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TrueSport Expert Series: Nadia Kyba, MSW, On Value Driven Behaviour (Video)
TrueSport, 2021
TrueSport Expert and President of Now What Facilitation, Nadia Kyba, MSW, explains how fostering value-driven behaviour can unite and motivate players, which helps individuals thrive and teams achieve greater success.
How To Help Athletes Have Difficult Conversations (Article)
TrueSport, 2021
Nadia Kyba, MSW, TrueSport Expert and President of Now What Facilitation, explains how to use a form of nonviolent communication when beginning a tough conversation, as well as how to practice it in a low-stress setting.
Avoiding Assumptions: How To Minimize Conflict Arising From Assumptions (Article)
TrueSport, 2021
Nadia Kyba, MSW, TrueSport Expert and President of Now What Facilitation, explains how assumptions can be dangerous and how an athlete interaction, when left unchecked, can go from a minor incident during a game to a major problem for a team.
Lessons Learned After One Year Of COVID-19 (Article)
TrueSport, 2021
TrueSport experts, coaches, and athletes lessons learned and takeaways after one year of COVID-19.
Trauma-Informed Approach: What Drives Bullying Behaviours? (Article)
US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
While immediately addressing bullying behaviours is always step one, it’s also important for coaches and parents to further support individual athletes and foster healthier teams by understanding the triggers behind those behaviours. Nadia Kyba, MSW, TrueSport Expert and President of Now What Facilitation, explains how to talk about bullying and apply the ‘trauma-informed approach’ to bring your team closer together.
Hidden Resilience: How To Build A Team (Article)
US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
An athlete’s past experiences and traumas, however small, may significantly impact their behaviours in many settings, including sport. While these behaviours may be problematic and even include bullying behaviours, it’s important to recognize the hidden resilience behind them and help the athlete channel that strength into more positive actions. Nadia Kyba, MSW, TrueSport Expert and President of Now What Facilitation, gives the example of a player who’s always calling others out for things they’re doing wrong. While the habit may be negatively received by their teammates, the athlete might actually have the makings of a good coaching assistant if those critiques could be channelled positively.
TrueSport Expert Series - Nadia Kyba, MSW, RSW on Bullying Behaviours (Video)
US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
TrueSport Expert, Nadia Kyba, MSW, RSW, explains how to take a trauma-informed approach when addressing bullying behaviours, and shares how both parents and coaches can best prevent and confront these behaviours.
True Sport Topic: Bullying & Conflict Management (Video)
USA Water Polo, 2020
True Sport Expert and Author Nadia Kyba chats with Greg Mescall about her book, "This Is How We Roll Workbook: A Coach's Guide to Transforming Conflict into High Performance" which details bullying and conflict management. #AtHomeUSAWP
The Principle of Positional Behaviour (Video)
US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
Nadia Kyba, MSW, TrueSport Expert and President of Now What Facilitation, explains the principle of positional behavior, which often leads to fixed or oversimplified solutions to conflict. Instead, Kyba explains how parents and coaches can evaluate the interests of all parties in order to develop mutually beneficial solutions and uphold the values of sport.
Coping with Quarantine Life (Video Series)
US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
Nadia Kyba, MSW, TrueSport Expert and President of Now What Facilitation, covers a variety of topics and tips to cope with Quarantine Life in a video series.
Communicating about COVID-19: How to Keep Kids Calm and Accountable (Article)
USA Basketball & US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
As a parent during these uncertain and difficult times, the correct way to talk to your kids about COVID-19 might feel like walking a tight rope. There is no single script that works in these situations, but there are some general principles for communication to make sure kids feel safe and understand their part to play in the current crisis.
Coping with Quarantine Life: Boundaries (Article & Video)
USA Field Hockey & US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
With self-quarantining in place, families are spending unprecedented amounts of time together in close quarters. Kyba suggests creating schedules that allow for space, boundaries and times of togetherness.
Coping with Quarantine Life: Communicate with Empathy (Activity)
US Anti-Doping Agency True Sport, 2020
Struggling to communicate with empathy? Nadia Kyba has a list of steps and statements to help you support someone’s grief through empathy while also empowering them to look for their own realistic solutions to move forward.
Transforming Conflict into a High Performing Team (Podcast)
Thrive on Challenge: Coaching Culture Podcast, 2019
Nadia Kyba discusses with us how to take the conflict that exists in our team's culture and turn it into something positive.
Growing Through The Storms (Podcast)
Thrive on Challenge: Coaching Culture Podcast, 2019
Great team cultures don't just survive conflict, they grow and thrive in conflict. In the second part of our conversation with Nadia Kyba we discuss the single the most important thing we can do as a leader when conflict arises and the 5 Styles of Conflict Management.
Importance of Conflict Resolution in a Digital Age (Video)
The #WeGotUs Podcast, 2019
Gabe sits down with Nadia Kyba, President of Now What Facilitation, to break down the importance of conflict resolution during an era where screen-to-screen interactions reign supreme.
How to Work with Parents Complaining About Playing Time (Article)
If we want to maximize our influence, we have to bite the bullet and find ways to work with parents. Here are three steps to work with parents on playing time to help While the steps below should be applied loosely, they have been fairly helpful for many coaches this season.
Addressing Conflict in Youth (Article)
Richmond News, 2018
Nadia Kyba brings her experience mediating custody battles to the soccer pitch as she helps young athletes resolve team conflicts.
