Do as I say, not as I do: How a lack of congruency in your coaching can cost you members
Building congruency in your coaching is all about building alignment between the values you promote and the actions you take. We are all human and…
Category: Child-Centred Coaching
The MAPLE Framework is a structured, research-informed approach to coaching children in martial arts.
It is built on principles from sports coaching, child development and education, with a clear focus on creating learning environments where children feel competent, connected and motivated to continue training long term.
For coaches, this means moving beyond simply teaching a set curriculum and towards designing and delivering sessions customised for each and every child. Considering their stage of development, their motivations and building a coaching environment that supports both their progress and their enjoyment of training.
Below, you’ll find articles that break down the key elements of the MAPLE Framework, along with practical strategies to help you apply them in your own classes.
Building members for life: Leveraging Self Determination Theory in your martial arts club
Ryan and Deci’s Self Determination Theory has been the subject of study in sports contexts for decades. Centred around building intrinsic motivation, it’s surprising that…
Coaching Philosophy: What is It and How to Develop Your Own
Your coaching philosophy isn’t just a set of aspirational statements that you would like to adhere to, but guiding principles that you do your best…
7 tactics to help children develop self-control
The benefits of developing self-control Who would have thought that having the self-control to not eat one marshmallow in order to receive a second could…
Psychological Stages Of Development For Young Children Practicing Martial Arts
If you teach martial arts to young children, understanding the psychological stages of development is a must. Taking a ‘participant centred’ approach to our coaching…
10 benefits of cultivating a Growth Mindset in your martial arts students
Henry Ford is reported to have said “Whether you think you can or you can’t you’re right”. This short quote highlights that your mindset can…
Character development through children’s martial arts
Most martial arts clubs promote character development in their martial arts training. Indeed, if you look at any social media post advertising taekwondo, karate or…
8 functional movement Patterns for your kids martial arts programme
Although Functional Movements Patterns (FMP) have appeared in many different adult strength based systems over the last couple of decades, they were initially discovered through…
Perceptual motor skills through martial arts
This is where the rubber hits the road and you take the standalone Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) and Functional Movement Patterns (FMP) and incorporate them…
Building Physical Literacy With Your Children’s Martial Arts Programme
The problem We hear all the time that children are doing less sport and physical activity in schools. If they have a 60 minute slot…