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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Learn life lessons and engage with the movie Glory Road by using these discussion questions
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Baker suggests athletes reframe failures in sports to learn from mistakes and better focus on the next play.
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Former MLB All-Star Curtis Granderson talks about forgetting mistakes to focus on the rest of the game.
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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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Coaches can use this script to introduce athletes to the concept of the ELM Tree of Mastery.
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A Double-Goal Coach strives to win, and more importantly, to teach life lessons through sports.
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Burroughs shares with us his journey from humble beginnings to collegiate and international wrestling prowess.
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Marlon Stewart (Oregon State Men's Basketball) explains the role of personality in recruiting student-athletes
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Aja Evans, who won Olympic bronze in 2014 in bobsled and went back in 2018 to finish 5th, joins PCA's podcast.
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Carol Dweck speak about the differences in children and adults having a fixed mindset vs. a growth mindset.