- When it comes to educating, mentoring, and supporting female players, it is important that coaches are asking the right questions at the right time to promote skill development, combined commitment, and closeness within coach-athlete relationships.
- Questioning bridges the gap between a player’s technical development and tactical understanding with their personality identity and motivation within sport participation.
- Asking questions encourages athletes to acknowledge and adapt to the environments/task at hand and self-organize and prioritize their actions based on the situation.
WHAT DOES THE RIGHT QUESTION MEAN?
When asking questions, it is important to acknowledge the cognitive developmental stage of your player and their willingness to learn and strengthen their skillsets within squash. There are three main types of structured questions that can be asked to rehearse new skills, make connections with previous learning, and discuss ideas.
PRE-QUESTIONS: Fundamental for women and girls new to sport. Pre-questions can help increase your players’ curiosity and the amount of attention they pay to the training.
HINGE QUESTIONS: These types of questions are asked during the session/match and allow you to check for misunderstanding with your players. These questions are crucial for players to advance their skills.
ELABORATIVE INTERROGATION: These are ‘why’ questions that is used at the end of sessions or after a match. This questions style is most beneficial to emerging players who have a strong perception on present and future self-worth.
This page was written in courtesy of Coaching The Coaches
McMurtry, J. (2020, December 17). Are we asking or being asked the right questions? Coaching the Coaches.
