Tim Gallwey - From Tennis Coaching to Business Coaching
By Vikki Brock
Tim Gallwey (born 1938 in California, USA) blended humanistic and transpersonal psychology principles with performance models from sports in 1974 to create the Inner Game model of coaching. His philosophy was that “the opponent within is more formidable than the one outside.”
Sir John Whitmore and Graham Alexander, coaching pioneers from the United Kingdom, introduced Gallwey’s Inner Game model in Europe in the early 1980s. As Whitmore descibed, “Gallwey had put his finger on what is the essence of coaching - it is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance.”
I remember standing on a hot tennis court in Orlando, Florida at the 4th annual ICF Conference while Tim Gallwey demonstrated his Inner Game model for us.
The description of this 1999 event follows: “The Inner Game: Principles and Tools for Life” Kick off your 1999 ICF Conference experience by adding Tim Gallwey’s “Inner Game” tools to your toolbox. Join this internationally recognized coach for an afternoon of demonstration and exploration of Tim’s revolutionary “Inner Game” approach to learning and coaching. In this highly interactive workshop, you’ll learn to identify and overcome obstacles to skill development. This learned, you’ll explore ways to apply the “Inner Game” approach to learning and growth in any area of life and how to use the approach with your clients.”
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