Master the Craft
Center for Coaching Mastery

Mastering a craft is a process of learning through observation and study and then doing in a variety of situations. What you are learning is three things: Skills, Pattern Language and Method. 

As a student in the Center for Coaching Mastery you will learn the craft of coaching in just this way.

Mastering a craft is a process of learning through observation and study and then doing it yourself in a variety of situations. What you are learning is three things: Skills, Pattern Language and Method. 

Skills: how to do things
In Level 1 you learn the 10 Core Competencies;
In Level 2 you learn the 15 Certified Coach Proficiencies
In Level 3 your learn Advanced Communication skills for Coaches

Pattern Language: how to talk about things to create understanding and aliveness
In Level 1 you learn how use game language, the optimal context for coaching;
In Level 2 you learn the language of Super Conductivity and flow.
In Level 3 you learn the language of Personal Evolution

Method: how to use skill and language to produce desired results
In Level 1 you learn the Play Better method and the power of Serious PLAY;
In Level 2 you learn the Super Conductivity Coaching method.
In Level 3 you learn the Pattern Language Coaching Method

Skills

In level 1 : The Coaching Skills. These are the 10 Core Competencies as defined by the ICF (International Coach Federation) These include Establishing Trust, Active Listening, and Designing Actions. As you learn and practice these skills you will find yourself delivering effective coaching sessions with ease. Your ability to demostrate these skills in a coaching session is the foundation for the certification process.

In level 2: The Coaching Proficiencies. A proficiency is an advanced competency. The 15 Certifed Coach Proficiencies developed by the late Thomas Leonard and the 1,000 member R&D team include: Engages in Provocative Conversations, Elicits Greatness and Navigates via Curiosity. As you learn to distinguish and then create each of these unique experiences your Coaching will gain amaing depth and power. Your ability to demonstrate them in a coaching session is the ultimate benchmark of our profession. You will be expected to do this consistently as a CV Certified Coach.

In level 3 Advanced Communication Skills. In this course you will delve into the advanced Coach Training developed by the late Thomas Leonard including 15 Communication Style Points, 15 Communication Clarifiers and 15 Life Frameworks. With these tools you will become a master of deeply connecting in conversation including what is NOT said and what is behind what is said.

Pattern Language

In level 1: Game Language. The game and the purpose to play the game better is the common language of the coaching craft. You will learn how to speak game language so that you clients and players are inspired. Remember while the world of sports is a prevelant form of game language our purpose is to focus on play - ALL humans know how to play

In level 2: Super Conductivity. Super Conductivity is a state where all energy is moving freely to its destination with no obstruction or loss of power. In Coaching it is a sophisticated pattern language that allows the coach and client to go deeply into the realm of thoughts, feelings, emotions, beliefs and values and how these effect choices and actions. When your player is super conductive, they are in the flow; They know what to do, they know how to do it and they respond resourcefully to every challenge. Your players (and YOU) will get a LOT more done with a LOT less effort when they become super conductive.

In level 3 Personal Evolution. Personal Evolution is about creating sustainable results AND surprising growth at the same time. There are nine Environments of YOU that will determine the level of success you can achieve in your game because you are always adapting to the world around you. You design the world around you as a picture of who you want to become. The way you design and adapt to these environments will determine your future. The environment always wins is our mantra. You will learn the detailed language patterns of each of the nine environments and learn how to design them for sustainable results AND personal evolution for yourself AND your players.

Method

In level 1: The Play Better Method. The Play Better method describes the nine steps that a coach uses to guide an individual to define a winnable game that matters and then play and win that game on their own terms. The method is powerful because it is easy to understand and use AND produces powerful, consistent and measurable results. Another major benefit of the method is that it is VERY easy to explain to a potential client EXACTLY how you are going to coach them to win. Clarity creates certainty which creates clients.

In level 2: Super Conductivity. The Super Conductivity Coaching method is used by the coach guide the player toward ease and flow in the game. The method uses energy patterns to create energetic harmony between the clients desire to play the game, their inner world of thoughts and feelings and their outer environment of people, places and things. As the coach and client work together to identify and shift energy patterns that are blocking the flow, ease of action and natural attraction occur. Is is truly remarkable!

In level 3: Pattern Language Coaching. Humans perceive AND create their world through language. When you change the language patterns you change the world. We are not talking about languages like English or French, we are talking about the choice of words and phrases that reveal AND establish our thoughts, feelings, actions AND results. By finding, naming and shifting patterns the coach can help the client attain complete freedom and ease in their game.

Have Questions about becoming a Coach?
Feel free to call Coach Dave Buck. 
He has answers for you: 973-601-9444 (In New Jersey, USA)