by being a part of something and being involved in something new than there is in the result.
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