How much do the Coaches need to lead?
Tommy Boustedt Swedish Ice Hockey Association Tommy Boustedt General Secretary and CEO SWEDISH ICE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
Elected Assignments Education Board Member, Foundation of Helge Berglund 2001- PhD Economics University of Stockholm 1979-83 Board Member, Foundation of Rikard Fagerlund 2011- Highest Education in Ice Hockey Coaching 1976-85 Chairman, Foundation of Pelle Lindberg 2011- Member of Hammarby Fotboll Sport Council, 2010- Coach Assignments, between 1979 - 2001 Member of Hammarby Hockey Sport Committee Head Coach 1979-83, Hammarby Juniors Member of Skoda Youth Hockey Foundation 2010- Head Coach, Swedish Men’s Elite Leagues 1983-2001 (Clubs: Member of Svenska Spels Youth Coach of the year. 2008- Hammarby, Djurgården, Vita Hästen, Linköping, Frölunda) Mentor in different Leadership Programs. 2009- Member of Swedish Sport Association’s Committee of Elite Sports Swedish Ice Hockey Association Assignments 2011- Senior Director of Hockey Development 2001-14 Senior Director of National Teams Program 2006-2014 Career Highlights as Coach and General Manager General Secretary and CEO 2014- 1989 Swedish Elite League Champion 1990 Swedish Elite League Champion Men’s National Team 2003 Silver Medal IIHF World Championship Head Coach 1998 and 1999 2004 Silver Medal IIHF World Championship Scouting Coach 2002 – 2010 2006 Gold Medal Olympic Games in Turin General Manager 2010 – 2006 Gold Medal IIHF World Championship Men’s U20 National Team 2008 Silver Medal IIHF World Junior Championship General Manager 2007 – 2015 2009 Silver Medal IIHF World Junior Championship 2009 Bronze Medal IIHF World Championship Assignments Internationell Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) 2010 Silver Medal IIHF World Junior Championship Member IIHF Coaching Committee 2001-2008 2010 Bronze Medal IIHF World Championship Member IIHF Development Committee 2008-2012 2011 Silver Medal IIHF World Championship Vice Chair IIHF Coaching & Development Committee 2012- 2012 Gold Medal IIHF World Junior Championship 2013 Silver Medal IIHF World Junior Championship Other Assignments 2013 Gold Medal IIHF World Championship Manager IKEA Stockholm 1986-88 2014 Silver Medal IIHF World Junior Championship Expert Commentator TV3/Viasat 1995-2006 2014 Silver Medal Olympic Games in Sochi Content • Building a succesful Team • Hockey Coaching – 10 practical pointers • How to become succesfull – What defines a winner? Building a succesful team Hockey Philosophy: Business Idea
• Mission Statement • Optimal success, not max success • Long term • Establish it carefully • Consistency • Starting point Recruitment
• What kind of players and individuals? • Competence and personality • Needs constant analysis + adjusting • Introduction of new players • Mentor system Goals / objectives
• Set goals • Short and long term • Measurable targets vs. our Vision • Clear plannothing translucent •Goal of the Team vs. individual goals • Positive image Creating the team: Building the Foundation • Different characters / personalitys / 4 layers 1. Leaders 2. Positive players 3. Positive/negative players 4. New and untested players
• Reenforce good behavior, eliminate bad behavior • Goal: Many 1’s and 2’s Communication
• The most important tool Individual – One unit – The entire team Contact on daily basis very important – 1 minute rule Short meetings Planned larger meetings • Indivdual dialogues - Individual development plans • Foster a creative climate Encourage questions and discussions Rules and norms Framework for the organisation
• Distinct rules and norms How we act towards each other and towards the public Create the rules and norms together Policy of fair play and respect
Distinct and communicated norms and standards creates group security Social Responsibility
• See the person – not the player If you feel well, you can perform well Social status – the foundation for performance
• Build a social context around the team Support with theoretical and practical advice Younger players: E.g. home work, advice about the future, someone to talk to……. Older players: work, apartment, doctor, baby sitter…… Solidarity
• In a winning team you will find a strong team spirit Players should be comfortable with each other Treat each other with respect
• Natural competition
• Do other things together, off the ice The coach • Create an environment that encourages development Positive attitude Each individual is unique and wants to learn Has fun at work!
• Key words: Enthusiasm, commitment, positive mentality
• Demands hard work – Lead by example
• Gives a lot of positive feedback – encourages initiatives You have to take some risks to win! Conclusion
”True leadership starts with humility towards the one I want to lead” Sören Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher Hockey Coaching
10 practical pointers 1. Practice Planning
Make a plan for the season - How much training? - What kind of training?
Planning the practices carefully is very important, on all levels!
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association curriculum - Ishockeyns ABC! http://www.swehockey.se/Hockeyakademin/Utbildningsmaterial/Parmar/ABC-Parmen/ 2. The Basics
Invest a lot of time in the basics! • Skating • Puck handling & puck protection • Passing and receiving • Shooting • Scoring • Checking / Physical parts of the game
Drills and theory in SIHA:s educational material About 80 movie clips at www.hockeyakademin.se: http://www.swehockey.se/Hockeyakademin/Video/Ishockeynstekniskagrunder/IshockeynsTekniskaGrunder1/ 3. Practice off-ice Different drills Skating-imitation Skate-jump Stick-work with wooden balls Shooting ramps
Play a lot of games! Perfect for creating hockey sense and devloping an understanding of the game
Example of practicing on a shooting ramp: http://www.swehockey.se/Hockeyakademin/Utbildning/Skottramp/ 4. Strength training
• Start at the age of 7 (Professor Tonkonogis report)
• Appropriate model – not ”body building”
• Use your own body weight
Drills: http://www.swehockey.se/Hockeyakademin/Nyheter/2014/Fystraningforbarnochungdomar/ 5. Different Small Area Games
Play a lot of different games! Different usage of the ice surface 5 on 5, 3 on 3, 2 on 2…..
Different conditions Two pucks Direct passes One timers 6. Make it fun!
Create a positive environment Having fun is fundamental to learning
Act positive and have a postive mentality Give lots of positive feedback Teach the players to give each other positive feedback and support 7. Communication
• Talk with the players – and encourage them to talk with each other
• Discuss and explain the game. Listen to the players and learn from them.
• Explain the drills and the effect that the training has. 8. Compete
• Teach the players to compete!
• Drills with elements of competition Relay Shooting competitions Technique-tracks
• The effort is more important than the result!
It is not a bad thing to fight and do your best to win, but you have to learn booth winning and loosing. 9. Individual development plans
Make sure all your players have an individual development plan – It is their right
Before the season starts the coach should talk with each player and make up a plan for that player’s development
It should consist of both strengths and things to develop: Technical, tactical, physical, psychological, nutrition, hockey sense…..
Needs to be followed up during the season 10. Encourage all your players to: • Repete the basics • Take all opportunitys to practice – not just organized • Take responsibility for their own developmnet – good habits • Watch a lot of sports – it develops the understanding of the game and increases the interest • Be around ”the right kind” of people – people that support you and make you feel good • Set their own personal targets – short term, long term, results, measurable How to become successful?
What defines a winner? 1. Be on time
• Show that time is important to you • Don`t ”steal” anybody else’s time • Important signal value 2. Right attitude
• Shows commitment • Better performance • Attitude always beats talent! 3. Well prepared
• Plan carefully • Hope for the best, prepare for the worst 4. Work hard
• All sucess starts with effort • There are no shortcuts 5. Show work ethic
• When it is time to work – work hard • Turn off factors that interferes • Focus on the task 6. Positive body language
• Be aware of the signals you are sending • Positive body language affects people around you in a good way 7. High energy
• Food and sleep • Positive mindset • Strong dedication 8. Show passion
• Passion lets people know that you care • Important to have when you face challenges • An extra motivational factor 9. Be adoptive to feedback
• Listen, receive and evaluate • Use the feedback you find valuable 10. Make that ”extra effort”
• It might make the difference • Doesn`t cost much, but can be decisive 10.THANK Put in the extraYOU! effort
• It might be what makes the difference • Doesn`t cost much, but can be decisive
Questions?