How To Employ An Educational Approach In Sport?
As much as sports is about playing and succeeding to some degree; it is also vital that there is an educational element to reaching this success. When you are not working in a school or within other educational parameters it is easy to drift away from ensuring there at least some learning is taking place. If you are working with a group where the main aim is to compete it can be even more difficult. The best tip this blog would suggest is to create a balance. Here are 4 top tips to consider why an educational approach is useful:
1. Trust Building - When people can truly say 'Hey, I can really learn something from this person' it means they are prepared to engage with what you have to offer. You must seize this opportunity as this could make the difference to them having belief in your methods. This is the beginning of building trust. People are generally very responsive to sessions with an educational value because there is a personal gain attached to it.
2. Commitment - Its hard to believe that anyone wouldn't want those in your sessions, workshops and lessons to be committed to your programme. The commitment of others makes your job easier as you don't have to struggle for the focus that is needed.
3. Confidence - Those in your programme are likely to have a boosted confidence in it, especially when they are personally benefiting. When people have confidence in your programme it could also help the group dynamics.
4. Understanding - People are more responsive to learning when they understand questions to WHY they are performing tasks in certain ways. This will increase the likelihood of accepting your approach.
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