Sean DempseyCo-operation, Communication and a Player Centred Approach

We as Coaches Need to....

• Understand• Plan• Positively influence / Standards

RelationshipsFamily

Peer Pressure Social life

EducationHormones

Future Prospects

Money Issues

Health

Understand

School

Club

County

Understand

School

Club

CountyRelationships

Family

Peer Pressure Social life

EducationHormones

Future Prospects

Money Issues

Health

Understand

Plan “The Normal Issues”

• Number of sessions• Training/Coaching Methods• Game plan• Facilities / Equipment• Support Team• Time Management

Plan “Other Issues to Consider”

• Your Coaching Philosophy• Balance between Life & Games• Lack of Communication between

parties• Prioritize the Player / individual

Positively influence / StandardsThe Norm

• Timekeeping• Attire• Language• Rules• Rules that can be kept

Positively influence / Standards

“ Ethics demands respect for the game being played as well as for opponents, and that integrity, justice and democracy prevail in the playing, administration and adjudication of all sports”Dermot Earley Snr.

Positively influence / Standards

Remember as the stakes get higher, Is it harder to hold on to your ethics?

As you go further in a competition do our standards remain the same?

We as Coaches Need to....

• Understand• Plan• Positively influence / Standards

When we get it right

When we don’t!!!!!!!

Thank You Very Much