CLUB’S TOP 10 WAYS to Keep Kids Serious about Shooting BY JIM SHAVER, NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER SHOOTING CLUB
#10 Keep the kids thinking about the “Path Ahead”—learning the sport; club, state and national competitions; college; Olympic Games.
#9 Teach them work ethic required to succeed in the sport—“if it is to be, it’s up to me.”
#8 Credible coaching is critical— train and educate your coaches so the kids can believe in them.
#7 Coach kids to compete—match- es measure progress on the Olympic Path.
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#6 Coaches must be motivators— shooting is 10 percent technique and 90 percent mental and 74 percent of the mental part is the WANT to do it.
#5 Organize and execute—kids and parents need to see that they have a good, well run club to help them to get on, and stay on the Olympic Path.
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#4 Focus training on meeting short term goals—kids thrive on success.
#3 Understand parents need training too—parents of serious kids want to learn the sport, how to be good parents of athletes and they need to get committed to the Olympic Path.
#2 Be patient—hey, they’re kids! Rarely do they understand things the fi rst time, and normally they have a better way.
#1 Be serious about them having fun (and coaches too)—make that part of the program.
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