How does PCA define culture?
How does PCA define culture?
Role of the Culture Keeper. Many PCA partner organizations and the coaches within them appoint “Culture Keepers” to help develop. and maintain the desired youth sports culture (“culture” defined simply as “the way we do things here.”)
What is the elm tree of mastery?
Positive Coaching Alliance and Responsible Sports often refer to the “ELM Tree of Mastery,” where ELM stands for Effort, Learning and Mistakes. Players progress toward mastery of their sport as long as they exert maximum Effort, continually Learn and bounce back from their inevitable Mistakes.
What does Roots stand for in sports?
“Honoring the Game” is Positive Coaching Alliance’s term for sportsmanship, using the acronym ROOTS for respecting Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and Self.
What is the purpose of a mistake ritual?
A mistake ritual is a gesture and statement that individuals use to ward off the fear of making mis- takes so they don’t play timidly. A mistake ritual allows athletes to quickly “reset” and get ready for the next play or decision without wallowing in the past and beating themselves up for having made a mistake.
What fills players emotional tank?
Be sure your non-verbal communication also maintains the “Magic Ratio.” You fill emotional tanks when you listen, nod, clap, or smile. Tank drainers include ignoring players, frowning, head-shaking, eye-rolling and yelling.
What is an emotional tank?
An Emotional Tank is like a car’s gas tank. When it’s empty, we go nowhere, but when it’s full, we can go anywhere. People with empty tanks become negative and give up more easily. But with full tanks, we stay optimistic and can handle difficult situations.
What does honor the Game mean?
“Honoring the Game” is a Positive Coaching Alliance principle about sportsmanship encouraging leaders, coaches, parents and athletes to respect all aspects of their sport. The ROOTS of Honoring the Game is an acronym which stands for better respecting: Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates and Self.
What tends to happen to players when their emotional tanks are full?
People with full tanks perform better, and people with empty tanks aren’t able to go as far. Parents, coaches and especially teammates play very important roles as “Tank Fillers.” Teams that spend effort on filling each other’s emotional tanks continue to work hard and improve, even in tough circumstances.
What is emotional tank?
What is the best part about coaching?
It makes you a better person. With coaching, it’s hard not to feel a responsibility to not say or do certain things, if not for anything else than for the fact you don’t want the players you care about to take on your behavior in a way they can’t handle. Doing that can only make you a better person.