148 - Richard Cheetham - Encouraging kids to play their own way

Richard Cheetham MBE is a coach and lecturer at the University of Winchester focusing on coach development. He has also worked as a consultant for a variety of NGB's and professional sporting organisations assisting their coach development programme and environmental demands.

Show notes:

1:35 - Richard provides an overview of his credentials

2:15 - How he got into coaching whilst in NZ

3:40 - The key principles of good coaching

5:00 - Why to focus on interpersonal skills rather than technical and tactical

7:20 - Challenging of watching as a Dad

10:30 - Challenging behaviours which may not help children's long term development

12:50 - The skills of differentiation

17:00 - Some tips games for getting to know people/players

22:00- How to encourage brave practitioners to carry on 'new ides' in working environments

26:00- The shift to child led environments

31:00 - How to manage group dynamics to secure equity

35:00 - Understanding the context of groups dynamics/presentation

38:00 - The challenges of more sedentary lifestyle and no ball game signs

40:00 - Formal to informal learning environments

47:00 - How would Richard like to be described in 3 words?

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