The Coach treats everyone equally
DOES THE COACH TREAT EVERYONE EQUALLY? By Jorge Araújo Former professional basketball coach Today’s topic has been the subject of much debate. Should coaches treat everyone equally? It’s up to the coach to treat everyone fairly, but never everyone equally. And the reason is simple. How can everyone be treated equally if some are […]
The Coach (Leader) and his emotions
THE COACH (LEADER) AND HIS EMOTIONS Jorge Araújo President of Team Work Consultores Coaches (leaders) need to know how to live with their emotions and experiences and redirect them in the service of an obvious improvement in their ability to influence and persuade those they work with. They must also be able to preserve their […]
The coaches’ challenge
THE COACHES’ CHALLENGE Jorge Araújo President of Team Work Consultores Citation from the doctoral thesis of Jorge Araújo, MOTRICIDADE E CORPO EXPRESSIVO, páginas 38, 39, 40 But what (after all!) is the big challenge facing coaches, and behavioral coaches in particular? The idea has become widespread that the key is to be able to […]
The players are the ones who play
THE PLAYERS ARE THE ONES WHO PLAY, NOT THE COACHES Jorge Araújo President of Team Work Consultores Behaviors can (and should!) be directed, worked on, transformed in certain situations (training sessions) as long as they don’t become detached from or lose sight of reality (the game, the competition). By emphasizing how much the example […]
Train how to play
TRAIN HOW TO PLAY Jorge Araújo Team Work Consultores Take, for example, the support I gave to a young soccer coach. With the aim of preparing his team for a decisive match over the course of a week, a young soccer coach exchanged a series of emails with me. The day before the match […]
“The Philosophical Reflection of the Coach” – Available in February
Como disse Manuel Sérgio a José Mourinho, “Quem só sabe de futebol, de futebol nada sabe”, chamando-lhe a atenção para a necessidade de dominar, (também!), tudo o que respeita à ciência, à neurociência e à filosofia das relações humanas. Professores e Treinadores que estejam de tal forma habilitados e sejam tão impressivos nas nossas vidas […]
Tribute to Dr. Fernando Gomes, President of the Portuguese Football Federation
LEADING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS By Jorge Araújo Former professional basketball coach Anyone who leads high-performance teams must first be clear that the people they lead are people, not human resources as they are usually called. People who interact with each other in the service of common goals. First of all, it’s a collective context […]
The Coach and Philosophy
True philosophy is about relearning how to see the world. Merleau-Ponty, Phénomenologie de la Perception, Galimard All philosophy obliges us to look at things as if from a high vantage point, so that our gaze can encompass what is essential – from the past to the present, perhaps pointing to some dawn in the […]