Jonathan Coachman Essays

  • Positive Discipline Enhances Lives

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    The topic of positive discipline is one of great importance especially so in the world of athletics. Often time the term discipline is misconstrued by parents, player and unfortunately some coaches. Parents may associate the term as their player being subject to harsh treatment; while athletes my see it as restrictive and punishing, sadly to say some coaches validate both the parents and the athletes view of discipline. Many older or seasoned coaches hold to the concept that discipline simply apply

  • The Match - Original Writing

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    The Match - Original Writing Drums beating, hearts racing, sweat dripping. Eleven men with their countries hopes on their shoulders, one coach egging them on, one manager with a nervous tick and four subs desperate to get a game, all anticipating

  • My Dad is My Living Example

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    “Run!! Run!! Run!! Faster! I didn’t get off work early to watch you jog.” My Dad screamed. “I am coming, just can’t run so fast Dad, I have small feet.” I said. Then my dad looked at me and said, “Son, in order to be the best at what you do, you have to push yourself beyond your limits ok, so don’t give 100, give 200.” These are just some of the encouraging and successful words my dad spoke to me. This showed me how a hardworking and successful, Living Example my Dad is. As a boy growing up in Jamaica

  • Strength and Conditioning

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    The aims of the following essay is to cover the different aspects of strength and conditioning (S&C), looking into the principles of training while also relating it back to diverse types of training that can be implemented on a sports coaches athletes. This is because coaches have to know more than just learning the basics to be successful in the professional environment (Waghchoure, Et al, (2011). This is because they also have to analysing the method that are been implement while also examining

  • Examples Of Interviewing The Coach Maldonado

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    I learned a lot from interviewing the Coach Maldonado. The main thing I got out of this interview was something I was taught growing up. The outcome depends on how much work you put into doing a task. It’s not something I really learned from Coach Maldonado but it reenforces the idea. I like this idea because if you 're not going work hard for something then why should you expect great results as an outcome. The harder you work for something the more rewarding it becomes at the end. Now a days if

  • Training and Induction at Romec

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    Introduction Induction training is the process by which individuals are introduced to a company or organisation and familiarised with the relevant policies, procedures, and goals which should provide the individual with a clear understanding of the organisations culture and expected behaviours. Induction training can be both formal such as a documented company process, and informal for example a line manager or colleague providing advice or opinions on customers or suppliers. The aim of induction

  • Mental Toughness Essay

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    Mental toughness is a choice. The athlete must choose a path of honing their mind toward a course of strength, power, and preparedness. It’s a personal choice (Kuehl, Kuehl, & Tefertiller, 2005). Therefore, the coach has to create a positive environment that cultivates trustworthy relationships with two-way communication with a cooperative-style, task-mastery, and growth-mindset. Then the coach and the sport psychology consultant need to create a customized mental training tools and skills training

  • Experience as a Coach in Interacting With the Coachee

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    Coaching Experience as a Coach in Interacting With the Coachee Based on the information that I have gained in the role of coach, I have learned that interaction with the coachee involves an understanding of the basic foundations in Appreciative coaching, which focuses on 5 main principles. These principles, which will each be discussed in detail, include: • Construction Principle • Positive Principle • Simultaneous Principle • Poetic Principle • Anticipatory Principle As pointed out

  • The Honeymooners

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    [Bessian and Diana cut their honeymoon short and decide to leave the High Plateau. They pack their things, check out of the hotel, and load their possessions in the coach and leave.] While Gjorg is wandering around the High Plateau, he couldn’t help but wonder where the coach with the lovely woman and her new husband ride in. He heard horses galloping at a medium pace, and instantly, he spotted the coach where the newlyweds rode in. “Stop!! Stop!” he shouted. The driver halted the horses and asked

  • Personal Narrative- Soccer State Championship

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    Personal Narrative- Soccer State Championship On February 28, 2005, I experienced one of the most exciting events that anyone could ever experience – winning a State Championship. The day my soccer team made history is a day I’ll never forget. However it is not just that day we won the title, but the whole experience of the preceding season that got us there. From start to finish, my team’s 2004-2005 season taught me that the platitude is true. You can do anything you set your mind to. From

  • My 7th Grade Year of Basketball

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    It was a cool crisp autumn day. The smell of old rubber mixed with a subtle hint of sweat filled the old rugged gym. The sound of sneakers squeaking on hardwood and long hard panting noises were accustomed to this setting. “Bro, basketball tryouts are coming up! You gonna sign up?” Jouse, my best friend, asked me “Yeah of course!” I exclaimed. Almost spontaneously the coach appeared behind us only to write our names on the sign-up sheet then give us a glance with a slight smirk on his face just before

  • The Seven Secrets Of Successful Coaches

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    Book review Book Review: The Seven Secrets of Successful Coaches A) Overview of the book Jeff Janssen and Greg Dale are peak performance coaching, they are highly credible and respected in the field of coaching. The Seven Secrets of Successful Coaches explains a new style of coaching. Jeff and Greg talk with a bunch of current and former successful coaches to develop this new style of coaching. Coaching in the past has been fear and intimidating focused. The style they discovered is credible coaching

  • Short Story: Liberty Elementary

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    Ever school carries its legends, secrets, and stories, many which are overseen by the curriculum. In Liberty Elementary, there lies ones secret that tends to stir the minds of the students every so often that Halloween approaches, and the coaches are given the opportunity to scare the children. According to Coach Espinoza, the story ties way back to the 1900’s when the city was in its midst expanding into further other unsettled territory. It was a dark night, and a group of four went out and about

  • Importance Of Goals In Basketball

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    A basketball coach is responsible for more than just instructing the game of basketball. In my opinion, a coach’s success is determined by factors more important than the number under the win column. His or her program must contain a set of goals, core values, and philosophy that the entire program lives and breathes by. For me, as a coach, my goals will go beyond just winning, but how I impact lives, teach lessons, and for my players to improve and learn every day. I will emphasize a variety of

  • Personal Narrative Essay: Joining The Soccer Team

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    “There whey better dad,” I whined in my dad’s face. “Just give it a try I know how good you are. Come on, you got this,” my dad replied with his eyebrows raised. It Would be impossible. The soccer team Bloomington United was a year older, and the kids were more skilled, bigger, and stronger. Although I didn’t want to, I needed to tryout for a better team to get better. whereas on the other hand I didn’t want to try out for a new team and leave my comfort zone with my friends on the YWCA. My dad

  • Personal Narrative: Soccer Tournament

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    Tournament Day It was Spring of 2015. We were at our soccer tournament called the Spring Shootout in Verona, WI at the Reddan soccer park. My team was playing, the Monona Grove u14 girls team and we were just about to play our first game. Our first game was at 7:30am, and when we got to the field, you couldn't see because of the thick fog. The grass was full of morning dew and the fields were muddy. The game had started and we were playing Sun Prairie. Everyone was tired but we ended up beating

  • The Ringette Chiller: A Short Story

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    The Ringette Chiller Mackenzie 9-3 The exceedingly loud rap music blasts my ears as I walk through the dressing room door. “Hey guys!” I holler as I dump my bulky bag on the floor. A teammate and I begin debating whether we have played against Spruce Grove before, and come to the conclusion that we haven’t. This makes me enthusiastic because it’s a fresh start. I put on my girdle and shin pads listening to the excited whoops of my team mates as they chat about the approaching game. My callused fingers

  • My Initial Journey with Hoopla Team

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    “Thump, Thump” my heart was bursting out of my chest I was so nervous. It was a couple of years ago when I joined a team called Hoopla. My dad came to me one winter day and suggested I try out for this traveling to called hoopla. I didn't know what to think of it, I have never been on a traveling team before. I told him that I would think about it and get back to him the next day, the day came and I told decided to try it. The day came and the whole way down to the tryout I was as scared as a

  • Descriptive Essay About Boarding

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    At the point when the seasons begin to change and temperatures begin to rise everything I can consider is skim-boarding. I've been getting a charge out of skimboarding as a game and side interest for as far back as five years and there's nothing I lament. Skim-boarding has not just furnished me with an awesome exercise that I can appreciate with companions while likewise an approach to learn life lessons that I can apply to my ordinary objectives. A decided skim-guest like myself will continue attempting

  • athletes

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    Different Types of Athletes Between the indifferent and the protestor, we find a marvelous creature called an athlete whose species is varied into many different types; the marshmallow, the jelly bean, and the rock. Athletes can be found everywhere- in the classroom, locker room, the gym, the thick of the game, and in church. Places people will not find athletes are up late, in bars, missing church, in trouble, or being disrespectful to his elders. An athlete is made of wondrous stuff. Athletes have