Tools of the trade at work
By Matt Somers (February 2010 Issue)
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“I discovered the opponent in one’s own head is more formidable than the one the other side of the net,” wrote Tim Gallwey in
The Inner Game of Tennis and, in so doing, set the foundations for much of modern coaching practice.
Although Gallwey’s ideas were quickly picked up by the corporate world, particularly when Sir John Whitmore used them as the basis of his performance coaching work, they are perhaps bedevilled by their early associations with sport and sometimes considered a little lightweight when set against other, more academic, influences on the coaching field.
The Inner Game of Tennis and, in so doing, set the foundations for much of modern coaching practice.
Although Gallwey’s ideas were quickly picked up by the corporate world, particularly when Sir John Whitmore used them as the basis of his performance coaching work, they are perhaps bedevilled by their early associations with sport and sometimes considered a little lightweight when set against other, more academic, influences on the coaching field.
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