Module 6
Motivation Profile
Two players, the same mistake, two completely different ways to address it.
Two players make the same mistake. One needs plain talk in front of the group, the other a one-on-one conversation. Address both the same way and you fail to reach one of them. This module tells you what works for every player: in training, on matchday and in a one-on-one.
What's included
Every part of this module at a glance.
- Communication type for every player in the squad, from 21 questions on drive, goal orientation and energy source
- Guide for seven situations from flow to a rough patch, each with what works and what to avoid
- Printable matchday card: one line for halftime, one for the closing stages
- A reason to talk when motivation shifts outwards over several surveys – no alarm from a single measurement
- Comparison of your assessment with the player's self-image
- Narrow assignments are flagged and never sold as a diagnosis
Recommendations for you as a coach
Concretely: what you see in the data and what you do about it.
Place criticism correctly
A player withdraws after every correction in front of the group.
From now on, correct him one-on-one and forward-looking, and praise him deliberately in public.
Prepare for halftime
The locker room leaves 90 seconds for the whole squad.
Bring the matchday card: one line per player for the address, one for the closing stages.
Catch a downward spiral
A player in a rough patch constantly compares himself to the others.
Drop the comparisons, stress belonging, name the smallest wins. Benching him as a lesson has the opposite effect here.
Have the conversation in time
A player's motivation shifts toward external across several assessments.
Talk about his goals now, not his performance. At this early point on the curve, he is still reachable.
Preview
Example data from a sample team. This is how the analysis looks in your coach dashboard.
Communication type per player
Four quadrants, each with its own language. Every player in your squad sits in one of them.
Hope of success · task-oriented
Challenge through learning goals, criticism factual and with a way forward, let them play under pressure.
Hope of success · ego-oriented
Challenge through named duels and benchmarks, frame criticism as a task, hand over responsibility under pressure.
Fear of failure · task-oriented
Security through clear tasks, criticism one-on-one with a way forward, under pressure name the task instead of the outcome.
Fear of failure · comparison-oriented
Criticism only one-on-one, one controllable task, under pressure actively take pressure away.
Matchday card
One line for halftime, one for the closing stages. Printable, for the folder on matchday.
Lukas Maier
How to address
Address directly and calmly, give a concrete adjustment: "The midfield is sitting too deep, push up two metres."
Under pressure
Let them play. One piece of information, then show trust.
Max Krüger
How to address
Address directly, task instead of comparison: "Close down earlier in the duel, then control comes back."
Under pressure
"Your moment." Hand over responsibility explicitly, keep the task clear.
Jonas Weber
How to address
One concrete task plus the way to do it, calm in tone.
Under pressure
Name the task, leave out the outcome.
Tim Schulte
How to address
Not in front of the group. Briefly, one-on-one: one task, no outcome.
Under pressure
Actively take pressure away: name the task, do not mention the outcome.
How it works
Players fill it in
21 questions on drive, goal orientation and energy source, in around 7 minutes, via the app.
Communication type emerges
From the answers, each player gets a type on the communication matrix, with a note on whether their drive currently comes more from within or from outside.
You take action
In the coach dashboard you use the situational guide, the matchday card and the comparison with your own assessment.
Is this right for your club?
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