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Kids Coaching

  • Coaching Kids Classes
  • Shadow Protocol (Kids)
  • Shadow Session 1 (Little Lions): Simplicity and Energy
  • Shadow Session 2 (Little Lions): Behavioral Management and Safety
  • Shadow Session 3 (Golden Tigers): Complexity and the Drill-to-Game Pattern
  • Shadow Session 4 (Golden Tigers): Culture, Adaptation, and the Big Picture
  • Assist Protocol (Kids)
  • Assist Session 1: Being Present and Handling Behavioral Moments
  • Assist Session 2: Being Present and Handling Behavioral Moments
  • Assist Session 3: Running Segments and Managing Partners
  • Assist Session 4: Running Segments and Managing Partners
  • Assist Session 5: Owning Full Segments
  • Assist Session 6: Owning Full Segments
  • Co-Lead Protocol (Kids)
  • Co-Lead Session 1: Warmup + Standing Game (Plus a Taste of the Ground Game)
  • Co-Lead Session 2: Warmup + Standing Game (Plus a Taste of the Ground Game)
  • Co-Lead Session 3: Ground Game / Main Topic + Recall + Closeout
  • Co-Lead Session 4: Ground Game / Main Topic + Recall + Closeout
  • Co-Lead Session 5: Proving Consistency on the Hard Half
  • Co-Lead Session 6: Proving Consistency on the Hard Half
  • Solo with Supervision (Kids)
  • Solo Session 1: Running the Show
  • Solo Session 2: Running the Show
  • Solo Session 3: Proving Consistency
  • Solo Session 4: Proving Consistency
  • Solo Final Assessment (Kids)
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  3. /Co-Lead Session 4: Ground Game / Main Topic + Recall + Closeout

Co-Lead Session 4: Ground Game / Main Topic + Recall + Closeout

Kids Coaching · Lesson 18 of 26All lessons

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Session 4 of 6 in the Co-Lead Protocol (Kids). Read this before the class, then do the quiz and reflection after it.

You run the second half of class: the primary skill-building segment, the recall round, and the closeout. This is the hardest block. You're coaching the week's main topic, making real-time decisions about teaching points, managing pairings for the longest game segment, handling behavioral moments during focused play, and running the closeout with specific praise for every kid.

Continue alternating between programs.

For the Experienced Coach

Push for depth. The trainee is now in the hardest part of the class.

  • Challenge their game selection. "Why this game? What's the targeted goal? How will you know if kids are getting it?" Push for specificity.
  • It's OK to jump in with a concept. If you see something during their segment that's worth addressing, you can add a teaching point. But keep it brief and don't take over. Talk about it in the debrief: "I jumped in because I saw X. Here's why I thought it was worth adding."
  • Watch their between-round coaching. Are they keeping it to one point, under 30 seconds? Are they using language the kids understand?
  • Watch the closeout. Is the trainee giving every kid specific, genuine praise? Or defaulting to generic "good job" because they're mentally spent?
  • Start pulling back on the debrief. Ask "What would you change?" before giving your own observations.

After the Session: Quiz and Reflection

Do this after you've co-led the class, not before.

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