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Jill Kochanek

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In this episode, I speak with Jill Kochanek about Mental Toughness.  Join us as we tackle this topic by defining the term, debunking myths, and exploring strategies to help you maximize your coaching impact and help players develop in this area!  After the interview, I also share 7 questions every leader should be asking themselves! Bio information: Jill Kochanek is a doctoral student at the Institute for the Study of Youth Sport at Michigan State University. She is also a high school girls' and boys' soccer coach. As a coach-scholar, Jill is passionate about bridging the research-practice gap to make sport a more inclusive, empowering context. Her research and applied work centers on helping athletes and coaches take charge of their own developmental process and social progress. If you enjoyed this podcast, feel free to visit her youth sport coaching blog, bothandcoaching.blog, for posts that address other topics related to sport psychology and sociology and follow her on Twitter @bothandcoaching. Addtional resources: 1. Engaging Sports is a great blog that provides critical perpsectives on issues in sport, including coaching and athlete development: https://thesocietypages.org/engagingsports/ 2. A great TedTalk by winning UCLA Gynmanstics coach, Miss Val: https://www.ted.com/talks/valorie_kondos_field_why_winning_doesn_t_always_equal_success 3. MSU's sport coaching and leadership blog also has great posts for coaches on how to best support athlete holistic development: https://edwp.educ.msu.edu/sport-coaching-leadership/ Do you have any feedback or questions regarding this podcast?   Contact Matt Diener at mdiener@fca.org! 

In this episode, I speak with Jill Kochanek about Mental Toughness.  Join us as we tackle this topic by defining the term, debunking myths, and exploring strategies to help you maximize your coaching impact and help players develop in this area!  After the interview, I also share 7 questions every leader should be asking themselves! Bio information: Jill Kochanek is a doctoral student at the Institute for the Study of Youth Sport at Michigan State University. She is also a high school girls' and boys' soccer coach. As a coach-scholar, Jill is passionate about bridging the research-practice gap to make sport a more inclusive, empowering context. Her research and applied work centers on helping athletes and coaches take charge of their own developmental process and social progress. If you enjoyed this podcast, feel free to visit her youth sport coaching blog, <a href="https://bothandcoaching.blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bothandcoaching.blog</a>, for posts that address other topics related to sport psychology and sociology and follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/bothandcoaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter @bothandcoaching</a>. Addtional resources: 1. Engaging Sports is a great blog that provides critical perpsectives on issues in sport, including coaching and athlete development: <a href="https://thesocietypages.org/engagingsports/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thesocietypages.org/engagingsports/</a> 2. A great TedTalk by winning UCLA Gynmanstics coach, Miss Val: <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/valorie_kondos_field_why_winning_doesn_t_always_equal_success" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ted.com/talks/valorie_kondos_field_why_winning_doesn_t_always_equal_success</a> 3. MSU's sport coaching and leadership blog also has great posts for coaches on how to best support athlete holistic development: <a href="https://edwp.educ.msu.edu/sport-coaching-leadership/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://edwp.educ.msu.edu/sport-coaching-leadership/</a> Do you have any feedback or questions regarding this podcast?   Contact Matt Diener at mdiener@fca.org!

Ep. 64 - Creating an Environment to Build Mental Toughness w/ Jill Kochanek

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Jill Kochanek shares stories and discusses her journey to becoming a successful youth sports coach.Jill has been a teacher and girls soccer coach at Oldfields School in Baltimore for 3 years. She was 1 of 25 award winners for the Positive Coaches Alliance Double-Goal Coach Award for 2015. Jill has been involved with and traveled to Nicaragua with the 'Soccer without Borders' program.  Jill also just completed her first Ironman Triathlon.She is now studying for her PHD in Sports Psychology at the University of Minnesota.Listen Now:Listen in ITunes: Itunes linkListen in Stitcher: Stitcher linkQuote'The perfect time to build confidence is in practice'My Cringe &amp; ‘Ah-Ha’ Moments	Coming from very competitive college sports as an athlete, it was a big adjustment to coach girls who were just learning the game.  But it was a good chance to reassess the goals for the team and set priorities that really come down to teaching the fundamentals and teaching the team to play for their teammates.Teaching Children &amp; Keeping it Fun	Have a theme for each practice	Practice format:	Start with a dynamic warm-up led by your captains, then always start with some type of drill that focuses on some fundamental.	Then do 2 or 3 drills that are building up the intensity.	Then let the kids do what they really want to - play the game.  Either small sided or full team scrimmages.  Minimal stoppages, but pull kids aside for one-on-one coaching as needed.	Then finish practice with some type of physical exercise when they're exhausted - it's a great time to stretch the kids physically and mentally.Life is bigger than sports - 'Soccer without Borders'	Jill has been involved with an organization in Nicaragua that gives girls in Granada the social, educational and economic support they need to overcome obstacles to success and achieve their personal goals.  Check them out: soccerwithoutborders.orgHUGE IDEA #1	Her biggest takeaway from this has been the importance of communication without words - you can communicate with your actions, visually demonstrating.  This applies even when you don't have a language barrier - your body language is critical when you're a coach.Self-Confidence and teaching kids to achieve peak performanceHUGE IDEA #2	'The perfect time to build confidence is in practice'	Set your practices up with lots of small actions that kids can succeed at - this will build up their confidence.	Have some type of physical way to 'brush off' mistakes - It can be a trigger word - 'next one', or some type of physical action like brushing your shoulder offCulture - Creating a Winning Attitude	Lean on your most intense players who are the hardest workers to be leaders on the team.	If your team is less talented and you struggle with being able to win games - keep the players motivated by establishing mini-goals within the game and practice -things that are within their control. These can be attitude-based too - Set a goal of players saying at least 5 positive things to teammates during a game.Connecting with Kids	Jill had an athlete who came into the season with a little trepidation - but she totally bought-in throughout the season and really embraced being a member of the team and loved it.Best Stolen idea	Passion and energy as a coach - including sensing when the team just needs a break or some fun - Jill had a coach who would occasionally back her car onto the field and play loud music during some of the drills.The One that Got Away	While Jill didn't enjoy the first couple games of her first season when they lost 8-0, 7-0, etc.  But in retrospect she realizes that failures are a part of any process - so she wouldn't say she would want a do over.Parting Advice	Communication is critical. Not just verbal communication - but your body language and passion are...

What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Jill Kochanek shares stories and discusses her journey to becoming a successful youth sports coach. Jill has been a teacher and girls soccer coach at Oldfields School in Baltimore for 3 years. She was 1 of 25 award winners for the Positive Coaches Alliance Double-Goal Coach Award for 2015. Jill has been involved with and traveled to Nicaragua with the 'Soccer without Borders' program.  Jill also just completed her first Ironman Triathlon. She is now studying for her PHD in Sports Psychology at the University of Minnesota. Listen Now: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link Quote 'The perfect time to build confidence is in practice' My Cringe &amp; ‘Ah-Ha’ Moments 	Coming from very competitive college sports as an athlete, it was a big adjustment to coach girls who were just learning the game.  But it was a good chance to reassess the goals for the team and set priorities that really come down to teaching the fundamentals and teaching the team to play for their teammates. Teaching Children &amp; Keeping it Fun 	Have a theme for each practice 	Practice format: 	Start with a dynamic warm-up led by your captains, then always start with some type of drill that focuses on some fundamental. 	Then do 2 or 3 drills that are building up the intensity. 	Then let the kids do what they really want to - play the game.  Either small sided or full team scrimmages.  Minimal stoppages, but pull kids aside for one-on-one coaching as needed. 	Then finish practice with some type of physical exercise when they're exhausted - it's a great time to stretch the kids physically and mentally. Life is bigger than sports - 'Soccer without Borders' 	Jill has been involved with an organization in Nicaragua that gives girls in Granada the social, educational and economic support they need to overcome obstacles to success and achieve their personal goals.  Check them out: <a href="http://soccerwithoutborders.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soccerwithoutborders.org</a> HUGE IDEA #1 	Her biggest takeaway from this has been the importance of communication without words - you can communicate with your actions, visually demonstrating.  This applies even when you don't have a language barrier - your body language is critical when you're a coach. Self-Confidence and teaching kids to achieve peak performance HUGE IDEA #2 	'The perfect time to build confidence is in practice' 	Set your practices up with lots of small actions that kids can succeed at - this will build up their confidence. 	Have some type of physical way to 'brush off' mistakes - It can be a trigger word - 'next one', or some type of physical action like brushing your shoulder off Culture - Creating a Winning Attitude 	Lean on your most intense players who are the hardest workers to be leaders on the team. 	If your team is less talented and you struggle with being able to win games - keep the players motivated by establishing mini-goals within the game and practice -things that are within their control. These can be attitude-based too - Set a goal of players saying at least 5 positive things to teammates during a game. Connecting with Kids 	Jill had an athlete who came into the season with a little trepidation - but she totally bought-in throughout the season and really embraced being a member of the team and loved it. Best Stolen idea 	Passion and energy as a coach - including sensing when the team just needs a break or some fun - Jill had a coach who would occasionally back her car onto the field and play loud music during some of the drills. The One that Got Away 	While Jill didn't enjoy the first couple games of her first season when they lost 8-0, 7-0, etc.  But in retrospect she realizes that failures are a part of any process - so she wouldn't say she would want a do over. Parting Advice 	Communication is critical. Not just verbal communication - but your body language and passion are...

WYC 055 – Youth Soccer – Jill Kochanek talks Communicating without Talking and Soccer Without Borders