"She's a terrific teacher"..."He's the best footie coach we've had in years!"....
  Have you ever heard these expressions? Every Australian parent wants their
  son or daughter to have the instructor who will bring out the best in their kids.
   
  Parents will part with many thousands of dollars or travel excessive distances
  to give their kids access to particular teachers and coaches. Others will battle
  to win a reputed teacher for their child...But what is "it" that makes a
  certain teacher, coach or tutor, the "one"? How is one enough to inspire a
  fleet of young Australians to excel that much more, than they would otherwise?
   
  Why doesn't every teacher, instructor, tutor and coach have "it"? The answer
  may lie in what you do for yourself or have taught yourself to find within you
  when you are having a down or difficult day.
   
  Having mentors and adults who are willing to share the journey of the highs
  and lows when reaching for goals is rewarding for child and charge, and
  will often protect kids from dangerous or foolish risk taking behaviours...
         
In society, coaches and instructors of  
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   puzzling issues in life.
every kind are the ones that "glue" our      
social fabric and communities     Often coaches or teachers hold
together and provide us all with the     different perspectives on kids' worlds
motivation to reach higher.     than other adults. They have learnt to
      leave spaces in their conversations
How often can students come to you     with kids, and know instinctively that
as a friend and guide? Is it because     we learn as much from them as they
your time with them is one of mutual     learn from us.
respect? A level of acceptance from      
teachers, instructors, tutors and     Young people want the right to make
coaches and a good degree of     their own choices. They want to be
positive recognition allows young     able to feel good about the directions
people to feel their self worth.     they choose... This means having
      teachers and coaches who have a
The peer pressure kids feel is real.     sense of the potential kids and
They all need to find warm-hearted   "been there" to talk to - someone who   understand where the kids are coming
guides with level heads who have   they can trust when confronted with   from. They can often steer kids
       
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off a dead-end path, just by getting  
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  We are teachers and coaches, not
them to perform their best in the     just on the field, but to all family
team sports and individual pursuits     members....Sometimes we speak
they have natural talents for.     badly to the most important people
      in our lives when we are prepared to
Kids need to repeatedly hear that they     show courtesy to total strangers.
don't have to be anyone other than     Taking the time to listen to kids
who they already are.     enables you to be heard in your
      own arenas at home too.
They want to feel safe and need to      
really know that they don't need to     Allowing "veg-out" time for yourself,
prove anything to their peers,     will allow others to grow and
boyfriends, girlfriends and parents -     recharge too. Some of our best
they need confidence in themselves.     moments are when we are doing
      nothing in particular except clowning
They may need to often hear you     around and enjoying the company of
communicate your acceptance of       others who can laugh and relax with
them and their ideas.       us. What if you could distinguish what
       
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   What if you could distinguish what drives you? and others?
   
  Your Life Patterns assists you to gain insights into the patterns or games that
  run you, your teams, your students and their parents...It will provide you with
  stacks of tips for becoming a more fulfilled coach for children and young adults.
   
 
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