At Barca camp Day 4

Hi, guys.

Today, there was a photo session at the camp. I love the all who are involved in the camp!!

And we worked on how you deal with a 1v1 situation especially from a perspective of the attacking side. I had a different age group to coach for, even though I had been with an older group for last few days. The group I was with today was between 6 to 8 years old. What I was concerned about most was how I could maintain their attention and concentration on each session or what coaches said. That's what it takes to be a good coach, in other words, a good motivator for any player.

And there was another point I realized from the Barca coaches. They always makes kids think to lead an answer to the questions that they asked to. They just helped them come up with an right answer, never tell them prior to letting them think about an answer. That's a part of the methodology within the club from Spain.

Although some of the Spanish coaches don't have a perfect English, they never hesitate to enlighten kids with some passionate words. Every coach has to be brave enough to block off the session for making time to explain until every one of kids understand what they are now doing for. 

 

　今回は４日目。

　セッションの後半に写真撮影もありました。

　今日のテーマは「対人」。１対１での対応、仕掛け方、タイミング、すべての練習がそこに繋がっていました。今回は今までとは違うグループを任され、少し小さい６－８歳の子たちとでしたが、暑い中６時間の長丁場は大変だったと思いますが、やり切ってくれました。コーチとしての役割はいかに彼らの集中力を保つ助けをしてあげられるかだと思います。

　そして選手に考えさせて、答えを導かせること。スペイン人コーチはそれを常に子どもに考えさせていました。拙い英語でも伝える努力、あらゆる手段で子どもたちを納得させること。練習を止めて説明する勇気、決断がコーチには必要ですね。勉強です。

　明日は表彰式、いよいよ彼らともお別れです。そしてまた来週から新たな子たちと１週間が始まります。