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Coaching Philosophy Essay

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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

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