YOUTH COACHING with John O'Sullivan

0:39 - Balancing development of athletes, starting from a young age and lasting as they become older.

0:42 - David Epstein - “cult of the head start” (balancing long term development and short term development in terms of success).
1:55 - John’s thoughts on how playtime should be treated with young athletes.

3:45 - Practice planning example: what John would do in one hour of practice.

6:42 - Helpful advice coaches should give from the sidelines.

7:10 - Developing intuition and independent problem solving within young athletes.

9:11 - Effective debriefing post match.

10:49 - Effectively coaching young kids who are easily distracted or not paying attention.

14:37 - Tips for maintaining attention during offtimes where coaches may want to explain or demo a drill.

16:03 - Working with kids who demonstrate a lack of effort during practice.

17:06 - Trying to figure out why they might be not putting in effort during practice.
17:29 - Kids that are not trying vs. kids that are disrupting practice.

18:07 - In a situation with a variety of skill levels, challenging kids at a higher level while also not drowning out kids of a lower level.

20:39 - The greatest takeaways from all the interviews John has done.

20:59 - Importance of humility.
21:26 - Understanding that the core tenet of coaching is love (both the sports and the athletes).

22:46 - John’s plans on upcoming live and virtual coaching development programs.

YOUTH COACHING with John O'Sullivan - Part 2