Coach and Player relationship. Building trust and communication with Garreth Ewing.

The Beet it with Jo Podcast is about Mental health for athletes and coaches, all their support staff and all those passionate about player wellness. My guest again is Garreth Ewing, a former SA men’s hockey coach. Garreth coached the men’s hockey team from 2019-2022 taking them to the Tokyo Olympics, The commonwealth games in Birmingham and some FIH proleague tournaments. We spoke last time about Mental Health of the coach where he shared his own journey. You can listen to this or watch on the Beet it with Jo YouTube Channel. In this second Podcast we speak about how the coach's mental approach impacts the player when under pressure. We speak about how the coaches energy impacts practice and performance. We also introduce the Mental Strengths Assessment tool of CliftonStrengths® and how this tool enhances communication between Coach and Players. We talk about managing expectations between the players and coach. Lastly we speak about what what legimite stress looks like and what does not. Our next Podcast will focus on the Stress response and wha this looks like for high performance personalities. Like and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZr6AA2hyXMf-7o9DjfiUeg.