Should be an interesting discussion.
Should be an interesting discussion.
First, we have to define what an "art" is and what a "science" is. Then we can begin the debate about cross country.
Art for sure. The mental aspect is huge, you gotta get athletes to believe in themselves even during rough patches, and that takes finesse.
Getting athletes to believe in themselves is a simple matter of exploiting social psychology principles.
Science, it works bitches.
More like special ed.
magic
Gordon Allport wrote:
Getting athletes to believe in themselves is a simple matter of exploiting social psychology principles.
Science, it works bitches.
This is the funniest shit I've read in a long time. So if you think you are in shape, then you will be in shape!
I'd love to hear what these "social psychology priciples" are.
Mostly (un?)common sense, then science, then "art." It always amazes me how ridiculously lacking so many coaches are in the first category trying to make athletes run 1200m repeats at mile pace, run all out time trials the day before meets because it "opens up their system," or just run their athletes into the ground making them blast workouts 5 days a week (a method that doesn't work for >95% of athletes). Simply listening to your athletes, following a regime of consistency, a general hard/easy/hard/easy schedule, and a little charisma is about 85% of good coaching. Understanding the physiology behind training and exercise is helpful but not necessary. If it works, do it. If it doesn't, don't. Pretty simple.
Art. If it were a science there would be a book about it and you could simply read said book and become a great coach. That, however, is not the case.
I will assume we are talking about the managerial and communication tasks of coaching.
All of it can be supported with science if you really want to go into the depths. Most do not have the time or interest in doing so, so they develop their styles to bridge over what they haven't connected to hard science and call it an art. Which is fine, if it works.
There are great books out there, and I have found that the best ones are decades old that rely on principles learned through experience. Yes, that is science. Reading these books will not make you a great coach just as reading Letsrun all day will not make you a better runner. It simply takes a lot of practice to read athletes and be very fast in selecting the right principle. Things happen very fast during practice.
Is breathing more about inhaling or exhaling?
One without the other is a real problem.
charisma and authenticity
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