Most grassroots coaches only have one hour a week of coaching contact time. That’s one hour to deliver a sports-specific coaching session, plus maybe a game on the weekend.
There isn’t much time to play around. It might be the only time a child gets to kick, hit, or throw a ball, for example. If you’re a netball coach, you don’t want your players kicking a ball or skateboarding; you want them playing netball.
In isolation, it makes sense. But in terms of athletic development, not so much, and when considering human connection, maybe no sense at all.
How we use our time is a story, and it’s a story worth talking about.
Here’s a conversation starter, provided we remember that the word audit comes from the Latin word “audire,” which means “to hear,” not judge.