Post by kylem56 on Jan 10, 2009 12:57:13 GMT -6
Found this on Tony Demeo's website. Pretty good stuff
LAWS OF TEACHING
Coaching is above all teaching. The greatest coaches are the greatest teachers. The most important aspect of a play is how you teach it. There are no magic bullets; it’s all about breaking a play down to the individual techniques used in a specific play & teaching the players those techniques until they are mastered.
1. Preparation
Know your subject matter
2. Organization of Presentation
Have an organized manner of presenting your material
Whole - Part – Whole method
Teach concepts and the reason why
3. Variety of Presentation
Use multiple venues of presenting material
o Video
o Chalk
o Playbook
o Walk through
o Individual drills
o Partner drills
o Group drills
o Team
- Make the field your chalk board
4. Break down Skills into Drills
Have a drill progression for teaching each individual technique
Reps at game speed
5. Adhere to the Laws of Detail
Teach in small steps as well as the big picture
6. Encourage and Correct
Use video tape
Teach with enthusiasm
7. Review and Repetition
Reps are greatest teacher if done with awareness
Review with enthusiasm
Never let reps become boring
Use variety in review
Reps lead to intuitive performance and mastery
GAME SPEED IS A MUST
6. Two speeds: Teach specialized techniques & game speed
o Players must know the difference
7. Players learn more by doing than by listening
LAWS OF TEACHING
Coaching is above all teaching. The greatest coaches are the greatest teachers. The most important aspect of a play is how you teach it. There are no magic bullets; it’s all about breaking a play down to the individual techniques used in a specific play & teaching the players those techniques until they are mastered.
1. Preparation
Know your subject matter
2. Organization of Presentation
Have an organized manner of presenting your material
Whole - Part – Whole method
Teach concepts and the reason why
3. Variety of Presentation
Use multiple venues of presenting material
o Video
o Chalk
o Playbook
o Walk through
o Individual drills
o Partner drills
o Group drills
o Team
- Make the field your chalk board
4. Break down Skills into Drills
Have a drill progression for teaching each individual technique
Reps at game speed
5. Adhere to the Laws of Detail
Teach in small steps as well as the big picture
6. Encourage and Correct
Use video tape
Teach with enthusiasm
7. Review and Repetition
Reps are greatest teacher if done with awareness
Review with enthusiasm
Never let reps become boring
Use variety in review
Reps lead to intuitive performance and mastery
GAME SPEED IS A MUST
6. Two speeds: Teach specialized techniques & game speed
o Players must know the difference
7. Players learn more by doing than by listening
