Gold Dust: How to Become A More Effective Coach, Quickly

by David Mayer, David Mayer

People talk about sports from a technical and tactical standpoint, but it's only a tiny part of coaching. The best sports coaches get their success because of their ability to connect and relate to their athletes. The experiences athletes have generally come from the environment created by the coach. As a coach, you can help optimise this environment by the way you connect with your athletes, and how you communicate to them.‘Gold How To Become A More Effective Coach, Quickly’ delves deeper into the importance of building connections in sporting environments, and how you can do it. The foundations, skills, techniques and behaviours within the book will enable you to create an environment that makes for a better experience for you and your athletes.This book has got stories and experiences from coaches at the top of their game across different sports, including First Team Managers, Head Coaches, Academy Managers and Elite Youth Coaches.You will learn techniques •How you can optimise your athletes learning•How you can optimise your athletes performance•How you can optimise the environment you coach in•How you can make your athletes feel better about what it is they doJust imagine if you could become a more highly effective coach through the use of connection and communication.This book is dedicated to Dick Bate. The footballing circle lost a pioneer, a maverick and one of the finest coach educators the World has seen when Dick passed away in April 2018. The thousands of coaches that had the pleasure to observe his captivating sessions were in the presence of greatness. His sessions were constantly filled with unparalleled technical detail that always ignited the imagination of those present. In dedication to Dick, 10% of profits from this book will be donated to The Giles’ Trust, the brain tumour fund within the University Hospital Birmingham Charity.

155 pages, Paperback

Published November 27, 2019

Reviews

[Harishraj Ravichandran · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gold Dust delves into the psychology of athletes and explores ways in which you, as a coach, can get the best out of your players. The authors lay down solid fundamental techniques that allow you to build long-lasting relationships with your athletes and motivate them to go above and beyond. The concepts—although directed at athletes—apply to people in general as well.

I'm not a fan of the writing style; in my opinion, the sentence structuring is poor, and there are a fair share of grammatical errors scattered throughout.

It's a short read, so if you can look past the writing, there is some gold dust to be unearthed—pun intended.