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“Let’s just kick the ball around.” A first-time soccer coach & implementation

10/28/2019

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​I’m a sucker for strongly worded e-mails. So, when my son’s Under-7 program coordinator sent out a plea for more volunteer coaches or “we’ll have to postpone the season,” I tentatively put my hand up.

​My experience as a first-time coach mirrored the experiences many organizations have when trying to implement a new intervention.

An organization has a thing they are trying to do. They then need to train up and support the people within that organization to do that thing. In my case, the thing was coach a bunch of five and six-year-olds. And, like organizations, my readiness to coach varied throughout the season. And, like well-functioning organizations, I was able to use data to help monitor performance and improve.

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A Day Late. A Dollar Short.

10/1/2019

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This past month has been a whirlwind for the Wandersman Center. In addition to being on opposite sides of the globe this past month for two of the premier implementation conference...


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"At some point, we just have to roll up our sleeves and do something different. 

That's what readiness provides. It's the something that makes implementation a bit better."

Dr. Brittany Cook
VP of Education and Human Development
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