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ladiesgaelic.ie // 51 COACHING ARTICLE Volume 14 | Issue No 1 | PEIL Spring schedule, focus points for training sessions. Teach the leadership group to lead and trust them to make significant decisions, to own them and to implement them. And to be held accountable for them. 5. Honest, regular feedback. Players develop and progress from receiving honest, regular feedback. Leaders grow the same way. It is important that you as a coach provide opportunity for leaders to give and receive honest feedback from their team mates, coaches, and other mentors and it is important not to be afraid of conflict. People who trust each other can give honest feedback and learn, grow and improve through vigorous debate. 6. Communication. Leaders must communicate but listen a lot more than they talk. Leaders who listen and respect and care about the views of the people they represent are the greatest of all leaders. It is important that the players on your leadership group listen to all members of the team and bring their views forward. feedback and development. Great leadership groups have been trained and educated how to lead. Just like any skill, they need to be given time to practice leading. 2. Give them true power. Some coaches "talk the talk" about empowerment and engagement and players owning decisions but when push comes to shove, they take the power away from the leadership group. The essence of great leadership is taking responsibility for "As coach you need to ensure those players understand their role by providing coaching, education, feedback and development. Great leadership groups have been trained and educated how to lead." 7. Mix it Up. Your leadership group should not consist of all your most experienced players. It should have a mix of youth and experience so all members of your team feel comfortable communicating with at least one member of the group. 8. The Culture Virus – Culture changes and grows from the inside out. Provide systems, structures and opportunities for the leadership team to "infect" the rest of the team with a successful culture and positive attitudes. So what is next for you as a coach? Think about the benefits of a leadership group for your team. Think of the people that would be suitable – not just the players you get on with, but rather a group of players that will engage the rest of the team. Once you have the group provide them with a safe environment to practice their leadership skills and the opportunity to evolve into essential leaders for your team. Your players, team, club or county will certainly benefit! decisions and turning decisions into actions. By giving a leadership group limited power to make decisions and removing it as soon as the team is under pressure takes away any sense of responsibility and makes the group a leadership group in name only. 3. Consistency. The same rules must apply to the Leadership group as apply to the rest of the team. People do not tolerate double standards or inequity in teams. Everyone plays by the same rules or there can be no trust – and without trust, teams do not succeed. 4. Real meaningful decisions. What decisions will you allow the Leadership group to make? Some coaches get input on training jersey colours, where the team will go for team building, what food to eat after training. The next level of decisions is team standards and expectations, training