Rivers of Thinking

Rivers of Thinking

A random mix of rambles from the world of talent and coaching, personal thoughts on learning and the future of youth sport. The content is deliberately aimed at poking, prompting and provoking a few thoughts on what and how you do your stuff! It is here to help you examine some of your own practices and consider how you can improve, through reflection and self-evaluation, as well as being a tool for my own reflective process.

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Author: Nick Levett

coaching chess tactics
children coaching grassroots 

Do we need a coaching re-think?

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Nick Levett 15 Comments

Coaching? We make a lot of assumptions in coaching and this blog post is going to do exactly that! I

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coaching; learning; thinking; sport
high performance sport 

Where is your line drawn…?

February 4, 2016March 2, 2016 Nick Levett 0 Comment

The Moral Mankad Maze…   It was one of those things that occurs occasionally in the world of sport that

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coaching; learning; thinking; sport
coaching learning psychology 

The next frontier: measuring the stuff that really matters…

January 25, 2016March 3, 2016 Nick Levett 5 Comments

So I was having a trip round a Professional Sporting Academy, being given the behind-the-scenes tour by the Academy Manager.

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coaching; learning; thinking; sport
coaching football high performance 

Interview with Dario Gradi: a coaching master…

January 4, 2016March 3, 2016 Nick Levett 1 Comment

After a sabbatical from blogging of six months the start of a New Year is always an extra incentive to

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coaching; learning; thinking; sport
sport talent 

Why I’m pleased my son is born in May…

June 15, 2015May 25, 2016 Nick Levett 4 Comments

It’s been a hotly discussed topic for many years, there are countless opinions available relating to the subject but the

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coaching; learning; thinking; sport
coaching learning psychology sport 

Helping children becoming better players…

May 31, 2015March 2, 2016 Nick Levett 2 Comments

It’s fairly well recognised that our role as coaches is to help children get better, whether that is becoming better

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learning
coaching learning sport 

Techniques to encourage learning…

April 10, 2015March 3, 2016 Nick Levett 0 Comment

Ultimately, we are all there to help the kids. Sometimes we help the children with football stuff, sometimes we help

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team, learning, coaching, sport
coaching grassroots high performance learning sport 

It’s a team game…

March 12, 2015March 3, 2016 Nick Levett 3 Comments

We have a fascination currently in the country within player development that seems to be growing, at the expense of

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attacking, coaching, football
coaching football grassroots learning sessions 

Coaching session: attacking play 1v1’s…

February 27, 2015March 3, 2016 Nick Levett 3 Comments

Through the wonders of social media I see a multitude of coaching sessions, it’s a fantastic tool to share thoughts

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learning
coaching learning sport 

The evolution of learning…

February 13, 2015March 3, 2016 Nick Levett 3 Comments

As generations progress we are getting smarter with our understanding of the learning process. Many myths about learning appear along

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Some of my favourite posts…

  • Understanding creative players
  • Measuring the stuff that matters
  • Switching focus from teaching to learning
  • A guest blog on introducing sport psych to kids
  • Why I'm pleased my son is born in May
 

Recent Posts

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  • Two words to change your coaching relationships
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