They gave me an opportunity to pass my knowledge onto others. I took it. They told me it wasn’t always going to be easy. It wasn’t. But I did it anyways. They knew not everyone could handle the position. They knew not everyone could have the patience, background knowledge, and qualifications to fit the role. But I was one of the few people that could. They gave me a hard time on occasions, but they also told me I was doing a great job. When I signed up for this I was hesitant at first. But then I gave it a chance and something happened. She told me I changed her life. And I’m glad to be able to say that I did. Not only did I change children's lives, but they have changed mine as well. Being a Lil’ Kickers coach has impacted and shaped my character by sparking leadership qualities that will carry on throughout my entire life. Even though being a soccer coach may seem common, I would separate myself from the crowd by the positive impact I have made on children which goes far beyond the soccer field. While I have coached many kids ranging from eighteen months to nine years old, there is one four year old in particular that has given me a new understanding of myself and others. Alexis, four years old, was in the first class I ever taught. I don’t know who was more …show more content…
Most people think that a coach is a person that instructs a sport. However, I have learned that being a coach is more than that. It’s about teaching people valuable lessons like developing listening skills, learning how to work with others, developing confidence, etc. The first time Alexis gave me a hug is when I realized that I was making a difference in someone else’s life and not just my own. When I took that opportunity to start coaching, I had no clue that it would impact me like this and change me to become a better version of
Coaching is an integral part of helping achieve one’s maximum abilities. Dr. Gawande (2013) explains that, “Coaches are not teachers, but they teach. They’re not your boss—in professional tennis, golf, and skating, the athlete hires and fires the coach—but they can be bossy” (p. 3). It is difficult to say what is the exact function of a coach, however, they help bring forth another point of view different from our own and they also help bring about the right mindset in order to subdue a weakness.
As an athlete I will continue to show my coaches the up most respect. Just this year, I have learned that being a coach is a tough job and that a lot of hours are put in to it. I never realized it until I came to the gym late at night and my coach was still here getting things prepared for our next game. As I observe, I will hopefully learn some different strategies I can use one day when I’m a coach one day. It will help me in the long run because when I become a coach, I plan to be the best coach I can be with many winning
As I have asserted, coaching is far more than winning or losing. A coach is an essential cog in shaping qualities such as sportsmanship, competitiveness, self discipline, and work ethic. A quality coach can build a player up while a bad coach can tear them down. My goal as a coach was to always leave the player striving to be the best they could be. A good coach
As a coach you do fail sometimes and that's what is difficult but Michael Jordan once said, “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeeded.” I believe that this goes for coaching as well because you are going to fail over and over again and you will soon see that those failures are actually your accomplishments. No one said life was easy but coaching can be easy and it’s a way to connect with players and others and bring out the best in people and show that people can work together and accomplish many things no matter how difficult or hard it is and it can be fun and thrilling at the same
I want to be a high school varsity baseball coach and later move on to college or the major leagues. Not only do I just want to be a coach, but I want to be one of the best coaches that ever coached a game of baseball. In order to do that I’m going to have to have courage, dignity within myself, and also be honest with myself in order for the players to be comfortable playing on my team. Growing up as a kid I always had a strong love for baseball and as I grew older I received a brotherhood from baseball, a place of peace, and also a comfort stage that helped me perform in front of people. My main goal as a coach is to reach out to the kids and minister to them. I wish to show them an alternative route from selling drugs and robbing.
These youth coaches are more influential on a child’s perception of a leader than Teachers, Principals of Schools and in some cases even more than their parents. A youth sports coach is influencing and teaching our children to become leaders, and in most cases they are teaching them to be a poor leader. Usually a youth sports coach will coach a child in two sports, covering nine months of the year, for six to eight years. A teacher is usually only in the child’s life for eight months. As President of Cherry Creek Youth Sports over the last five years, I have seen many leaders or coaches that are a positive influence on the kids. Sadly, that is not the majority. When a child is going to play a sport, they should play to have fun, to bond with their friends and improve (Silverman, 2010). Most youth coaches are coaching to...
were qualified to do the job, but as far as knowing the material and having an
Each athlete has goals he or she sets at the beginning of the season that they work diligently on to accomplish. With encouragement from their coach, they can achieve them. The effect that a coach can have on an individual is enormous. They can be a determining factor in whether an athlete keeps playing or decides to quit. An athlete can gain confidence needed for success from a coach who believes in them.
My personal philosophy is: I am a coach because of my love for the game and my wanting to teach this passion to others. I believe that playing a sport will not only prepare a child to win, but also for life and the challenges that come with it. I will strive to help every athlete to compete to the best of their ability, while ensuring that are learning skills that will later on better them in their everyday lives.
This paper is aimed to outline coaching as an emerging profession, from its historic roots through to current day with the areas and outcomes of the vocation. Other factors discussed will be the typical coachee or client and identifying their needs. It will conclude with the benefits of coaching, along with the importance of the coach’s credentials and the significance of having a mentor. This should give a clear understanding of how coaching is in the world and how it is developing for the future. Furthermore, there is a growing demand for professional coaches, with a strong view that they provide options and models that are goal orientated, and recognize self beliefs and clearly support a client with change.
Coaching, however challenging, is a great way to influence the lives of others while also building their character. For as long as there have been sports, there have been people teaching the sport to the players and making them better at it. Coaches must have certain qualities in order to obtain success. One must also look at a coach’s motivation for his job, his passion for what he does, his methods for coaching, and how he became a coach in order to fully understand him. There are many questions someone may want to ask a coach about his profession if they are interested in coaching.
In today’s society being a coach can be extremely complicated especially compared to earlier years. Coaching requires not only many technical and personal skills but also has to include positive psychology that will affect all athletes regardless of gender, age, and race. After reading various articles this leads me to the question, what is a coach? How do coaches differ from one another? In addition are we forgetting the importance of not only coaching but the sports psychology aspect of coaching overall? Regardless of what you may have read or heard I believe not only do all coaches have their own coaching style but every coaching technique and style is different. Coaching styles and positive psychology are two techniques that can provide
The article I chose to reflect on is titled “The Relation of Coaching Context and Coach Education to Coaching Efficacy and Perceived Leadership Behaviors in Youth Sports.” It was conducted by Philip Sullivan, Kyle J. Paquette, Nicholas L. Holt, Gordon A. Bloom, and was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in 2012. The entire study was released through The Sport Psychologist, a literary informative available in hard copy as well as online through The Human Kinetics Journal. The purpose of conducting this study was to compare how the level of coaches education correlated to their efficacy as coaches and their coaching context, as well as how that “efficacy was related to perceived leadership behaviors in youth sports.”
Coaching is something I have grown a passion for, it might not be the most glamorous job in the world but its appeal to me has me hooked. I’m ready to take on the challenges of building up a program based of the core values I deem necessary to help my players become better people.
The author has initially likened the term coaching to a sports team. In this context, the coach attempts to inspire the team to win games. Sport coaches help players realize their potential and motivate them to perform through discipline and teaching them relevant skills, techniques, and tactics. This is usually achieved through mutual communication and the fostering of meaningful relationships with the team members.