Head coach

As an illustration, responsibilities that a great coach needs to accomplish planning are planning the year’s plan which includes pre-and post-season conditions, practice structures, including planning for hypothetical situations like weather and improvements from prior seasons, planning games, basic first…

Instructional Coaching: The Need for Educational Leaders The average person when he or she hear the words “good coach” thinks of NFL superstars, such as Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots’ coach who has led his team to numerous Super Bowl victories. Worldwide, coaching is associated with sporting events; however, the true function of a coach is to be a leader who has “the ability to mentor” others with “skill in performing a required task” (Bennis & Goldsmith, 2010, p. 40). Coaches can…

The Start To The Finish Being a coach offers one of the greatest gifts life could bring. The opportunity of inspiring the youth and evolving them into better individuals. In fact, history repeats itself with a variety of great coaches in every sport. Why is coaching so important? Without a teacher, there isn't a learner; without a coach there isn't a player. Coaches are like parents, they both can teach you life lessons. However, before you can be a coach you must go to college. I would…

Put Me in, Coach Soccer, the most popular sport in the world with over 3.5 billion fans and over 265 million players. The primary focus has always been on the players, but what about the people who crafted those players. The coach can positively or negatively influence the player. Obviously, the coach’s role changes with the level at which they coach, but all coaches have the same core purpose. This core purpose is to allow the player to become the best they can be. This can be fulfilled in…

years is whats the Seniors at Inman High School’s senior football players have seen, the past two years have been at dry spell at the high school with only winning two games. They have a new glimmer of hope as Inman Aluminum Lance Sawyer returns to coach this fall season of football. He graduated from IHS in 2003, while in high school he played football, basketball, and baseball. During an interview, he stated, “Believe it or not, baseball was my best sport.” He attended Kansas State University…

Introduction The coach-athlete relationship has a significant impact on an athletes’ athletic endeavors. Several aspects of sport, play a role in an athletes’ development both physically and emotionally. Researching the psychological needs of athletes in terms of motivation and satisfaction is necessary to develop an understanding of the athletes’ perceptions of their coach’s behavior (Felton & Jowett, 2012). Ethical decisions made by coaches are factors that influence athletes own decision…

John Wooden is believed to be the greatest coach in sports history. John Wooden grew up in Indiana, where he learned to play the game of basketball from his father, Joshua Hugh Wooden. John spent most of his time growing up, playing basketball with his three brothers in their barn. Reasons for Coach Wooden’s success were because of his father, who had taught him essential things about basketball and being a good coach. John was in love with the game of basketball and worked every day to be the…

I want to become a coach. Coaching is teaching a sport you know a lot about either from experience or studied for a while. I chose this career because I love sports. I watch them when I can. Every Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday I watch football, basketball, tennis, hockey, golf, soccer, etc. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties for a particular career when making this decision. The…

In this reflective piece, my intention is to compare and contrast the current soccer coaches of Wodonga Heart’s Under 16’s team to the main leaders in Animal Farm, Snowball and Napoleon. By using my reading and interpretation of the text, I have decided to compare Snowball and Napoleon’s leadership traits and explore how both of the coaches compare and contrast from both of the characters. The piece is written as a formal, descriptive comparison to show how even normal everyday people can be…

For my growing up interview I interviewed a former football coach. I did not know this person, however he was a friend of my father, which is how I found out about him. He coached for the majority of his life, mainly at the high school level. Not only was he quite successful at all the places he coached, but he also had a plethora of interesting experiences. I felt that he would be a great person to interview and learn from. The interview took place over the phone, because we were not able to…