We stand at a pivotal moment, where technology isn’t just a tool, but a transformative partner. Let’s be very clear from the outset: AI will not replace great field hockey coaches, but great coaches who use AI will replace those who don’t evolve. Let’s equip you with the knowledge and skills to be around and performing for many years to come..
The modern coaching landscape is demanding. Coaches, whether at grassroots, school, academy, or (semi-)pro levels, are often overloaded, under-supported, and short on time. You’re expected to plan, deliver, review, motivate, communicate, resolve conflicts, manage parents, file reports. And constantly stay ahead of the game, all while juggling personal life commitments and sometimes even those from your staff or players. This struggle often leads to reactive planning, hurried reflections, and missed opportunities for deeper player development. And this is where AI steps in, not to replace your invaluable human judgment, but to augment it, providing you with a “mirror” and a “multiplier” for your coaching expertise. It’s about giving you a better map, so you can focus on driving the car.
If you’re in a more pro environment you might already manage a coaching staff with a manager, an analyst, an assistant coach or trainer and some specialists for physical or mental coaching, a drag flick trainer, a goalie trainer, etc…
Whether you’re already managing a coaching team or have to do all of this by yourself, you now have the option to add an AI Assistant to your staff as well. I think you should, whatever the level is you coach at…
Let’s go through the why, the how and the what of this new addition to your coaching staff.
This is an online course about AI for field hockey coaches. You need to be a paid subscriber to get full access. Get the monthly or annual coach subscription for full access or take it a step further and upgrade to a “Top Coach” to get your own dedicated AI assistant from Assistant.Hockey.Below you will find the outline for this course and links to all 3 modules and 21 chapters (links will be added gradually over the next few weeks). Sometime soon we will add the link here to our monthly “office hours” video call, if you want to ask me some more questions.Table of Content
Module 2: How? Best Practices That Work!
Chapter 1: Mastering Prompts: The Art of Asking Better Questions
Chapter 2: Beyond Simple Questions: The Power of System Prompts
Chapter 3: Structuring for Success: Chain of Thought & Least-to-Most Prompting
Chapter 4: Ensuring Accuracy: Self-Correction & Chain of Verification
Chapter 5: Building a Team of AI Experts: Role Prompting & Meta-Prompting
Chapter 6: Learning from Examples: Few-Shot & Analogical Prompting
Module 3: What? Practical Uses of AI in Day-to-Day Field Hockey Coaching!
Chapter 1: Never Stop Feeding Your Brain (Continuous Learning & Research)
Chapter 2: Develop New Practice Sessions (Session Design)
Chapter 3: Create or Improve Session Planning & Periodization
Chapter 4: Differentiate Existing Plans for Different Age Groups
Chapter 5: Review Your Coaching Style During Training and Games
Chapter 6: Help Write Better Messages, Emails, Reports (Communication Sharpening)
Chapter 7: Player Development Plans and Improvement
Chapter 8: Brainstorming (Idea Generation)
Chapter 9: Analyze Stats & Data (Data Analysis)
Chapter 10: Review, Analyze, and Suggest Principles (Strategic Thinking)
Chapter 11: Complement Your Own Points of Weakness (Personal Amplifier)
Chapter 12: Preparing for Effective Team Briefings on Game Day
Epilogue: Last but Not Least
Yes, we also offer our own AI assistant. But know that all of the above can be applied the AI platform of your choice as well. In most cases though, you will need some kind of paid subscription to it to get the most out of it. Remember, when using AI, the same mantra is valid as the one for social media use:
If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product!
I hope the course about AI for field hockey coaches brings you added value!
