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FAIR OAKS, CALIFORNIA GOOD PEOPLE. BEAUTIFUL GAME.
THE BRAHMA BAND / THE BLOG
Notes from
the field.
A little music. A little perspective. Reflections for coaches and parents learning to listen, make space, and let them play.
MOVEMENT I · MOVEMENT OPENER
Tune Yourself
Before you coach anyone, listen to the instrument you bring onto the field.
An introduction to this movement.
MOVEMENT I · REFLECTION 01
Before the First Note
What are you creating?
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MOVEMENT I · REFLECTION 02
The Lute String
Not too tight. Not too loose. Find the tension where growth can sing.
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MOVEMENT I · REFLECTION 03
Tune the Tuner
Before tuning the team, tune yourself.
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MOVEMENT I · REFLECTION 04
The Rest
Silence can be an intervention.
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MOVEMENT I · REFLECTION 05
Dynamics
Good coaches have more than one volume.
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MOVEMENT II · MOVEMENT OPENER
Hear the Player
Every child is a different instrument.
An introduction to this movement.
MOVEMENT II · REFLECTION 06
Every String Is Different
Equal care does not require equal tension.
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MOVEMENT II · REFLECTION 07
Don’t Tune What Is Already Singing
Not everything unusual needs fixing.
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MOVEMENT II · REFLECTION 08
See the Whole Child
Behavior is information before it is a problem.
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MOVEMENT II · REFLECTION 09
Mistakes Are Moments
Describe the play, not the player.
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MOVEMENT II · REFLECTION 10
The Learning Edge
Hard enough to stretch. Safe enough to try.
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