How to Give Advice to an Athlete

• 1:30 - When asking athletes open-ended questions meant to stimulate their own thought, how important is it to leave them time/space to answer it?
• 2:34 - Guidelines for what kind of questions to ask.
• 4:33 - Effectively phrasing your questions.
• 5:30 - What can and should coaches do with the feedback from their questions.
• 7:04 - Examples of reflective listening.
• 8:42 - Working in listening techniques into daily conversation.
• 12:25 - Why is punishment not effective in the long term?
• 17:29 - When to keep pressing athletes and when to stop.
• 18:58 - How to approach following up with athletes after motivational interviewing.
• 22:44 - Explaining strength lenses.
• 25:12 - Is there a way to efficiently implement motivational interviewing without distracting from reps in practice?

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