The Pygmalion effect
On Friday 2020-08-14 we hosted a Coach Chat. Topic of the day was the Pygmalion effect and we could think of no one better than Andreu Enrich to present the topic and answer your questions on this interesting topic.
Andreu Enrich will be coaching Mannheimer HC as of next season in the German Bundesliga, where he was still playing himself in the Belgian Honour Division for KHC Leuven until the season and his playing days got cut short because of COVID19. Though originally from the legendary club Atlètic Terrassa in Spain he played (and coached) all over the world. Author of several books on hockey with a particular philosophical view on our sport and coaching. Andreu Enrich also presented an earlier Coach Chat for us on small-sided games. So those who saw that one, know they will not want to miss out on the next Coach Chat
Before we forget. Andreu will bring along some friends to debate the topic. So the coaches talking about the Pygmalion effect will be:
So by now the live coach chat is done & dusted. It was a fully booked session and as expected delivered some quality discussions. But judge it for yourself and check out the full replay video in the XPS app ⬇︎.
Speaker
Andreu EnrichCoach & authorAndreu Enrich is a hockey coach from the famous hockey city of Terrassa in Spain. The former Spanish international player has playing and coaching experience in Spain, The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
In 2020 his playing days ended in Belgium and his coaching career really started in Germany. Mannheimer HC, one of Europe’s top clubs asked him to become their head coach as of the 2020-2021 season.At The Hockey Site we asked Andreu Enrich for a coach chat about the small sided games in 2020 and another coach chat together with David Harte and Ric Charlesworth on the Pygmalion effect. In 2023 he delivers a masterclass about tactical dilemmas, also the title of his latest book.
