Introduction
Coaching definition……………………
“coaches assist athletes in developing to their full potential. They are responsible for training athletes in a sport by analyzing their performances, instructing in relevant skills and by providing encouragement. But you are also responsible for the guidance of the athlete in life and their chosen sport” Throughout the world of sport there are various types of coaches as every coach has his or her own philosophy and style of coaching. There is no right/wrong way of coaching, coaching is an art that must be finessed through time. A good coach will have a specific way of coaching, specific values and rules that they follow. A good coach will have specific standards and philosophies that they follow and they stick to what they believe in. The purpose of this essay is to show……………. This will be done by showing the different parts if philosophy using definitions, key terms and analytical studies done by past and present successful coaches.
The coaching style I have chosen is authoritarian. Throughout this report I will focus on philosophies related to authoritarian coaching that I’ve used discussing the strengths and weaknesses that come with this style of coaching.
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With saying this there are three main coaching styles, the first one being “The Authoritarian Coach”. The authoritarian coaching style is the style of coaching that takes more of a telling role rather than an asking approach the saying “My way or the high way” can be very applicable to this type of coaching. This style would be suited to more elite players as the coach is always asking more from the players to achieve high standards of performance, however the downside to this is that players don't have a stable relationship with the
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 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
Coaches should have an arrangement of fundamental abilities that they depend on to produce a positive outcome. Definition of a coach from the American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition (page 167) One who trains or directs an individual or team, to train or instruct teach a team. The goal behind coaching is to exhibit the ability to get the most out of everyone on the team. It should be a goal to bring out the greatest potential from every team member. It’s insane how many players do not even know their true potential. Successful coaches assess these individuals and the team to advance them to the next level of sports. "The Little Book of Coaching, Motivating People to be Winners" by Ken Blanchard and Don Shula (2001) gives a great acronym of the word C-O-A-C-H. The acronym breaks down as follows: Conviction Driven: never compromise your beliefs-Overlearning: practice until it is perfect-Audible-Ready: know when to change-Consistency: respond predictably to performance-Honesty-Based: walk your talk. This acronym should remind you of your job as a coach. A good coach
However, this is not really a direct correlation to the coach’s effectiveness in a particular sport, being that there are many other factors in coaching a team other than game records. The coach’s job is to enhance the athlete physically, socially, and psychologically, winning is only considered a by-product of that job (Gillham, Burton, & Gillham, 2013). Gillham, Burton, and Gillham (2013) focused on developing a Coaching Success Questionnaire-2 to allow a means of evaluating other aspects of a coach’s interaction with their athletes as both a research and coach development tool. A sample group of athletes at the varsity and club level ranging from ages 18 to 25 was used to develop the questionnaire by asking their perceptions of their coaches.
As a society we have the ability to change the ways in which our elite gymnasts are learning gymnastics. We need to redirect the teachings of the coaches and the parent involvement in order to achieve a atmosphere in which gymnasts can explore, learn and gain gymnastic abilities in which they feel they can handle. “ Over the last 20 years there have been many publications on coaching as it relates to sport psychology or sport pedeology. No theoretical framework, however, exsits for explaining which factors are most important in the coaching process and which relationships among these factors are most significant.” (Cote pg.1) I propose that we create an environment with a stress on healthy dieting, good exercise and less strenuous workouts. Not an environment where winning is the prime concern. There are man...
Matosic et al. (2015) conducted a study to examine the relationship between personality antecedents and coach interpersonal styles from a self-determination theory perspective. Often, coaches play an extremely influential role in the lives of the athletes that they are responsible for. Motosic et al. stated that coaches exert a major impact on athletes’ “well-being,” “performance,” and “motivation” (p. 1). The researchers claimed that previous research had acknowledged the influential role of coaches by studying outcomes of coach interpersonal relations, however, previous studies had failed to examine any possible antecedents associated with coach interpersonal styles. Considering this, Matosic et al. attempted to address this gap in the research literature by formulating a study that examined the relationship between a personality antecedent and coach interpersonal styles. Self-Determination Theory provided an
It combines elements of an absolute authoritarian manner in decision making with the elements of consulting and asking group members to be a part of the decision making process. Although decisions are partially controlled by group members, the leader is there to offer guidance and still hold final decision making power. This type of leadership style suits athletes who have their own answers to share with the group because if they disagree with the coach they have the opportunity to voice their opinion and create their own solution or prove a point instead of having to abide by whatever the coach demands even if they dislike it. It also satisfies the needs of athletes who are intrinsically motivated. This is due to their being less of an emphasis on authoritarian control, athletes are unable to get all their motivation extrinsically from that source (Leader) so athletes must have motivation from intrinsic sources if this leadership style is going to
A proper coaching philosophy contains principles which improve character development, teach step by step tactical and technical skills, form proper progressive physical training regimens, and carefully utilize team management to handle and control problems with administrative issues. A coach with a sound philosophy should mold a team with strong cohesion, and he should treat players not only as teammates, but as family and friends who are encouraged to develop communication and lifelong learning of skills through positive support and role modeling from the coach (Mergelsberg, 14-15). The philosophy should also contain written documents of implemented strategies and techniques, so that the coach will know what to improve upon season by season
Focusing on the benefits of managerial coaching involves leaders-managers becoming more efficient and effective in the workplace. “Coaching has evolved as an objective necessity in relation to the executive management’s ambitions, even more so as it has proven its efficiency in times of change, transition and crisis” (Enescu & Popescu, 2013).
Legendary coach John Wooden once said “A coach must never forget that he is a leader and not merely a person with authority”. This, I believe is a very important part of coaching, because as a coach you are looked not only as an authority figure but as a role model. I would not be the athlete or person that I am today, if it were not for the role models and coaches that pushed me to be the best that I could be. They were people that I was able to look up to athletically as well as people I knew I could trust. Having a good coaching philosophy is also a large part of being a respectable coach. A coaching philosophy is a set of values and beliefs that a coach develops to help covey his coaching style.
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. Some questions would include: Why did he choose this as a profession? How did he get into coaching? What does one have to do to get a job as a coach? How does a coach become successful? I aim to answer all of these questions and more in my paper.
Third, a social support leadership style helps satisfy the interpersonal needs of the athletes. Fourth, a positive feedback style includes those behaviors that coaches use to communicate a sense of appreciation for their athletes, and finally, a training and instruction leadership style which includes those behaviors that coaches use to develop their athletes’ skill and knowledge. Males and females require all of these styles, however, some are more necessary and appropriate for one more than the other
Coaching to improve performance is a basic function of a Nurse Manager; yet, few are adept at the skill of coaching others. According to Narayanasamy and Penney (2014), coaching is fundamental in the successful development of people and establishments. Effective coaching involves six basic steps. The intent of this paper is to identify, describe, and explain the six steps of coaching while providing context through hypothetical examples of the coaching process with Dan, the performer. A coaching relationship is a journey with an individual that creates vulnerability and enlightenment while attempting to reach an optimal level (Tyra, 2008).
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
Coaches who put their team and players first, are coaches who value each and every one as a person (Yanity, 2011). A good coach will teach life skills along with developing each player’s athletic talent (Yanity, 2011). With athletic participation at an all-time high, coaches have become an important element in the education of student-athletes (Yanity, 2011). It is important for coaches to have moral and ethical behavior in all phases of their lives as young men and women look to these role models for guidance.