What Changed My Thinking This Weekend

After the conference this weekend, one thing stood out.

Not a drill.
Not a framework.

A realisation.

3 Coaching Ideas

1. Most coaches already know what’s wrong — they just lack permission to change​
   The barrier isn’t knowledge. It’s confidence.
2. Practice design becomes clearer when you stop chasing answers​
   Better questions lead to better environments.
3. Serve & return are ideal windows into coaching behaviour​
   They expose whether we trust players or default to control.

2 Insights from Others

• “Coaches don’t change because they are told to — they change when their environment allows it.”​
  — Stodter & Cushion (paraphrased)
• “Good learning environments feel messy before they feel effective.”​
  — Practitioner insight

1 Question to Reflect On

Where might you be over-organising instead of letting the task teach?

This is exactly the work I’m leaning into in 2026:
helping coaches move from knowing about ideas to confidently applying them.

No rush.
No perfection.

Just better design.

This Weeks Practice Design - Outside The Middle

See What the Game Offers You - "Look for space, time, and pressure—then use it.”

The middle is predictable. The outside is opportunity. Can you recognise when to shift the point wide and take control?