“Coaching is the universal language of change and learning,” said CNN in a recent sports column. There are several different styles of coaching: command, submissive, cooperative, motivational, etc. I have had several different coaches in my high school career. (BE 7) Therefore, some of them were terrible at coaching while others excelled at it. Out of all of the coaches I have had there are two coaches who stick out in my mind as the best. (BE 11) Because of their motivational coaching styles, Erik Jolivette and Jeff Short are the best coaches I have ever had. Exercise is one of my passions! I live a healthier lifestyle because of exercise. (4) I enjoy running, biking, walking. I am always very excited to get to the gym after school. With that being said, I ran cross-country all four years of my high …show more content…
For both of them being small people (both are about five foot nine inches and one hundred and fifty pounds), they both know how to command a crowd. They both have great morals. Both of them are Christians and share the common goal of helping others. Jolivette and Short constantly promote having a positive attitude. They both have a very positive aura about themselves. Neither Jolivette nor Short tolerates people with a negative attitude. (8) According to Short and Jolivette carrying a negative attitude can lead to one thing – a bad life. Both of them once told me, “Attitude is everything. When you get out of bed in the morning you decided if it’s going to be a good day or a bad day. Make sure you pick the positive attitude everyday and you will go far.” I truly believe that quote and will always cherish the moments I shared with Erik Jolivette and Jeff Short. They influenced me in ways that nobody else could. I believe that everyone who has had either of these men as coaches has been truly blessed. They both hold a special place in my
Coaches need to have certain skills and knowledge to undertake the role. In my opinion a coach needs to be patient, supportive, interested, aware of others as well as self, attentive and perceptive. Such elements underpin effective coaching and a genuine interest in the person being coached.
Joe Ehrmann explains the two types of coaches as one a transactional coach whose focus is solely on winning and meeting their personal needs. The second type of coach is transformational coaches that use their platform to teach the Xs and Os, but also teach the Ys of life. They help young people grow into responsible adults; they leave a lasting legacy.
I exercise to stay healthy, which allows me to travel, stay independent and find joy in
Having a coach in life will positively influence your character and your skills. Also, having a coach doesn’t necessarily mean that your playing on a field. A coach can be anyone from a role model to a parent or guardian, a teacher, a pastor, a mentor, or sometimes even a best friend. One of the most important things for a coach to have is influence, and more important than that is that the influence he has on his players must be positive. As a leader, a coaches job is to better his players on and off of the field. This is done by developing the character of his players through encouragement and helping them understand that the game is more than just about winning. A good coach will always put the needs of his players first before he considers himself as a factor. If a coach is successful his players will develop a strong sense of self-motivation. This helps by allowing the player to
Coaches… there are a lot of coaches out there. Good coaches, bad coaches, and great coaches. Me personally likes a coach who is always on top of his belongings and business. If a coach slacks off and doesnt even care about the players or staff or the game he is coaching then he is plain out a terrible coach. I once had this one coach who didn’t care at all. He was terrible in and outside the classroom. He constantly gave out book work and didn’t even teach. On the field he didn’t even coach. He constantly gave us hell and always had something negative to say. He only lasted one year here because he was terrible. Now a very good coach i had… he was always there for the players. He always stayed on top of the game and was always there to pick
Sports management is a really broad field, therefore I decided to focus on my minor and one of my major interests of this field: coaching. In this paper I will be explaining my personal five building blocks that make up a well-rounded coaching philosophy and coach. Those blocks are; leadership, organization, attitude, respect, and resiliency. Each of these five aspects are equally important and balance each other out. Leadership, the action of leading a group of athletes towards a goal. Organization, being able to organize a team and have a plan in order to help the team achieve goals. Attitude, it is very important for a coach to have a winning and positive attitude that is contagious to the players. Respect, there has to be a good
My topic is similar to yours. I have always been intrigued to examine the relationship between coach and athlete. In my experience, I have found coaches who provide positive support and are constructive with their criticism are more enjoyable to play for and give the athlete a more positive experience. Coaches that come across as condescending seem to push kids away from the game. It is important that the student-athlete has a positive experience, especially student-athletes at a young age. I feel if a student-athlete has a negative experience at the interscholastic level he or she will be less likely to stick with the sport.
Coaches come from many different backgrounds. Some are former players, some are students of the game, and some just want to learn a new skill. Growing up, I have had good coaches, mediocre coaches, and bad coaches. Although our team record, or my personal seasons haven’t always been up to my expectations, each of these coaches have taught me different ways to coach the game. My sport of choice is baseball. I have played for 14 years, and although an arm injury has probably ended my playing days, my love and passion for the sport is still there. When I think of “Why do I want to coach?” I think of three main reasons that attract my interest. These include, I love seeing people reach new heights through hard work, I feel I have a strong yet unorthodox
Research proved that athletes found their coaches training as well as instruction behavior and their style of coaching did have an impact on individual performance. This was important research for me in understanding how those I coach perceive my leadership and whether or not I am effective as their leader. My teams’ outstanding performance or lack of performance can be a direct link to my type of leadership skills in addition to my training. The primary role of any coach or athletic leader is to help their athletes and improve on their individual performance. “Several sport studies exploring the coach-athlete relationship claim that effective coaching includes basic ingredients such as empathic understanding, honesty, support, liking, acceptance, friendliness, cooperation, caring and respect” (Moen, Hoigaard, & Peters, 2014, p. 76). The challenge for me is finding the balance between being supportive and meeting the individual needs of team members while also enhancing their ability and understanding of the sport. Understanding how to lead and coach various personalities within the team is essential to the team’s
There are fundamental personal qualities, coaching competencies and skills that are needed to become a good coach.
When I was young I got into a bad car accident and it caused me to stop doing some things that I loved or wanted to do like gymnastic. So I decided to run track and cross-country, I run for school and also help at the football games. I can also play softball I would play in the Summer. I
Coaching, however challenging, is a great way to influence the lives of others while also building their character. For as long as there have been sports, there have been people teaching the sport to the players and making them better at it. Coaches must have certain qualities in order to obtain success. One must also look at a coach’s motivation for his job, his passion for what he does, his methods for coaching, and how he became a coach in order to fully understand him. There are many questions someone may want to ask a coach about his profession if they are interested in coaching. Some questions would include: Why did he choose this as a profession? How did he get into coaching? What does one have to do to get a job as a coach? How
With the right influence, communication and skill development is the key to a valuable coach. Without my two outstanding high school coaches, I wouldn’t have the love for basketball and track the way I do today. They have taught me everything I needed to know for the present, along with tips for the future. Coach Lewis and Coach Kohler have done more for me than what I’ve ever deserved and I will never be able to pay them back for all their help and encouragement. But I hope they have understanding of how much of a change they can make on someone's life, someone's life like my
When I think of coaching I think of practice planning, game planning, scouting strategizing of offense and defense, choosing my starters, little things like that. All of those ideas are valid, but that’s not the whole picture. There is a lot more to coaching than planning for a practice or a game. Many times a person who would like to coach an interschool athletic team has little or no preparation to teach sports skills and techniques. The only qualifications is often the person’s participation on his or her high school, college, or university’s team, coach of a community youth team or even perhaps as a professional player. While all that experience is valuable in one way or another, it does not constitute an adequate preparation for
The coaching style I feel that would most closely fit with my skills and personality would be a cooperative style. I’ve gained a lot of leadership experience from working different jobs, so I’d feel comfortable enough with sharing coaching decisions from my athletes. I also value teaching athletes first and foremost and having winning as second. The cooperative style allows myself to not only teach and develop technical and tactical skills involved with sports, but also life-skills. Correctly developing young athletes’ life-skills would be highly beneficial to their as functioning citizens and also as they continue their athletic careers. Role models who have helped shaped my cooperative coaching style would be my father. My father continues to teach me valuable life lessons and takes my opinions when he’s struggling with a problem. I’m also not afraid to perform under pressure situations with my father around due to the openness of our relationship.