{"id":8093,"date":"2020-03-09T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=report&#038;p=8093"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:14:34","slug":"performance-special-report-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/reports\/performance-special-report-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Special Report: March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/coachmaker-featured.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                9 Mar 2020                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/reports\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Reports<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Performance Special Report: March 2020<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/coaching-development-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coaching &amp; 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which means coaching staff must consider a growing list of factors to ensure their athletes are performing at their very best. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So where does the coach of today need to focus their attention?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Drawing on specialised expertise from organisations such as Ulster Rugby, the\u00a0Minnesota Timberwolves, and even the\u00a0US Special Operations Command, our latest Special Report, <strong>Coachmaker: What the Modern Coach Needs to Know<\/strong> is a must-read for any coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In chapter 1, we delve into the complexity of coaching environments in 2020 through the eyes of Geelong\u2019s Chris Scott and Ulster\u2019s Dan McFarland, who challenge\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a selection of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0perceived\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">coaching\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wisdoms of recent years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In chapter 2, we look outside of sport for our inspiration. Brigadier General J Daniel Caine, who serves as the Deputy Commanding General of United States Central Command\u2019s Special Operation Component, lays out the ground rules for US Special Ops as they seek to remove as many variables as possible from recruitment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A few pages along, Clare\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Muireann<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Murphy has made her name as an international storyteller to some of the biggest organisations in the world and she is here to explain why storytelling might be your most undervalued coaching tool.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In chapter 3, Adam Beard, the Director of High Performance at the Chicago Cubs, takes centre stage as we make a five-pointed argument that head coaches and managers everywhere should embrace the directors of performance in their building if they want to maximise their chances of success.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally, in chapter 4, the Vice President of Basketball Performance and Technology at the Minnesota Timberwolves, Robby Sikka, says that as data proliferates the best way to make it work is to give it a human face, which is a team-wide effort<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We have approached coaching and development from every angle and extracted the key insights for coaches whether you aspire to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0move from a position-specific role to a heading coaching position or a head coach looking to steal a march on your counterparts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Something for every coach, we hope, and perhaps you\u2019ll find a useful conversation starter for your next project, as you look to outperform in the weeks and months ahead.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col visibly-hidden col--flex-align-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":909,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[22,23,20],"pathway":[],"topic":[],"sport":[],"class_list":["post-8093","report","type-report","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching-development-performance","category-data-innovation","category-leadership-culture-performance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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