Training and Performance Habits
How Do I Handle Being Moved to a New Position?
Rhema Adelaja · National Champion & 4x DUX
Treat the move as a task, not a verdict. Ask your coach what the role needs and what to work on first. Learn the new skills and terms, then put in the work. Stay positive and keep asking questions. Your effort shows the coach what you can do.
The answer
- Treat the move as a task, not a verdict. A coach usually moves you because they think you can help the team there.
- Commit early. Players who accept the new role tend to learn it faster than players who resist it.
- Ask your coach what the role needs from you and what to work on first. Asking for help is not weakness.
- Learn the new skills and the terms that go with the position. Keep asking questions until it makes sense.
- If you lost a starting spot, ask what it would take to earn it back. Then work on what the coach gives you.
- When you make a mistake in the new role, ask what happened, what was in your control, what you learned and what the next action is.
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