Pioʻole Training Journal 5:
ENTHUSIASM & COnfidence is key
Enthusiastic– Enthusiasm is both powerful and contagious. It provides energy for athletes to be better workers, who in turn will improve faster. It is OK to let people know that you love the game and the team, if you do. It is difficult to excel in anything that you don’t love. An enthusiastic athlete puts their heart in their work and is not embarrassed to let it show. They can “start their own engine”, coming to practices and games with their motor running and ready to be at their best. Their spirit is genuine and shared.
Questions to consider and journal about for athletes:
Watch the video link and think about -
(https://www.instagram.com/p/19-_FipQW6/?utm_medium=copy_link)
these girls are the same age as you are now, currently in college playing -
how did they use their team communication skills to build confidence even before the game?
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Confident – True confidence is based on your preparation.
Success, accomplishment, and productive preparation build confidence. It is not built through pep talks. Coaches and teammates can provide steady, positive reinforcement of things done well and things that need improvement. Confidence is mostly spread through the example by the coach. Coaches will demonstrate many things very quickly to their team. The most obvious is if they are fully prepared. The coach should not be nervous, but rather, have an eager anticipation for every game and practice. Coaches can help prepare players for competition by reminding players of times when they have performed well and the confidence you have in them based on their effort to prepare. A confident athlete will challenge themselves in practices to do things they can’t do YET.
Do not confuse confidence with arrogance. Arrogance is ugly on everyone. True athletic confidence is carried quietly. A truly confident athlete doesn’t have to tell you how good they are. They know they are good, because they have prepared so well.
A team that wins on the scoreboard but didn’t perform the way they have practiced, does not really win; but a team that loses on the scoreboard and did everything to the best
of their ability and as performed in practice, in truth, has won.
Questions to consider and journal about for athletes:
Questions to consider and journal about for athletes:
- Do you arrive at practice with a positive attitude?
- Is your engine running every day?
- What can you do to ensure your engine is “ready to go” at all times?
- How can we use communication skills to support ENTHUSIASM on the team?
- Do you love playing, practicing, and being part of a team?
- How can you demonstrate and share your love with your teammates?
Watch the video link and think about -
(https://www.instagram.com/p/19-_FipQW6/?utm_medium=copy_link)
these girls are the same age as you are now, currently in college playing -
how did they use their team communication skills to build confidence even before the game?
——————--
Confident – True confidence is based on your preparation.
Success, accomplishment, and productive preparation build confidence. It is not built through pep talks. Coaches and teammates can provide steady, positive reinforcement of things done well and things that need improvement. Confidence is mostly spread through the example by the coach. Coaches will demonstrate many things very quickly to their team. The most obvious is if they are fully prepared. The coach should not be nervous, but rather, have an eager anticipation for every game and practice. Coaches can help prepare players for competition by reminding players of times when they have performed well and the confidence you have in them based on their effort to prepare. A confident athlete will challenge themselves in practices to do things they can’t do YET.
Do not confuse confidence with arrogance. Arrogance is ugly on everyone. True athletic confidence is carried quietly. A truly confident athlete doesn’t have to tell you how good they are. They know they are good, because they have prepared so well.
A team that wins on the scoreboard but didn’t perform the way they have practiced, does not really win; but a team that loses on the scoreboard and did everything to the best
of their ability and as performed in practice, in truth, has won.
Questions to consider and journal about for athletes:
- Is your confidence based on preparation or bragging?
- Do you and your team carry their confidence quietly?
- Are you a confidence builder or confidence cutter to your teammates?
- How can we prepare to use our communication skills to help build confidence?
- What can you do to help build your own confidence and the confidence of your teammates?
Watch the video link and think about it.
what is the difference between confidence and arrogance?
Be ready to discuss
Shark in the water: RFS System
Copy this down into your journals, coach will be checking to see if its there during team meeting