Sports have been a very big part of my life ever since I can remember. I began to participate in sports when I was about six years old. Now, thirteen years later, I’m a sophomore in college playing basketball at a Division 3 school. Through the years I have seen many different styles of coaching and teaching done by my mentors. The variety of different styles and how each one taught me throughout my years is astonishing to look back at. My coaching philosophy I believe would hit many aspects and could teach athletes important values in their life. In class we talked about what two major objectives a coaching philosophy needs to cover. One, being the things you value and want to achieve. Two, your beliefs or principles that help you achieve …show more content…
Three styles though, stand out the most. These three styles are command (Authoritarian), Submissive (Laissez-Faire), and Cooperative (The Teacher). Out of these three styles I do have a favorite, but I think each style is still effective in different situations. The one I probably would use least is submissive. Submissive style is really used for youth sports and the coach giving out little instruction. Now maybe someday I will use this style if I coach my kids when they’re young, but I don’t think it’s an effective style in any other age group. The next two styles Command and Cooperative, I think I would see myself use these styles in my philosophy. Having said that, there would be more Cooperative style then Command. I think the Command style can be effective in some instances, but not all the time. An example of me using the Command style for instance would be when the team is slacking off in practice or making bad decisions out of school. With the Cooperative style, I feel that my athletes and I would be more efficient and better off as a team than the other two styles. The Cooperative style has a very good use of balancing with the coach and student. I believe that when the relationship between the coach and players is close, more objectives are able to be completed and the team chemistry is strong. I want my players to know that I trust them in what they do and how they do things. It
Sports management is a really broad field, therefore I decided to focus on my minor and one of my major interests of this field: coaching. In this paper I will be explaining my personal five building blocks that make up a well-rounded coaching philosophy and coach. Those blocks are; leadership, organization, attitude, respect, and resiliency. Each of these five aspects are equally important and balance each other out. Leadership, the action of leading a group of athletes towards a goal. Organization, being able to organize a team and have a plan in order to help the team achieve goals. Attitude, it is very important for a coach to have a winning and positive attitude that is contagious to the players. Respect, there has to be a good
At their finest, coaches perfect their player’s flaws to push them to their potential ability, improve their skills, and create determination within the team. They can expand the importance of such a sport to intensify motivation and the value of good sportsmanship for the sake of not only their reputation, but the outcome that comes from it. Coaches must not lag when it comes to hardships that comes about; they must stay connected. The closer the connection between a player and a coach the better they are moving forward and continuing on the love of the sport and job.
I will inspire athletes to demonstrate good character. Sports do not have an influence on one’s character; however, coaches can strongly impact athletes’ character, both negatively and positively. For this reason, I will work to coach in ways that support the growth of athletes’ character and create learning opportunities and situations in which athletes can practice and learn from. As a coach, I will lead by example and demonstrate good character because actions speak louder than words. I will do this by embodying sportsmanship and respecting athletes, opponents, other coaches, and referees. I will also show this to athletes by respecting, caring, and being trustworthy. I will also lead by example by staying
So many Coaches have talent and dedication for what they do. I 'm proud to play for one that has a spectacular history of coaching. That coach is Dennis Lorio, who Graduated from LSU (Louisiana State University) with an economic degree and played baseball. “I love the intensity and the relationship in football” Coach Lorio explaining with a passionate expression. I can see it in his eyes that he is very dedicated and hardworking coach. As of now he is 62 years old and still willing to coach. “It’s not the same without coaching. The joy and the sorrow I feel during the season has been addicted to me. I’ve been in this game almost all my life and that is a very long time.”
However, when we talk about youth sports, our main concern is with providing players with a positive, character building experience. Winning is not the only acceptable outcome for youth players, and coaches need to understand this principle. “With a winning philosophy young athletes may lose out on opportunities to develop their skills, to enjoy participation, and to grow socially and emotionally. Well informed coaches realize that success is not equivalent to winning games, and failure is not the same as losing.” (Enhancing Coach-Parent Relationships in Youth Sports, 15)
My coaching style is command style. I coach this way because when playing football you need to make sure you’re respected as a coach. Sometimes you need to get on your players and command them what to do as well. You will have to force somethings, but once your players under how you coaching you will get the respect that is needed. Many great coaches teach while they command style coach. They are able to teach life lessons along with their coaching. Their players will be able to take life lessons, great discipline, and work ethic with them wherever they
Coaches need to be confident in a wide range of skills in order to be a good coach. Three skills that are common to successful coaches include communication skills, organisation skills and sport-specific skills.
As a coach, having a foundation and a philosophy for your team to follow is fundamental for team execution and success. Through my experience, hardships, and times of success through sport, especially junior hockey, I have developed a personal coaching philosophy that I believe can be successful throughout life, not just in sport. This philosophy, which would be implemented at the start of every season, is called “Why Not Us”. It is a very simple, yet dynamic philosophy that consists of eight key terms that I believe are essential to success.
Being a leader has many advantages and disadvantages. Could coaching an employee be helpful for all involved? Being in a management position there is the need to be the devil’s advocate and approaching employees in a delicate manner to engage in the conversation that something issues need to change. What is the definition of coaching when working with adults in a workplace? Do managers need to be coached on how to coach? These are items will be addressed in this essay for anyone who is in or is planning on being in a managerial role. All the skills needed to provide a safe and healthy work environment for every employee.
My exposure and engagement with the materials and ideas presented in Coaching for Performance have influenced my leadership philosophy immensely. A larger understanding of the impact that coaching can have on myself and those I work with has bolstered my belief in the weaving of servant and situational leadership styles and how I can approach challenges in a new manner by embracing a coaching perspective. The goals presented in this paper are a starting point in my journey to explore how I can explore avenues to implement a coaching culture in my present school, and district. I know this will be a complex task, but I have been exposed to a variety of resources and concepts not only from the course material and interactions with my peers but
There are fundamental personal qualities, coaching competencies and skills that are needed to become a good coach.
Overcoming the fact that one day you will not be able to play your sport is one of the hardest things all athletes must one day go through. It is a fact of the game that one day your eligibility runs out or if you are one of the lucky few who play professionally, your body’s years of health do not last forever. Coaching just to be around the sport and spread the joy that sport gave you for so many years. My coaching philosophy relies extremely heavily on this information. I have always been a person who is passionate about the things I love because I do not believe in not putting your whole heart into something. The most critical component to success in whatever sport you love lies in honoring the game that so many before you loved and excelled at. Excelling and honoring the game means having respect for everyone involved with the sport. Giving respect to your coaches is something I learned from the beginning. Being respectful and having a positive attitude learned at a young age is something completely taken for granted until you have adults who can neither adapt nor be flexible when something does not go their way. Sport is a form of education in that it teaches you similar life lessons that will be useful for far longer than the amount of time that you spend actually playing it.
Coaching, however challenging, is a great way to influence the lives of others while also building their character. For as long as there have been sports, there have been people teaching the sport to the players and making them better at it. Coaches must have certain qualities in order to obtain success. One must also look at a coach’s motivation for his job, his passion for what he does, his methods for coaching, and how he became a coach in order to fully understand him. There are many questions someone may want to ask a coach about his profession if they are interested in coaching. Some questions would include: Why did he choose this as a profession? How did he get into coaching? What does one have to do to get a job as a coach? How
My topic is similar to yours. I have always been intrigued to examine the relationship between coach and athlete. In my experience, I have found coaches who provide positive support and are constructive with their criticism are more enjoyable to play for and give the athlete a more positive experience. Coaches that come across as condescending seem to push kids away from the game. It is important that the student-athlete has a positive experience, especially student-athletes at a young age. I feel if a student-athlete has a negative experience at the interscholastic level he or she will be less likely to stick with the sport.
Upon successful completion of this project I will identify an existing problem of a team that I am a part of and I will act as team leader and develop a coaching plan to solve this problem. I will use my current place of employment as an example. As team leader, I will lead the resolution to the problem and build a more cohesive and productive team.