The Importance Of Sports Coaching

“Most people in the world who have worked at their jobs for any length of time will be able to testify how their job and also, how they have changed over the years; and coaching is no exception. Far too often coaches, players and entire teams do not know how to, or choose not to unleash their ability to be creative and innovative. Yet they want improvement. Sometimes improvement comes from the commitment to work, yet, sometimes it must come as a result of making changes. When the reality that change is needed so too is the ability to tap the individual and team innovation and creativity is also needed”. (J M. , 2005)

According to Cabral in the book “The Successful Coach”, “coaching is not easy to define”. (1996). The International Sports Coaching Framework states that; “coaching is a process of guided improvement and development in a single sport at identifiable stages of athlete development” (ICCE, 2012). In the book “What is Sports Coaching”, they have a similar way of defining a coach by saying; “a coach is someone who uses sport as a vehicle for the development of individuals both as performers and as people” (Miles, What is Sports Coaching?, 2003). As a sports coach you can also influence the development of your athlete personally by promoting their own welfare, learning life skills and how to manage their own personal affairs, (e.g. education),

Most sports evolve over time and rules also change, making it essential for coaches to learn new competition and training techniques. An open mind is crucial to effective coaching and different ways of doing things. Coaching clinics and camps provide structured opportunity’s to learn and discuss these new techniques while gaining knowledge of the game (Crisfield P. , 1996). In addition, a substantial amount of information can be gained from observing more experienced