The needs of schools vary. I tailor the amount of time and services to fit each school’s and team’s needs. For instance, if a teacher who is also a coach has much experience teaching social-emotional skills in the classroom, I would expect that my support would be limited. On the other hand, if a youth league wanted to train a number of its volunteer coaches who do not have a teaching or coaching background, more of my time and expertise would probably be in order. Another factor is the number of skills you want your athletes to learn. Contact me for details.
The lessons are designed to be taught on the field or court in five to ten minutes. After the initial lesson for a skill, veteran players lead their peers in further practice. This is done in small groups and over the course of the season. These sessions can be no more than 10 minutes. Each player can develop his/her skills due to the frequent practice and repetition.
Again, our main goals are to see students using the skills on their teams and in their lives outside of sports. We want to see the teams being more successful, whatever your analytics for success are.
My plan is to use program evaluation to understand the efficacy. This can take the form of self-report questionnaire data from players, questionnaire information from parents, input from coaches, etc.
Sure! If you’re satisfied that what your players have learned in the classroom can be transferred to your sport, that’s great. Minor adjustments are always possible.
One warning- Most social-emotional learning (SEL) programs teach a wide range of concepts but don’t afford students much opportunity to really build competency in a skill. Our goal is for our athletes to build their social-emotional skills so they and the team benefit.