Reply To: Game Intelligence / Decision Training

I attended a Canadian Soccer "Sport For Life" certification class this weekend. The Colombian, John Castrillon, presented to nine community coaches (Div 1 and below – various age categories and genders). The seminar used a classroom setting (overhead / powerpoint / small group work / individual journaling) and the minor soccer office had warehouse space where they created a mini indoor field – lines on green indoor / outdoor carpet with goals at each end – so the players (coaches) could be positioned like chess pieces (or use pylons to show 'set plays') and then the Colombian's U12 and U16 teams came so the nine coaches could take turns delivering parts of lessons (outside on the soccer pitch across the street). John observed and later provided feedback to each coach. He showed the coaches some of his games – that was the biggest 'hit' of the weekend for the coaches.

I liked how the LTAD was incorporated into the certification process. Soccer is really starting to provide some intelligent delivery content. I want to sit in on some hockey certification courses this fall to compare and Hockey Canada / NCCP / Coaches of Canada have been working on yet more changes…

I am going to attend the newest NCCP offerings through the National Coach Institute next week. I worked on some of these modules (hockey specific) so again, it will provide an interesting perspective sitting through these as a 'participant'. I will update after the fact (later in July).