Squad Management

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Performance Psychology

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Today

• Squad Management: Principles and Practicalities
• Psychology
• Behaviors of High Performance Individuals & Teams
• Combat Mindset: Are You Preparing to Win?

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Hello

• Satellite Coach - Yorkshire
• Support to clubs, athletes and coaches throughout the region
• Performance rowing pathways to GBRT LA ‘28 & Brisbane ‘32
• Nat Schools, BUCS, HRR
• Junior Internationals (J16 Match, HIR, Coupe de la Jeunesse)
• Full International (U19, U23, Snr WRC, World Cup, OLY)
• Starts with healthy clubs!
• Good training is good training; regardless of group
• Webinar back catalogue

david.mcneill@britishrowing.org

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Refresh

Have a goal and know what that entails

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Generate a system that contributes to a goal (your program)

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Performance = (Power + Endurance) x Technique + Psych

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Get the basics right, consistently

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Principles of Squad Management

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Principles of Squad Management

A framework which enables and supports athletes and coaches training and performance while encouraging the right behaviours and conduct

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But each squad will have it’s own flavour

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Principles of Squad Management: CAKES

• Communication
• Acknowledgement and Acceptance of the group aims
• Knowledge of the work needed to get us there
• Efficiency with time, material resources, money, etc
• Simplicity

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Technology Can Help

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5 Behaviours: Enabling and Derailing

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5 Behaviours: Enabling and Derailing

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Combat Mindset

Winning | Resilience | Repeatability

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Combat Mindset

“Produce battle winning results, under pressure, on demand, repeatedly and consistently”

Discipline: a route to achievement or something to rebel against? Gen Z……? Discipline is situational

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Set Goals: hold self and others accountable. Be clear on what failure means to you. Are you comfortable with that?

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Practice and simulate: Real life situations. Battle paddle, seek competition, safety vs. stress

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Problem solve: Empower and enable. Can be uncomfortable. Allows you to seize initiative!

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Pay attention: Look for the opportunity to deal the killing blow

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Dose/Response

Physiological

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Psychological

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Competence/Stress and Development

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Competence/Stress and Development

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Dose/Response

Physiological

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And

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Psychological

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Competence/Stress and Development

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Questions

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