Mastery Approach (ELM)
Winning on the scoreboard is not the only way to win. A Mastery Approach to sport creates winning character traits in youth and high school athletes. At the center of Positive Coaching Alliance’s Mastery Approach is the acronym ELM for Effort, Learning and Mistakes are OK. Coaches and parents can help athletes understand that as long as they give their best effort, continue to learn and are not afraid of mistake, they are more likely to win on the scoreboard and in life.
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Displaying and embodying the growth mindset are two very different things.
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Former Olympian speaks about in every situation, win or loss, there is always something to improve at.
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Now seven months in, we’ve learned a few things about the pandemic’s wider impact on youth & HS sports.
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Coaches can get involved in leadership in a different way by talking about character-building and identity.
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Activity from PCA trusted resource RISE to examine how athletes use sports as an agent social change.
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Steve Kerr speaks about the importance of a coach setting performance standards for their team.
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Kerr breaks down how to choose and implement your team's core values.
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A Double-Goal Coach strives to win, and more importantly, to teach life lessons through sports.
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Coaches can use this script to introduce athletes to the concept of the ELM Tree of Mastery.
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Burroughs shares with us his journey from humble beginnings to collegiate and international wrestling prowess.
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Devin McCourty shares his thoughts on leadership gained from being on multiple championship teams.
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Sam Peszek discusses what her coaches did to help keep conditioning fun.