Becoming An Assistant Coach

Have you ever been in a situation where you just want to speak what is on your mind? Assistant coaches get this awful feeling more times than what they should. In all sports at any level, there are always going to the people who help the head coach and they are known as the assistants. To be a good assistant, a great head coach once said, “A good assistant beats their head coach to the office and leaves after the head coach.” An assistant has many challenging roles that they must obey and live by. Assistant coaches have to follow the philosophy of the head coach, share personal relationships with everyone around, and they must do a lot of things without getting appreciation for everything that they do. There are many assistant coaches who get overlooked by their players every day and I hope to be a light and voice for these coaches to let them know that their opinions truly do matter.
I had the opportunity of meeting with Brooke Corbett, an assistant for the women’s basketball …show more content…
I have learned that sometimes by asking how their day is going or just showing them appreciation, that this may encourage them to help me in the times I should hear their voices. My acts of kindness will reflect to other players, who will then be able to do the same with the coaches. They will not feel ignored by any of us, because we all truly do care about the things they have to say. In the future, I hope to be a bigger light for assistant coaches. The reason for this being the case is because I know that there are books that are written about head coaches, but everybody forgets about the one who is helping them be great. The assistants need someone writing about them or asking for their opinions when an interview is taking place. I will be that person during a sports interview that ask how they accomplished what they did, in hopes that their assistants will gain a