The Transforming Basketball Podcast

EP71: ICOACHKIDS with Sergio Lara-Bercial

Jul 17, 2024

Sergio Lara-Bercial discusses prioritizing children in sports coaching, focusing on fun, friendship, and learning. He emphasizes creating a supportive environment to develop elite players while maintaining an engaging atmosphere. The podcast explores the importance of understanding children's motivations, building trust, and incorporating gameplay into training sessions.

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Sergio Lara-Bercial

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Prioritize children's needs in sports coaching to promote fun, friendship, and learning.

Balance elite athlete development with enjoyment by understanding children's motivations and incorporating gameplay in training.

Deep dives

Empowering Coaches for Youth Sports

The podcast delves into the importance of empowering coaches in youth sports to prioritize children's needs over adult-focused objectives, emphasizing putting kids first in sports. The initiative focuses on providing coaches and organizations with evidence-based resources to create environments that fulfill children's needs, promote fun, friendship, and learning in sports, and differentiate youth sport from adult-oriented approaches.

Intro

3min

Putting Children First in Sports Coaching

10min

Enhancing Coaching Communication with a Shared Language and Vision

2min

Developing Coaches Through Understanding and Customized Strategies

10min

Exploring iCoachKids & Transforming Basketball Resources

2min

In this episode, Alex Sarama is joined by Sergio Lara-Bercial to discuss the importance of prioritizing children in sports coaching. Sergio shares valuable insights on how to create a supportive environment for young athletes through evidence-based methods. He emphasizes the significance of understanding children's motivations and focusing on fun, friendship, and learning in coaching practices. Sergio highlights the value of developing elite players while maintaining a fun and engaging atmosphere, stressing the importance of building a sense of belonging and incorporating gameplay into training sessions.

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