is simply the way you see situations & experiences in your life; the way you view people & develop relationships with them; it’s the value you put in all these.

is the underlying

basis of everything that a

coach does.

Success as a coach depends more on your coaching philosophy; the rudder that will direct your coaching style.

As you begin developing your coaching philosophy,

ask yourself these questions:

???(test #1)

Why am I coaching? (test

#3)

Who am I coaching? What kind of coach do I want to be? (test#4)

The answers to these questions will impact your every thought,

every action and your every decision as a

coach.

Coaching involves: training, instructing, guiding, motivating; impacts many areas of an athlete's life.

YOUR OBJECTIVES FOR COACHING

Athlete DevelopmentHaving FunWinning

REASONS FOR COACHING

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

1. Develop good communication skills: (test #5) Verbal language Nonverbal language Emotions & feelings involved Dimensional: communicate with athletes,

officials, parents, community

2. Use motivation & positive reinforcement

Coaching includes knowledge in

FINAL THOUGHTS IN COMMUNICATING:

Emphasize praise & rewards to strengthen desired behavior Positive communication: athletes begin to value

themselves Be aware of emotions expressed in your messages Set realistic goals for your athletes (performance ability goals, emotional social behavior) Be consistent Keep your word Be as good as your word.

FACTORS TO INFLUENCE MOTIVATION & GOAL SETTING:

1. age appropriateness 2. readiness level 3. family influence 4. athlete preference 5. ability level 6. athlete performance 7. peer influence

SECOND MOST IMPORTANT DECISION AS

A COACH:

Your coaching style will determine:

How you decide to teach skills and strategies? How you organize your practice and competition methods? How you discipline athletes? What role you give athletes in making decisions?

COACHES LEAN TOWARD BEING AUTHORITARIAN,

CASUAL OR COOPERATIVE

Authoritarian, command style?

the DICTATOR

easy going coach; casual or submissive

cooperative?the teacher

 

Authoritarian Cooperative CasualPhilosophy Win centered Athlete centered No emphasisObjectives Task objectives Social & Task Objectives No objectives

Decision Making

Coach makes all decisions

Decisions are guided by coach, but shared

Athlete makes decisions

Communication Style Telling Telling, asking, listening Listening

Communication

DevelopmentLittle or none High None

What is winning Judged by coach Judged by athlete and

coach Not defined

Athlete Developmen

t

Little or no trust in the athlete Trust in the athlete Trust not shown

Motivation Sometimes motivates Motivates all No motivation

Training Structures Inflexible Flexible None

To obtain the best out of the athlete, all the optimal have to be balanced; coaches should use this in their philosophies &

styles.

Many athletes, parents and coaches focus much on winning, causing stress on the athlete, decreasing performance.

WHAT IS YOUR COACHING PHILOSOPHY? Athletes first, Athletes first, winning secondwinning second The man who has The man who has the gold is the man the gold is the man who ruleswho rules

No pain, no gainNo pain, no gain Just do your best, Just do your best,

and God will take and God will take care of the restcare of the rest

Winning is Winning is everything;everything;

win at all costwin at all cost

If you have knowledge, pass it on to those who do not have it

Just do it

Practice makes perfect

REFLECT ON“Your athletes do not really care what you know but they want to know that you care. ”

“Our children are the messages we send

to a time we may never see…”Neil Postman

MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR EVERY COACH.

1 - How can you teach more life lessons to your players and set a better example?

2 - What are the most important character building qualities to teach your players?

3 - If the players on your team were your own children, what would you want them to get out of this experience?

4 - How can you motivate your players?

5 - How can you improve teamwork and the attitudes of each player?

PREPARING A

Factors that affect Factors that affect Athletic PerformanceAthletic Performance

PLANNING setting goals developing strategies outlining tasks set schedules to accomplish the goals.

Factors in preparing a training program Biological age Training age Date and place of competition

Special Training Foundation Training Pre-competition Training Competition Training Transistion Training

Total rest Active rest

Periodisation: What to do & When to do it