Coaching Techniques
Coaching sports with children is a broad profession involving a huge variety of techniques and styles. Coaching are the practices used by HERO coaches during sessions. At HERO we specialize in a few techniques but what stands out the most is our ENERGY! As we all know energy helps gravitate one towards another. If you are kind of exuberant, big, & funny, everyone wants to know who you are and why you are being so exuberant, big and funny! We coach a wide variety of age groups
"Its A Celebration!
At HERO we celebrate every victory, from the smallest moments to the biggest ones. Sometimes class can be difficult for the kiddos. Some have difficulty listening. Some with the gross motor skills. Some with verbalizing what they want to say. Some even with wanting to participate. These are the challenges we love to tackle head on and celebrate every breakthrough! Today in class we were doing our HERO warm-ups, but many of the kiddos were having trouble listening. We jumped r
"Teammates & Friendships"
At HERO, kids come to our program often not knowing any of the other kids. Our experience shows that many kids can be extremely shy and hesitant to participate in our program in the very beginning until they see our fun, imaginative and goofy coaching styles as we help them create new teammates and friendships through our activities. I wanted to take a minute to share with you a story about two kiddos who joined our program at 3 years of age. Now, these kids were both brand n
"Turn Up Your Listening Ears!"
“Remember, we don’t go until we hear the…” What’s it called. “Whistle!!!” The kids all shout at the top of their lungs. “That’s right!” says coach. An integral part of HERO is the use of listening techniques throughout class. We are constantly re-engaging the kiddos through verbal and physical cues to make sure they are following along. Since we work with kids ages 2-6, this can be a difficult task sometimes. That’s why our coaches bring lots of energy, repetition and humor i
