January 28, 2009

Pane in the Glass

THE COACHING SERIES...
by Bill Tschirhart
True North Curling Inc.

bcbill@telus.net

Bill Tschirhart has written a series of coaching essays that you may find interesting. Some of these articles/essays were written for the curling audience of Curl BC, but his articles can be found on many of the curling websites found in Canada.

We hope you enjoy reading them.

#1 - Introduction
An introduction to Bill Tschirhart and his essays

#2 - Confidence & Expectations are not Synonyms
A great article that all coaches should read

#3 - A Video Analysis Primer
The "Tschirhart Method" to analyze a curling delivery

#4 - The Most Important Aspects of a Curling Delivery
That Bill couldn't capture on video tape.

#5 - The Awkward Time of the Year
Read this to find out when that is.

#6 -It's Team Dynamics Stupid
Each member of the team contributes 25 % of the effort but does so 100% of the time.

#7 - The Selection & the Role of the Fifth Player
by Toby McDonald.

#8 - Performance Before Friendship
It's about the team.

#9 - Saturday Mornings
Author unknown

#10 - What Makes a Team a Champion
by Bill Tschirhart and Lindsay Sparkes

#11 - Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail
For competitive teams -you must read this.

#12 - It Takes a Big Man
It's about putting the needs of the team first.

#13 - Bananas
And they taste good too.

#14 - What is the Real Meaning of Sport...
in your Coaching Life and Your Athlete's Life?
by Wendy Morgan, National Wheelchair Team Program Manager and Coach

#15 - It's Just Manny being Manny

#16 - Strategy - It's Not Rocket Science or Brain Surgery
A MUST read.

#17 - Stars Sell Tickets...
And champions win games.

#18 - Delivering the Curling Stone 101
It's in the technique.

#19 - The Oil Light
Or should we say the "engine light"?

#20 - Stop-Start-Continue
A great exercise.

#21 - The Maple Tree
Never give up. Clip from story.

#22 - Two Weeks To Go
Preparing for the "big" games.

#23 - Rocks, Pebbles & Sand
Excellent philosophy!

#24 - The Drag Effect
Information that could make all the difference!

#25 - So You Want to be Perfect

#26 - Straight, Simple, Silent

#27 - Sixteen Life Lessons from the World's Greatest Coaches
A compilation of the words of a number of great coaches from a variety of sports

#28 - The Squirrel Who Wouldn't Quit
It's about attitude!

#29 - The Dangers of Learning About Curling Strategy By Watching TV

#30 - The Culture of Sport

#31 - You Have the Power

#32 - The Physicist, the Exercise Physiologist and the Coach

#33 - Eye Dominance
Fact or Fiction?

#34 - Competitive Data
Another True North coined term?

#35 - Routine vs Ritual

#36 - Team USA

#37 - Drills to Die For

#38 - Bits and Bites

#39 - Coaching Certification
Compliments of Coach Jeff Thomas of Newfoundland & Labrador.

#40 - The Performance Formula

#41 - Life With Junior Athletes

#42 - The Window of Velocity

#43 - The Margin of Victory
Now in a new format

#44 - The Technical Double Cross

#45 - Team Technical Check-Up
This will be the final regular entry of the Pane in the Glass articles from Bill Tschirhart. Bill is working on releasing a printed publication containing all of these articles and more to be used as a coach's resource. All proceeds from the sale of the new publication, titled "A Pane in the Glass: A Coach's Companion", will go to The Sandra Schmirler Foundations! Keep an eye open for the manual's release.

Good Luck Bill. We'll be watching for it.