Coaching Essay

3.2.2 Coach

A coach is someone who manages a sporting team in order to improve the personal skills of team members both on and off the field. There are many qualities a coach should possess, some of which include risk and behaviour management, group management skills and being available (Pyke, 2001). Risk management involves looking out for the safety of the players on the team to ensure injuries are prevented. This is one of the top priorities when it comes down to planning – safety first. Behaviour management is another vital part, this essentially involves teaching the team members how to be better people in the world, sport is the way in which it is done. This is where valuable life lessons are taught, including being a part of a team, playing by the rules, handling failure, conquering fears, overcoming obstacles, working hard towards goal, believing in yourself etc. (PC3: Personalised Curriculum Creation through Coaching project, n.d). Group management skills refer to technique and being available for the team – which also relates to being a good listener, being empathetic and being a good role model (Pyke, 2001).

Coaching focuses on helping team members learn so that they are able to keep growing and further develop their skills even after the coaching season. Coaching involves an ‘asking rather than telling’ approach, team members are encouraged to question rather than being given directions and being held responsible for his or her goals. The purpose of coaching is to help the coachee increase their effectiveness in their field, develop their thinking, while noting strengths and development needs in order to set and achieve goals (PC3: Personalised Curriculum Creation through Coaching project, n.d). Coaches also need to ...

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...ive criticism provided by the tutor. Constructive criticism is essential when working with young children as it promotes further learning (Rodd, 2006; Waniganayake et al, 2012). When it comes to coaching, the responsibility of the coach is to improve the effectiveness of the team’s skills, hence in their planning they need to plan specifics such a time management, skills, strategies and goals. Coaching often fails when the coach does not effectively plan sessions, they are more focused on winning than developing skills and meeting goals and last but not least by not being respectful. Good coaches take time to develop plans in order to prevent bad coaching sessions, they are more focussed on the personal development of the team members rather than winning and they earn respect from their players (PC3: Personalised Curriculum Creation through Coaching project, n.d).