This week in the Smart Coaching series, Keith Grabowski, Dr. Grearity and Dr. Kuklick discuss the postseason. They talk about not only how coaches can best prepare their players but themselves as well. They go beyond the technical tactical aspect and incorporate the psychological side of preparation.

Show Notes:

:00 National Conference

01:19 National Conference promo code

03:05 Dr. Kuklick’s observation of theme and presentation in the postseason

04:42 Reflecting on the John Carrol game

05:30 Keith’s observation in Ohio

06:12 Dr. Gearity in the literature

07:38 Observing Olympic athlete preparation

08:05 Making fair and decisive decisions

08:18 The ability to handle crisis situations

09:00 Routines

11:15 Keith’s basketball reference

12:30 Easing the tension and keeping the team in sync

14:50 Focus on the small achievable tasks

17:00 Itineraries

18:00 Introducing more chaos

18:50 Planning on the front end

20:00 Reinforcing previous milestones

20:35 Refrain from drastic change

21:05 Idea of visualization

23:05 Manipulating the visualization for focus

23:50 Check in on the players during visualization

24:40 Acceptance of the experience

26:35 Where do coaches trim in playoff preparation?

26:48 Prepare for the tactical wrinkle

27:45 Embedding technical in tactical

29:10 No major tactical change

30:12 Mental focus

32:15 Holding on to individual time

34:20 Adjusting the team period

36:14 Coaches’ preparation

38:37 Utilize film — Keith’s mock game example

41:00 Perspective as a performer

41:45 Coaches practice

43:25 Keith’s 2nd & 8 scrimmage example

45:32 Using practice to develop coaches

 

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