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The
Golden Bib
Objectives:
Motivation, Reward, Competition, Discipline
Description:
This is not a drill as such, but an idea that kids seem to like.
At the end of each practice the best player of the session is awarded the
"golden bib". In reality this is just a yellow bib, but jazzed
up to sound more worthwhile. That player gets to wear the bib for the
whole of the next practice, so everyone knows he was the best player at
the last training. At the end of the next training the player hands the
bib over to the best player at that session in a little ceremonial moment,
with the other players clapping.
The bib shouldn't be handed to the player who necessarily played the best
on that day, but the player who tried hardest, made the most improvement
etc. It is up to the coach who he believes to be the most deserving.
The idea is a simple reward theory. The kids want the bib so will try that
much harder than usual. It will become a talking point of the session, and
will encourage competition. As long as they know anyone can win it for
putting in more effort than usual then they will all remain interested.
The person wearing the bib will also feel more confident and should
perform above their normal level.
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