CELEBIRTY COACHES & THE PICKLEBALL PLACEBO EFFECT
CELEBRITY COACHES AND THE PLACEBO EFFECT ON PLAYERS
Many pro pickleball players who turned to coaching, do not have an academic teaching background and lack any professional teaching experience. Their "coaching reputation" is built on their "playing reputation." Some of our older and wiser Pro Pickleball Coaches like Coach Mo and Coach Deb Harrison were and are great players. However they are self taught Great Coaches who established the benchmarks for good pickleball coaching practices. That's why they are still extremely popular. Aside from my IPTPA Coach Training, I began my pickleball career as a loyal follower of both Coach Mo and Coach Deb. IMO these two Icons of pickleball are at the very top of the Coaching Tree. The short answer to the Dan's question is a 5.0 player does not automatically convert into a 5.0 Coach. Ask the 5.0 player who coached them in the earlier stages of their careers? And then ask them who is coaching them now that they are 5.0. Unfortunately, many misguided pickleball players are celebrity fanatics and flock to coaching sessions, clinics or workshop, solely on the popularity and name recognition of the individual conducting the event. I have asked some of these individuals exactly what did they learn during the session ? They could not recall what they learned, but they were to show me their autographed paddle, and selfies with the coaches. The other phenomenon that often occurs is what I refer to as the "placebo" effect. They attend a pro high profile champion pickleball player's clinic or workshop, and they cannot recall what they learned. But the next couple games they play are their best pickleball ever. They credit their winning ways to attending the Clinic or Workshop even though they cannot remember anything they learned. There were two occasions where players claimed their autographed paddles helped them play better. Maybe us run-of-the mill coaches should start autographing paddles ?
Many pro pickleball players who turned to coaching, do not have an academic teaching background and lack any professional teaching experience. Their "coaching reputation" is built on their "playing reputation." Some of our older and wiser Pro Pickleball Coaches like Coach Mo and Coach Deb Harrison were and are great players. However they are self taught Great Coaches who established the benchmarks for good pickleball coaching practices. That's why they are still extremely popular. Aside from my IPTPA Coach Training, I began my pickleball career as a loyal follower of both Coach Mo and Coach Deb. IMO these two Icons of pickleball are at the very top of the Coaching Tree. The short answer to the Dan's question is a 5.0 player does not automatically convert into a 5.0 Coach. Ask the 5.0 player who coached them in the earlier stages of their careers? And then ask them who is coaching them now that they are 5.0. Unfortunately, many misguided pickleball players are celebrity fanatics and flock to coaching sessions, clinics or workshop, solely on the popularity and name recognition of the individual conducting the event. I have asked some of these individuals exactly what did they learn during the session ? They could not recall what they learned, but they were to show me their autographed paddle, and selfies with the coaches. The other phenomenon that often occurs is what I refer to as the "placebo" effect. They attend a pro high profile champion pickleball player's clinic or workshop, and they cannot recall what they learned. But the next couple games they play are their best pickleball ever. They credit their winning ways to attending the Clinic or Workshop even though they cannot remember anything they learned. There were two occasions where players claimed their autographed paddles helped them play better. Maybe us run-of-the mill coaches should start autographing paddles ?
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