The Reflection Of A Coaching Philosophy In Sports

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Introduction

A coaching philosophy is based on beliefs and values held by the coach that influences how he coaches (Cassidy, Potrac & Jones, 2004). My coaching philosophy is very basic and simple: I chose to coach because of my passion and enthusiasm for sports as well as my zeal in working with children and young adults in order to create for them fun, socialising and learning environment in which they can at the same time study ethics and moral standards. Success to me is not by winning medals, trophies and so on, however I see striving and putting maximum effort to win more important than winning (Kidman & Hanrahan, 2011).

I consider fair play very important since it creates friendly and pleasant environment and I, I believe it is extremely …show more content…

Motivation is something in us that drives us to achieve our targets and this drive can come from within us or outside of us. Motivation is in fact is seen at all levels of sport.

There are two types of motivation: Intrinsic and extrinsic. As for Intrinsic it is a motivation that is internal where the athlete or the coach wants to perform well and succeed. For example coaches who are intrinsically motivated, coach sports because they enjoy it without desiring any reward for it. (Teachpe, 2012)

Extrinsic motivation comes outside of the athlete or coach and it can either be tangible reward i.e. money, medals etc or intangible reward such as fame, praise recognition etc. These are things that encourage the athlete/coach to perform even though he/she might not be interested.
Since I believe I am intrinsically motivated I would enjoy coaching much more than if I would have been extrinsically motivated.

In my coaching I make my sessions fun and enjoyable as this will increase the chance of my athletes wanting to come to training. Seeing my athletes enjoying my sessions will also even cause my intrinsic motivation to

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