The Confidence
02.02.17
The Confidence is the second pillar that holds player's performance. It’s probably the one which determines if a player can truly perform or not. Like The Motivation, it’s extremely fragile and is influenced by many off the court factors like the coach, routines or relationship with teammates. A confidence player is the first brick to have a team that plays trusting on what they do.
THE SNAKE BITING ITS TAIL
Player's
Self-Confidence
Others' Confidence
in the Player
IT'S A PARADOX
·If the player doesn’t have self-confidence then the others won’t believe in him
·If the others don’t have confidence in the player then he won’t believe in himself
Coach’s role is always above the rest, so is he who has more influence in everything related to
psychology and relationships with players.
That’s why I think the responsibility and
the first stone always lies on
coach’s shoulders.
GIVING CONFIDENCE
COACH is who can give or take away more confidence from the PLAYERS, and consequently, the TEAM.
FEEDBACK
Positive or negative, it’s mandatory to know how and when use it
TALKING
Have an honest and open window for dialogue
NON-VERBAL LANGUAGE
Players notice coach’s rections, always. Be careful with your body language, it’s essential
ROLE IN THE TEAM
I recommend giving players flexible roles within the team. If the player is working hard and improving, you have to keep your word
PLAYING MINUTES
Here is where bad coaches usually fail, either by excess or deficit
CONFIDENCE
REQUIRES
TRUST
Most important thing to build a confidence relationship is to be honest with each other. Trust is a two-way road, coach and the players.
COACH
·Don’t lie
·Don’t promise unattainable things
·Have integrity
·Treat everyone equally
PLAYER
·Don’t cheat
·Give 100% whenever required
·Be honest
·Treat staff and teammates with respect
Building CONFIDENCE
We can talk about player's confidence as a LONG-TERM PROCESS, which requires calm and dedication
1st PLANNING
An elaborate, flexible and coherent plan
2nd TEAMWORK
Good coaches and excellent teammates
3rd DAILY WORK
Technical, physical and mental
4th A LOT OF PATIENCE
Good things take time and come with extra reward
Players Without Confidence
Like The Motivation, we’ll have situations in which our players are lacked of confidence. As coaches, we must have the knowledge and responsibility to repair those players.
What They Need?
·Fluid communication channel
·Easy and affordable tasks
·Participation and controlled importance
In The
ZONE
Coming into THE ZONE is a concept that Americans use a lot. It refers to the moment when a player goes through such a concentration and confidence level that he feels unable to miss a shot. We’ll analyze it further in The Concentration.
A player IN THE ZONE
> MULTIPLY CONFIDENCE of teammates and the whole team in a very short time
> BOOST TEAMMATES performance in a considerable way
> DOMINATE A GAME whether it be making baskets or leading, defending, passing...