The CEV Coaches Convention was an outstanding event! Both the theoretical and practical sessions were invaluable and I learned so much from each of the expert speakers and their varying philosophies.
From Eric’s games-based approach with a guided discovery framework to Natalia’s use of psychological profiling to tailor content, drills and feedback to individual personality types and Saskia’s open communication philosophy and use of questioning to promote decision making and independent learning, the amount of useful and applicable content was endless!
The practical session provided further insight into each speakers coaching style and philosophy as well as providing lots of drills and games to enhance technical and performance development.
The Cross-Cultural Coaching Exchange at the Round Table Discussion was very interesting, allowing us to hear about the wide variety of programmes being delivered in different countries throughout Europe, starting from grassroots level through to high performance coaching.
Overall, the learning and ideas gained from this event will help me to improve the different programmes I am delivering, to help individuals to reach their potential.
Thank you to Maddy, Lorna and Scottish Volleyball for taking us to the CEV Coaches Convention in Croatia- It was a privilege to attend this event and it was, by far, the best professional development programme I have experienced to date.