Knowhow to inspire your players during pep talk
When you are trying to encourage and inspire your players, here are some quick points to keep in mind during pep talk.
HOW TO INSPIRE PLAYERS DURING PEP TALK
The coach is not only a trainer; he is a teacher and a mentor to his players. He is role model and a person who solves problems at any time. As a coach, you know the game and you know the capabilities of your player. You can recognize how much every of your player can give in certain situation. Whether he is under pressure or indifferent depends the call you are going to pull out to motivate him and power up his game. Many times coaches put too much focus on technical and tactical execution but very often it is the player’s mental stage that must be attended.
Being the pregame talk, half time speech or just instructions during training practices, here you can find few tips with the best ways to quickly approach your player and to be sure it will work:
Allow yourself to get into the game with a few simple passes and moves and get into the rhythm of the match.
See and know where you want to play the ball before you get it.
Recognize where are you positioned on the field and where all your options are.
Communicate, ask for the ball all the time.
Play pass and move, simple one and two touch soccer, don’t get stuck with too many unsuccessful dribbling.
Make yourself available by making direct and decisive runs.
Take chances in front of the goal, use your skills that you practiced in training, take players on.
Work hard on both ways and get stuck in when you need to defense, press to win.
Forget your mistakes and make up for them with hustle.
Keep your head up, have fun and work for the team.
Think positive, don’t be too hard on yourself.
Play until the final whistle.
Play with confidence.
The player-coach relationship is more important than many coaches realize it. It is essential that your players respect you and can rely on your instructions when it’s needed. Make yourself available for them because they want to learn, improve, perform and also – to make you proud of them.