Coaching Skills And Behaviour

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Coaching Skills and Behaviour Lyle (2002) describes how participation coaching and performance coaching are distinctive processes and are not on a coaching continuum. The Sports Development Continuum (Eady, 1993) describes how individuals begin their sporting pathway at the base (foundation stage) of the pyramid and progress through the continuum via the participation stage, the performance stage and on to elite performance. Lyle (2002) focuses upon participation coaches and performance coaches and outlines the differences within the two dimensions. Participation coaches may work with a group of athletes with a wide variation of wants and needs, including learning skills, enjoyment and fitness. Others may wish to develop skills to progress to the performance stage. At this point, the coach may often have to pass this participant over to a performance coach in order to support the best interests of the athlete. Lyle (2002) suggests that at the participation stage, ‘sports teaching’ is more likely to be evident. Here there will be little or no preparation for competition. Performance coaches tend to work with athletes who are likely to possess a desire to improve and possibly progress to the elite level. At this stage the performers would have already learnt the skills associated with their sport. Training may be more focussed around competition and tactics. A higher level of commitment is needed and there is more individual contact between the coach and participants. Motivational Climate Ames (1992) described achievement motivation as concerning goal directed behaviour. How individuals approach, engage in and respond to achievement activities. It also addresses the reasons why individuals engage in such activities. Ames suggests that adaptive motivational patterns assist long-term participation and personal investment in learning activities. Motivation can
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