Introduction A coaching philosophy is based on beliefs and values held by the coach that influences how he coaches (Cassidy, Potrac & Jones, 2004). My coaching philosophy is very basic and simple: I chose to coach because of my passion and enthusiasm for sports as well as my zeal in working with children and young adults in order to create for them fun, socialising and learning environment in which they can at the same time study ethics and moral standards. Success to me is not by winning medals, trophies and so on, however I see striving and putting maximum effort to win more important than winning (Kidman & Hanrahan, 2011). I consider fair play very important since it creates friendly and pleasant environment and I, I believe it is extremely important that I become a good role model in order to set a good example for them to follow. Finally I believe motivation is important.
P.G. 2013). Intelligence and Intellectual perspectives were both demonstrated from Coach K and Coach Knight. You need to have these traits to build a team, raise a team, compete, and win. The power bases that Coach K relied upon were Personal Power: expert.
I had to write down goals so that he could monitor my progress as well as push me to never settle for mediocrity. Coaches of athletic teams are almost always transactional leaders because they motivate their players by promoting winning the game as the reward. By drilling trust and faith in the system of coaching, often coaches can achieve more because they players are willing to do what it takes to win the game. Coaches must slowly build confidence with eventually attain the goal. I think that Coach K is a prime example of a transactional leader.
Team spirit is what molds the team together. The whole team is like one big family; knowing each others strength and weaknesses helps the team play better on the pitch. For example know your teammate like to receive the ball on his left foot rather than his right. Finally the last and main block that I believe is important for every coaching philosophy is competitive greatness. This sets high goals and standards in your perspective of the game.
Inch by Inch: Tony D'Amato's Leadership By: Kevin Agyei-Lamptey Coaching can be defined as a strategic technique wherein a coach instructs, counsels, and tutors his or her athletes in how to improve athletic performance. Effective coaching yields more than improved performance; it also increases personal satisfaction, inspires a commitment to excellence, and fosters the coach's development as a leader. A coaches job extendeds beyond the field/court, a coach can be seen as or play the role of a parental figure. A coach must challenge their athletes to strive to receive maximum potential from an individual aspect or within the team concept. Coaches may have different responsibilities they must display to be considered an effective coach; however, it is extremely important that coaches understand their number one responsibility is to be a leader.
His team often talked about his coaching style that Coach K used positive reinforcement and open warm communication as a method of support fot his team. He often talked said to his players “it's about family, it's about seeing the good in people and bringing the most out of them," (Silverthorne, 2006). Power Basis Used by Both Coach Knight was a person that used fear and intimidation to coach his team often his old fashioned approach yielded very good results for IU. There
An assistant coaching job is more than just a career or a simple job you have to drag your feet to every day. It’s a big step in the direction of an incredibly fulfilling life, as an assistant coach you retain features and skills that can directly effect both the motivation and success of an athletic team. The head coach calls the shots but the assistant coach prepares the bullets. Coaches in todays sport industry are searching for professionalism and leadership. The more the assistant coaches, than more of a successful team you’ll have because of the specific knowledge and experience that each coach holds.
It gives the much needed exercise that all humans need in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It can help keep children and adults stay away from negative influences. They can even teach discipline because people need to keep practicing in order to get better at the sport that they play. Sports bring out the competitive fire in players. Although, some people play just for fun and exercise, which is great, many play to win.
People can define competence and success in different ways, the main ones being ego and task orientations. Research is consistent in showing the motivational benefits of a task-orientation, either singly or in combination with an ego-orientation. In order to keep athletes involved in sport, success must mean being the best as well as task mastery and personal improvement (Duda, 1993). Drawing from past research, I will construct an essay to support the statement: ‘An athlete’s motivation should always be to aim to be the best’. I will firstly outline important tenants of AGT, in particular ego and task orientations, approach and avoidance goals, motivational climates, and TARGET guidelines.
Ilm Level 3 Award in workplace coaching Gareth Lowe 24/01/2012 Ensuring good practice in coaching The role, responsibilities and characteristics of an effective workplace coach are best described as follows. The role of an effective workplace coach is to coach a person/s on their daily activities in the workplace; a good coach will act as a mentor, support and guide an individual who is undertaking a new role or someone who just needs help with a job. To help them go about the best way of achieving a task and to bring out the best performance of a team. The coach should posses a wide range of abilities to demonstrate respect for the learners views such as making them aware of there own responsibilities and listening to them trying to develop a good rapport from the start .Always Communicate well, provide positive feedback. A coach should treat everyone as an equal to avoid any conflict and always act as a good role model.