A high school coach becomes a huge part of an individual's identity, this is due to the fact that the coach sees the very best and worst of the player. A coach pushes athletes almost to the breaking point and then keeps going, the jock gets frustrated and wants to give up but they keep getting…
Phil Jackson "One thing I’ve learned as a coach is that you can’t force your will on people. If you want them act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves." And that is exactly what Phil Jackson did during his 21 year coaching career. Phil Jackson was abnormal compared to your run of the mill coach. He opened his players minds to a new approach of the game of basketball.…
As an adult I still play competitively and for the last 15 years have coached at the University and High School levels and I have found that truly investing in the success of others is a daily necessity. Teamwork is vital and having a collective objective is the basis for being a Transformational Leader; motivating subordinates using the common goal through, encouragement, support and respect to achieve the desired result is the ultimate target. Coaching is in general top- down and whether it is in athletics or business a transformational leadership style can be a “salient feature to attract and retain members who have similar characteristics in teams (Ehrhart & Klein, 2001; George, 1990; Schneider, 1987).…
Millions of parents and athletes across the country have encountered the issue of playing time when it comes to high school sports. The majority of them are disgruntled because they are oblivious to the fact that playing time is determined by ability. Not by the coach. The number of innings, playing time, minutes, games- It is called many different things, however, they all equate to how hard the athlete is willing to work towards the sport and whether they show it.…
The player is more likely to take the coach's advice when it comes to training/other advice so they will continue to play…
That is a huge aspect of sports, but it also gives the opportunity for youth to be in a good and positive environment. Having this environment helps the athlete’s motivation to be at the fullest potential. In the article The Effects of Motivational Climate on Youth Sport Participants, it says, “Research indicates that practice structures and coaches’ behavior during training and games can affect the salience of a particular goal orientation and lead to its adoption.”…
Therefore, the novices would have no one to look to for guidance or help when it comes to learning new technique. The coaches are the reason the team is so strong and successful. They help us reach our goal of winning a championship through teaching us the newest techniques and coming up with creative drills that incorporate the certain techniques that can benefit us. They teach us values and morals along the way that we will carry with us for…
Nowadays though, the coaches care a lot more about their athletes academics. Also, according to Leadership: Athletes and Coaches in Sport, “A coach’s successful leadership changes an athlete’s behavior as a function of the coach’s effort and gets others to behave as the manager/coach intends them to behave,” and, “Effective leadership in coaching occurs when athletes perform in accordance with the coach’s intentions while finding their own needs satisfied.” This shows that good coaches will lead their athletes in one direction - to succeed in both athletics (coach’s needs) and academics (athlete’s needs). Along with that, these great coaches will also focus more on helping their athletes with their future, and life after the…
I found the video of Dr. Larry Lauer to be very informative as he discussed the importance of empowing athletes. I would have to agree with Dr. Lauer when it comes to allowing athletes more control over their personal experience and sport. When there is more control given, there is more opportunity for self-motivation and confidence in their sport. Some specific ways in which coaches can empower athletes by giving them more control and allowing them to make more decisions is through determining where each athlete needs improvement as well as the team. After these areas are identified, the coach and team could come up with certain practices that will benefit and improve the team/athletes.…
In conclusion taking on different roles as a coach effects the style of coach a person is. It is important to choose the right style of coach for the age group and personalities…
The Freeman-Gravitas Prescriptive Executive Coaching Multi-Rater Assessment (FG-PEC; Gavita, et al., 2012). FG-PEC is a multi-rater measure (self-rating, subordinate, superior, colleague and client rating) of managerial skills relevant for the prescriptive executive coaching process, based on the cognitive behavioral approach to coaching. It has 50 items based on five domains relevant to managerial competencies: behavior, emotion, thoughts, situations, and socio-cultural context. The instrument use a 6 point Likert scale, ranging from 0 (not an issue) to 5 (severe problems most of the time). Each domain is evaluated by 10 questions, 2 questions for each managerial area.…
We work hard doing the off seasons to be better than the next player. I can honestly say the reason most athletes play the way they do is to win a championship. In as for coaches the reason they coach the way they do is to watch their coaching skills perform on and off the court. Therefore, I want to coach the way I do because athletes are counting on us coaches to do what it takes to win and become intentional about why we coach the way we do. Most importantly our choices will have a lifelong impact on the athletes…
Youth sports have been a very popular recreation in America. It allows kids to have the chance to play a sport at a young age. However, many of the kids only play a single sport, and the types of adults that either spectate or coach youth sports are mainly split into two opposing sides. One half helps the kids to succeed in the sport they are playing and let the kid choose if they want to play that sport, and the other half force the child to play a sport that they may not like and gravitate towards the child’s every mistake like a moth to a flame. This can cause many problems for the child and can often be overwhelming.…
However, as athletes grow older this mentality quickly changed. Today, it seems like you can easily YouTube coaches in a fist fight on the field of a ten-year old's baseball game. Leadership positions are given to these adults to teach sportsmanship for young children, however, they cannot even practice it themselves. The idea that Rockne…
Coaches should be able to develop better athletes and people by not overworking the children. Parents should encourage their children to play for the fun of the sport not promote winning to get what they…