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The Power of Your Words - Additional Questions

This article by Bruce E. Brown is a companion piece to his presentation "The Power of Your Words," which examines how the language coaches use shapes…

Bruce E. Brown · Proactive Coaching

This article by Bruce E. Brown is a companion piece to his presentation "The Power of Your Words," which examines how the language coaches use shapes their athletes. It supplies additional questions a coach can ask a struggling or misbehaving athlete — built around the theme "be an active participant in your own rescue" — to uncover hidden obstacles, check that expectations are clear, and place ownership of the problem and its solution with the athlete.

Theme: Be an active participant in your own rescue.

Questions

  • Is there anything going on in your life that would be helpful for me to know?
  • Are there any obstacles that are beyond your control that I need to know about?
  • Is it clear what the coach wants you to do?
  • Do you know how to do it?

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