Identify And Discuss The Qualities Of a Good

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Identify and discuss the qualities of a good coach. To identify and the qualities of a good coach, first the researcher must define what a coach is, “An instructor or trainer in sport; a private tutor who gives extra teaching” (Oxforddictionaries.com) Another concept on the name of a ‘coach’ is, “Referring to the person who imparts his knowledge to those who wish to learn and benefit from his expertise” Gummerson, T, (1992, p6) From these two definitions to what a coach is, the researcher can now investigate the principles that make a coach, a good coach. Upon researching the topic, several authors began by stating the foundations to a good coach started by developing a coaching philosophy, Burton & Raedeke (2008) state, “A coaching philosophy is a set of beliefs and principles that guide your behaviour, that help you remain true to your values while handling the decisions you make as a coach” The researcher believes that from this statement, no two coaches will share the same philosophy as things like personal values are developed from personal experiences. (Martens, R, 2004) A good coach will develop their philosophy over a period of time and will constantly be reviewing their methods for applying this philosophy to their athletes, (Burton & Raedeke, 2008) To start the philosophy building process the coach must try to understand himself, and to do this they require good self-awareness. To develop good self-awareness, Burton & Raedeke (2008) suggest two things, first is to think about your values and monitor them regularly, highlighting factors that keep you true to your beliefs when you coach, and also keeping record of things that push you off course. When you have identified what causes these tendencies to stray from your beliefs, you will be able to develop a process to overcome them. The second suggestion, from Burton & Raedeke

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