YOUTH COACHING with John O'Sullivan

0:27 - John’s podcast and development of the Changing the Game project.

1:56 - John’s main advice for youth sports coaching.

3:04 - Examples of negative coaching that drives off young athletes from playing sports.

6:57 - Differentiation between seriousness and having fun, and maintaining both.

7:39 - John’s “ideal practice” scenario + his advice on running an effective practice.

8:54 - How to effectively interact with parents in the early coaching stages.

9:29 - One of the most effective forms of practice - interleaved practice.
10:36 - Showing parents that learning is messy, and that effective practices are not necessarily organized.
13:07 - Building trust and connections with athletes and parents.

13:39 - What happens once coaches establish trust with parents?

15:16 - Dealing with parents coaching off the sidelines of games.

17:13 - Advice for parents to help their children grow as athletes.

20:44 - Establishing a healthy dynamic between parents and children in the context of sports.

24:01 - Do development and learning of fundamentals come before playing games, or do they emerge from playing experience?

26:51 - Why isolated, “fundamentals first” training is widely practiced.

YOUTH COACHING with John O'Sullivan - Part 1