The Language of Great Coaching, and Its Importance, with Nick Winkleman

Our aim with this podcast is to help you to understand the importance that movement, and exercise, plays in your rehabilitation from low back pain. We’ve highlighted the importance of finding a practitioner that will give you the insights you need to be empowered to get back to the activities you love. An important part of this process is finding someone who can effectively coach you to ensure that you’re executing movements correctly and reducing any risk. Well meaning practitioners sometimes fail to get the outcomes their skills can provide due to the difficulty of communicating effectively to many people with different learning styles.

Today we interview Nick Winkelman Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Before working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the director of education and training systems for EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance), located in Phoenix, AZ. As the director of education, Nick oversaw the development and execution of all internal and external educational initiatives. As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program and supported many athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sports Organizations, and Military. Nick completed his PhD through Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. Nick is a recognized speaker and consultant on human performance and coaching science and has numerous book chapters and peer reviewed papers focusing on the intersection between coaching language and athlete learning.

In this episode we discuss the importance of the quality and timing of WHAT is said to athletes/clients/patients, adapting the approach to an individual's personal communication and learning styles, and directing attention to the right things at the right time. This ensures we can drastically reduce the confusion, frustration and overwhelm that can be experienced by patients. If you feel that you don’t understand what is being said in the clinic room, or in the gym, don’t shy away from asking for clarity so you can get the input you deserve.

Some of the things you’ll discover...

• No one has taught you until you have learned so if you don’t understand then be sure to ask!
• Why it’s important that clinicians and coaching speak the language of their target audience
• Understanding a movement, and what the body should do during the movement is not enough if you can’t then perform it!
• Simple movements are not always simple! You need to get the right input in order to safely perform certain movements
• Language is one of the single greatest tools a clinician has and yet for many professionals there is a lack of awareness of its importance

Highlights

All the tools at the disposal of the clinician can be wasted if their ability to communicate effectively is missing! Increasingly we’re seeing the importance of language in the effective management of pain and injury so be sure to challenge your clinician if you do not understand what is being explained to you about your condition or treatment plan.

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