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the process of holistic coaching

4/5/2022

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Here is a helpful outline to use when evaluating your own coaching so you can be sure you are training champions on and off the field, i.e., Champions for Life:
 
I. Person – Athlete - Player
           A. Can you look at the player and see the athlete?
          B. Can you look at the athlete and see the person?
          C. Your success at coaching the player depends on your success in coaching the  athlete and your success at                 coaching the player and the athlete depends  on your success with coaching the person.

II. Person
           A. A player/athlete does not care what you know to help them as a player or an athlete until you are able                      to connect with them to show them you understand them as a person.
          B. You must be able to discover, relate to and validate their feelings and experiences as a son, daughter,                        friend, student and person in general.
          C. You must be able to take the person as and where they are and educate and motivate them to want to                        improve as a player, athlete, teammate, and person despite their obstacles and adversity.

 III. Athlete
           A. Can you see a flaw in a player’s fundamentals and recognize whether the player needs help with the                         mechanics of your sport or needs first to correct a flaw in their athleticism?
          B. You must be able to watch a player move and recognize weaknesses in their mobility, stability, elasticity,                endurance, strength, power, speed, agility, and/or quickness. All corrections to fundamentals begin with               an analysis of posture,  balance, footwork, angles, and rhythm/timing.  However, the solution to these                   problems many times must start with physiology and psychology, not methodology; coach preparation                    and  reaction  before action.
          C. Then you or an assistant must know how to design a program and teach the techniques to the player to                  correct these physiological weaknesses.
          D. You must also be able to educate the athlete about nutrition and recovery so the work they are doing to                   improve physically will be optimized.
 
IV. Player
           A. Do you have accurate information and an understanding about how the fundamentals of your sport                          should be done?  (Very rare!)
          B. Can you teach the mechanics of the fundamentals in logical and efficient building block progressions?
          C. Can you teach the building block progressions using all of the learning modalities (auditory, visual, and                   kinesthetic)?
          D. Can you program your teaching in a differentiated way so that players along the entire ability spectrum                   can consistently progress?
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    Adam Sarancik is the owner of Elevate Sports Academy which mentors student-athletes in physical conditioning, nutrition, career and college counseling, and sport skills.  He has spent most of his adult life coaching youth ages 8-22 in baseball, soccer, and basketball.  He is a favorite speaker at and director of coaches' and players' clinics. 

    In baseball, Adam’s teams have consistently won championships at every youth league and high school level.  In administration, he has served as league founder, board member and coaches’ and players’ clinic director many times in his 40+ year coaching career.
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    Adam is a frequently published contributor to the ABCA publication Inside Pitch, Collegiate Baseball News, and the Coaches Insider, Coach Deck and Sports Engine websites.  He is also a favorite guest on national podcasts for coaching sports. 
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    Adam is known for his comprehensive and innovative practice plans and for consistently developing championship teams and players who excel at the next level. 

    He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University, his J.D. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and his Masters of Arts in Teaching from Western Oregon University.


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