As the Raiders were gearing up for a great
season they were deciding who to draft into their team. They had to choose
between Calvin Johnson, whom they have heard a lot about and have several
statistics on or JaMarcus Russell who they knew little about, except he had had
an exceptional year as backup quarterback. Tony Martinez went to see what
Russell was all about. Instead of asking to see drills and exercises galore, he
just talks to him and asks for a signed jersey for his grandson. When Tony was
asked how he approaches coaching a kid he’d never met before, he answered that
it would be the same as meeting a girl you might want to date. You make eye
contact and hopefully there is a deeper connection from that eye contact than
just seeing the other person’s eyes. This is how Tony was able to assess where
Russell was at and what his process for learning was. Tony has the same quick
correcting comment system as the other Master Coaches mentioned in this book.
But Tony learns that Russell is a hard worker and dependable and could be the
next big football star.
Key Concepts:
You have to earn trust and respect before you
can truly see your students’ true capabilities. If they are nervous or unable
to trust you the will not be able to show you what they can do.
Everyone has a different learning process but
a lot of different things apply to the vast majority so the student is
ultimately responsible for knowing it applies to them while the coach helps
them see how to add it upon the things that they already know and are good at.
Key Words:
Trust
Learning process
Connections:
It works both ways the student has to trust
the teacher and the teacher needs to trust the student for optimal progress.
The student needs to trust that the teacher really has their best interests at
heart and are trying to help them reach a higher standard. The teacher needs to
trust that the student trusts them and trust that they are doing their best to
apply what they are teaching.
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