"Lend Me your ears" William Safire

“The greatest teacher makes a few simple points.  The powerful teacher leaves one or two fundamental truths.   And the memorable makes the point not by telling, but by helping the students discover on their own.  Learning
takes place through discovery, not when you’re told something, but when you figure it out for yourself.  All a really fine teacher does is to make suggestions, point out problems, above all, ask questions, and more questions and more questions…teaching encourages not only discovery, but initiative.”

Ettore Messina on Teaching

Philosophy:‐
Teaching is more important that coaching. 

We cannot teach all of our players everything we know

We must be selective in our teaching and teach only that which we know, understand
and think will help

Develop a clear mind / system for teaching eg A‐>B‐>C‐>D not A‐>C‐>B‐>D

Each step in our teaching should be challenging but achievable ‐ not so many easy steps
that it will be too easy so we do not create superficial players. 

 We should coach where possible the Whole ‐ Part ‐ Whole method.
  ‐ Find the Balance
  ‐ Allow players to make mistakes
  ‐ Develop a relationship with the mistakes
  ‐ Learn to accept the mistakes
  ‐ Feedback determines if players will listen

 The 'Why' should always come before the "What"

3 Levels of Growth:‐
1. Mentally
2. Physically
3. Technically

 It is the coaches responsibility to check constantly that all three areas are showing
growth