Selection involves choosing players who can succeed in the near future based on their current abilities, while identification predicts future performance by evaluating physical, technical, tactical, and psychological qualities. The document emphasizes having a long-term view and creating a culture that develops the coach, players, and group as a whole, rather than focusing solely on short-term selection, in order to build trust and avoid complacency and selfishness within the team.

1. Mind the Gap
Chris Milicich

2. Identification or
Selection

3. Selection is removing players
with the current ability to
succeed in games that are
taking place in the near future
Identification is the prediction
of future performance based upon an
evaluation of current physical, technical,
tactical and psychological qualities
John O’Sullivan – Changing the Game

4. LONG-TERM

6. Culture of
Significance*
*Ralph Pim

7. BE MORE CONCERNED WITH YOUR CHARACTER
THAN YOUR REPUTATION, BECAUSE YOUR
CHARACTER IS WHAT YOU REALLY ARE, WHILE YOUR
REPUTATION IS MERELY WHAT OTHERS THINK YOU
ARE
– John Wooden
coach

8. Players

9. Team
Team

10. • Lack of Trust
• Selfishness
• Complacency
• Thunderbolts

11. • Create a culture that
develops
– You the coach
– Them the player
– Us the group
• Identification
vs selection
• Long Term
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