Today I want to remember my friend John Salmela with this slide from 2004 on how we can learn from expert coaches.
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10 rules to become a successful coach by John Salmela (1945-2014).
- Strive to acquire and implement new tactics and strategies
- Maturing as a coach takes time. Be patient and honest with yourself
- Just because something worked three years ago does not mean it will work today. Constantly evaluate and adjust your approaches and strategies
- Hard work is important and must become an accepted way of life
- If you want to excel, be prepared to devote more hours than you originally thought necessary
- Find a coaching style that suits your personally and brings the best out in you
- Respect is not given, but shared. If you respect your athletes, they will respect you in return
- Create en environment that is educational, fun and challenging your athletes
- Learn to communicate your thought and beliefs to your athletes
- Understand that as a coach, the final decision rests in your hands
Brazil at this moment is holding its breath, everyday life has stopped all people now are waiting and in few hours they will play as the team on the pitch the match with Germany.
A friend, sport psychologist, John Salmela from Belo Horizonte where he lived for many years wrote to me yesterday:
“It is total silence here in my world in Brazil. There was no game yesterday nor today. I seems like I am in Samuel Becketts´ play, Waiting for Godot! … But life will change tomorrow with the game between Brazil and Germany in Belo Horizonte! The city has been completely electrified, welcoming and generous, but since we are off on the coast, few foreigners know about Belo, although it has 5 million inhabitants. So, as I did in the three previous games and since we live about 3 km from the Mineirão stadium, I go out in my car and pick up 4-5 fans from different countries (Iran, Costa Rica, England), and drive the 500 m from the stadium. They cannot believe what I did, and will do so tomorrow with the Germans while trying not to bring up Hitler´s name. Enjoy the Cup if you can, but you can be certain that I will be either living or dying.”
