Each individual should be thoroughly introduced to each type of standardized negative reaction which that individual may face in a real life application of the skills learned in this designed course. The first and worst negative behavior would be that of a child monopolizing the practice and/or game and one-upping fellow team mates in order to suit his or her own selfish needs to be better than the rest of the team. This should be the ultimate negative behavior each future coach should focus on based on the negative impact it has on the rest of the team. When an individual child exhibits this type of negative behavior, the coach should immediately address it in front of the other players as to make it known that this type of behavior is not acceptable. Addressing it would most successfully be implemented through isolating the child by pitting them against an older and more skilled player with the full knowledge of that child's failure to reach that skill level. This would humble the child, while also averting similar behaviors within the other children. This would also stem the advancement of other children withdrawing from the game based on bullying or feeling inadequate based on the monopolizing and one upping actions of other players on the team. Another way to address such an issue would be to create a scrimmage environment where the child in question is actually penalized for scoring and rewarded for assisting his or her fellow team mates within the simulation of a real game. This will force the child to associate winning with not only personal achievement but also the team's achievement as a whole. Another plaguing behavior exhibited by many school-age athletes is that of complaining. This is the probably the most common negative behavior any coach will encounter throughout the length of their involvement with the sport. However hard it may be to conquer the natural response of complaining, it is absolutely necessary to overcome such behaviors. Individuals involved in youth soccer coaching need to understand the importance of bribery within the lives of young children. Once a common goal is established, the entire team can be bribed in harmony to reach tat goal. The reward for a lack of complaining and devotion towards practice exercises should depend on the needs and ages of the children in question. Different age groups will want different things, whether those things are material, a fun trip out to a haunted house or carnival, or other types of positive reinforcement which would motivate the kids to work harder and complain less. All future coaches must understand that complaining is a natural occurrence when dealing with young children, and so must not be reprimanded too harshly. Instead, the best action is preventative action by offering bribes and incentives to the kids based on performance both during practice as well as during league game times. Intellectualizing the situations experienced...
Therefore special attention must always be placed on the in-the-moment type of thinking as necessary for dealing with split second decision in a game situation. Too much in depth thought will only further complicate an already complicated situation. Therefore, coaches should always force split second decisions upon their players. Depending on the age group, high intensity exercises implemented at very high paces should always be incorporated into any practice sessions in order to solidify the idea that true player rely on skill and instinct rather than intellectual decisions which cause a lag in decision making.Our semester plans gives you unlimited, unrestricted access to our entire library of resources —writing tools, guides, example essays, tutorials, class notes, and more.
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