Sports coaches

I am a boys basketball coach at Del Oro High School. I am on the JV coaching staff with two other coaches, who are also my good friends. The whole coaching staff, for all of the levels at Del Oro, is one big group of guys that is comparable to a quality improvement team who are very passionate about coaching, making the teams better, and winning. At the top of the program, Coach Broyles is the Varsity head coach and also the athletic director at Del Oro so he runs all of the sports programs. He has power over our group as coaches and our team to make decisions like; whether or not he pulls players up to the varsity team from junior varsity, what tournaments we play in, what time our practices are, etc.. He also give us, as the JV coaches, power…

A study showed that effective coaches would not treat all the athletes the same. They would recognize who needed more help and attention (Porter, Wu, & Partridge, 2010). Accordingly, both practices were effective regarding this aspect of coaching. The head coach did not ask the athletes to give feedbacks about why they thought they needed to work on and improve in any of the two practices. In addition, the head coach did not ask the athletes whether they had a question or not at the end of the…

What area of sports management would I like to pursue? When asked this question there are many different things that come to my mind involving sports, such as coaching basketball in a setting where I would be the head coach or the training coach. Although these two options may appear to differ significantly, they are very similar and could make for an easy transition at any time. Becoming a head coach is not an easy job to obtain. There are steps you can take to get to your elite dream job and I…

Coaches have the power to change lives. I can humbly say this as all my coaches, both good and bad, have taught me in some way what it takes to be a good athlete and most importantly how to be a good human being. They have taught me life lessons that I can only hope to preserve by instilling them into my athletes in my time as a coach. The articles I have chosen to highlight in this essay show how coaches have helped to develop character in athletes, how they pushed them to be the best on and…

physical altercation but, being a coach, I have had many chances at conflict. Being an assistant coach, your role is to suggest ideas to the head coach that you think will help your team. This past season, I began to build up a lot of frustrations with our head coach over that way he was handling certain situations. Along with myself, other assistant coaches were offering suggestions this season that they believed would help our team, only to fall on deaf ears. I am not saying that all…

going I've worked with many people adept at honesty, objectivity and tough-mindedness who unfortunately, accomplish nothing. They know what to do, but they never actually do it. Life rewards action. Because mental toughness does not happen naturally, we have to build and sustain new muscle. Mentally tough people are not cold or arbitrary. Those words better describe people who are hard-headed rather than tough-minded. Two people who personify mental toughness for me are Stuart Scott and Pat…

paper work such as physicals and insurance type stuff. The coach ten has to call coaches to set up games and travel schedule. Then the coach has to order the gear for the team. These jobs may not be done in this particular order but these are general things high school basketball coaches have to do. Some cons of the job are long hours, maybe establishing a bad name payment is subtle and losing. Pros of the job include building relationship with kids, winning and establishing a good name. The…

Coaches Toolbox Coaches are very influential in their players lives. Their influence can be for the good of the player or can be detrimental to their performance. Some of the greatest coaches in history used a variety of sport psychology concepts and techniques to help their athletes reach peak performance. Since I am seeking a career in the field of coaching, it is essential that I gain the knowledge and know how to implement some of these techniques to help better my clients. This project…

create a way of living for that person. Coaches apply that concept to figure out what works and what doesn’t in order to get the most out of their players. Coaches have a core set of principles that they take with them to every program they coach at. The players must learn those rules and stick to them in order to strive within the program. The coaching philosophy that the coach chooses to implement at the beginning of their career will define every way in which the team will function…

is really scary. When it occurs in an organized sport that is supposed to be a safety haven for an enjoyable activity then it can be a tragedy. If the proper equipment is utilized then the risk of injuries decreases and safety is improved. Children or teen-agers that get injured while playing an organized sport may benefit from rules and regulations that are designed to protect players. Many of the injuries that can occur are very dangerous, sometimes even life-threatening, and can possibly…