The phone rings and hour before game time. Uh, hi Coach, this is Adam. I, uh, um, My mom says I can t come to the game tonight. That s too bad. Well, she told me I had to clean my room and, like, we got into an argument.
Communication is the exchange of thoughts, feelings and information.
The examples above are result of poor communication transfer skills. The thoughts, ideas and information are valid in each case, but the delivery and reception process was ineffective leading to frustration for all parties. Coaches can teach effective communication just like they teach basketball plays. Don t assume they can communicate on an adult level because they cannot. They re kids, not adults.