(***Important***) How To Develop Effective Judo Players Part 1
Monday, July 12th, 2010=========
Introduction
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Quite honestly becoming “good” at anything is a pretty easy task.
For example, I’m a good ping-pong player, I’m a pretty decent chess
player, I’m a good runner, a halfway decent grappler and a good
judo player.
GOOD.
Easy!
Now, with that being said, being excellent is another conversation
that includes many variables such as resources, preparedness,
chance, luck, divine intervention, hard work, smart work and a lot
of other things which we just don’t have time to cover (argue
about) in this transmission 
What I really want to discuss with you right now and for the next
couple of days are how you can either become or create “Effective
Judoka” by taking or creating a great strategy and getting great
results.
So let’s dive in.
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Talent Identification
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I know you are wondering where this fits in - in our discussion.
Let me start by saying this…. Without This. There Is NO
DISCUSSION.
During my first official meeting with D’Arcy Rahming, the President
of the Bahamian Judo Federation, we sat down and we spoke about
Talent Identification.
Mr. Rahming, a Graduate of world class business school Kellogg
School of Management, understood precisely where I was coming from
and was delighted that I understood that long term sustained growth
of a program begins with a “talent identification plan” and not
“uchimata or osoto gari” .
This is a mistake that many countries make and it is due to some
coaches having a “mat side coaching” mentality and not
understanding the overall picture for effectiveness and sustained
growth.
In the past 6 months the participants in the sport of judo in the
Bahamas has skyrocketed while many other countries have seen a
decrease, sustained or stagnant growth at best.
Identifying talent is the key to success in any organization. I
don’t care if we are talking about Fortune 500 companies or the
National Football League. Talent Identification is key.
Now how that talent is identified is super important as well. Just
as in the National Football League there are some “tangibles” and
“measureables” that coaches and scouts look for we do the same. And
just like with such identification process, there will be some
mistakes made, but there must be a process in place to “tweak”. You
cannot adjust or analyze someting that is not there.
So right out of the gate, we came up with some Standards for Elite
Level Judoka. Now in all seriousness, we had to scrap the standards
as we set them, because they didn’t fit our “pool” of players. We
had to then set Standards For Elite Cadet and Junior Level Judoka.
After that, we had the “round holes” in place. The hard part was
and is pushing all the “square pegs” into the round holes.
Changing the minds of players, parents, coaches and others about
what it really takes to be good at judo was and is difficult. To
some, the training and practice seems like “too much” and in some
cases “abusive”. I guess you could say that about any elite
training program due to the amount of hours which have to be
invested in order to become “elite”.
But, your options are, limited. You either stay in your comfort
zone or operate outside of it.
In my next transmission, we will discuss, “Making A Change: What’s
Required For Success!”
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Closing
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I am in the process of re-releasing Judo Sucess Secrets. It will be
here in August. These emails are setting the tone, foundation and
conversational landscape so that I may answer your question with
the re-release of Judo Success Secrets. Many people are finally
understanding what I mean when I say that being good at judo has
nothing do to with judo. Nothing at all. Its about governing
yourself professionally and KNOWING what to do.
Take care and have a great day.
Dedicated to your success,
Dr. Rhadi Ferguson
2004 Olympian
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