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POSITIVE COACHING SCOTLAND PROGRAMMEin association with The Bill McLaren FoundationDuring LTPD stage 3 our aim is to optimise player development through building self-beliefand confidence. We do this by focusing on the players’ effort and learning to ensure that wecreate an uplifting team environment where players inspire and encourage each other andlearn from their mistakes. If we create an excessively competitive environment where weonly value the outcome we might increase the anxiety players experience and this will bedetrimental to their overall progression. This is an age where players find themselves indifferent developmental stages. We need to cater not only for the early developer who ispast the growth spurt, but also the late developer who might lack confidence and findcompetition intimidating. We would like to see our players compete capably in the futurethrough mastering skills and physical competencies at present. Have a look at the figurebelow for some graphic representation of this concept.Mastery cultureScoreboard cultureSELF-CONFIDENCEANXIETYEffortLearningMistakes happenResults drivenComparison with othersMistakes unnacceptableANXIETYSELF-CONFIDENCEPlayer IS in controlPlayer IS NOT in controlAs coaches we need a growth mindset where we believe in the potential of all players notonly in rugby but also in life through emphasising the importance of hard work in order toachieve goals. The key to engaging young people through rugby is to create an enjoyableand challenging environment where a strong rugby ethos prevails.For further information on the above programme please contact Scottish Rugby’s CoachDevelopment department or visit www.scottishrugby.org/coaching.126