Task B: The Coach Athlete Relationship: The Role of Communication on Athlete Performance: Swimming competitively is all about swimming the set distance as quick as possible in the least amount of time, and at the elite level, every procedure which could ‘shave’ even a few hundredths of a second off of an athlete’s time, is carried out to ensure the athletes’ reach their maximum potential! Although many factors can impact athletes’ intrinsic and self-determined extrinsic motivation, top sports psychologists and behaviour analysts such as Ryan et al. (1984); Dwyer (1995); Beauchamp et al., (1996); Vallerand and Losier (1999), argue that it is the coach–athlete relationship which poses as the most important influences on athletes’ motivation …show more content…
This is perhaps the base upon which any coach athlete relationship is built, therefore it can be the ‘make-or-break’ element of skill acquisition for athletes and, thus, play a big part in increasing the likelihood of continuity and opportunity for personal achievement. Because of the variance in age, the swimmers were split into appropriate groups accordingly. This must have been communicated at the start of the season, as, before the start of each session, the athletes would line up in their respective groups and prepare for the session by completing a predetermined routine of stretching and various dry-side exercises, led by the most senior member of each group. This is an indication of the coach’s style of coaching as he enforces a cognitive approach, Piaget (1971) and Vygotsky (1983), to learning by encouraging the athletes to take ownership and lead part of the …show more content…
Because he has been there for over four years now with more or less the same group of swimmers, he has built up a solid relationship with each swimmer whereby they have a good rapport between each other however, the athletes know what is expected of them and what he wants. This is a key feature that demonstrates the strength of the bond between athlete and coach (Jowett, 2007). Upon his arrival in Cambridge, the coach had to go in, effectively ‘guns blazing’ as the previous head coach was very slack with the team and they were not very disciplined. This lead to a massive squad overhaul as some athletes failed to adapt to the new standard and high bar the coach had set. Although his methods were criticised at the start, there can be no doubts that he is efficient as the squad’s dramatic improvement in performance in the pool is reflected in their results and significantly higher national
In order to see outcomes in this area of improvement, we as coaches must re-evaluate not only our athletes, but, in addition, our coaching styles. Of course, we all want to tell ourselves that we are great coaches and it's the athletes who are not following direction...
Coaching is an integral part of helping achieve one’s maximum abilities. Dr. Gawande (2013) explains that, “Coaches are not teachers, but they teach. They’re not your boss—in professional tennis, golf, and skating, the athlete hires and fires the coach—but they can be bossy” (p. 3). It is difficult to say what is the exact function of a coach, however, they help bring forth another point of view different from our own and they also help bring about the right mindset in order to subdue a weakness.
As I have asserted, coaching is far more than winning or losing. A coach is an essential cog in shaping qualities such as sportsmanship, competitiveness, self discipline, and work ethic. A quality coach can build a player up while a bad coach can tear them down. My goal as a coach was to always leave the player striving to be the best they could be. A good coach
Introduction The dynamics of the coach-athlete relationship in youth sports are a very vital part of the sporting arena. This topic interests me because of my developing coaching career while dealing with the youth. The performance of the team does not solely rely on the coaches or athlete’s ability. There have been instances when interactions between the coach and player have not been optimum. Indiana Coach Bob Knight is universally known for several technical fouls and being ejected from the games on various occasions during his tenure.
The age of overwhelming strength and stamina governing sports is over, and the age of the mentally tough athlete has arrived. Athletes are no longer the superficial jocks and robots programmed to accomplish one goal, victory. Modern athletes ranging from the high school to professional levels are faced with many pressures and temptations, normally outside the realm of their sport. These pressures can inhibit an athlete’s performance substantially; therefore, the pressures need to be dealt with by psychologists. The effectiveness of sports psychology is demonstrated through the fields many theories, applications, and variety of techniques and procedures.
Athletics is not the most important part of the educational offerings at a school, it is the most visible aspect. Everything coaches do will be easily observed and under constant scrutiny. This makes a coach one of the most important role model accosicated in a child’s life. When going out for a sport, you want to have love for the game. The number one thing that is important is that the coach doesn’t make your love
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As a society we have the ability to change the ways in which our elite gymnasts are learning gymnastics. We need to redirect the teachings of the coaches and the parent involvement in order to achieve a atmosphere in which gymnasts can explore, learn and gain gymnastic abilities in which they feel they can handle. “ Over the last 20 years there have been many publications on coaching as it relates to sport psychology or sport pedeology. No theoretical framework, however, exsits for explaining which factors are most important in the coaching process and which relationships among these factors are most significant.” (Cote pg.1) I propose that we create an environment with a stress on healthy dieting, good exercise and less strenuous workouts. Not an environment where winning is the prime concern. There are man...
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 does a coach become successful? I aim to answer all of these questions and more in my paper.
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A sport coaching is an important way of developing the career of athletes. It involves a manager or a coach helping sportspeople to utilize their abilities and advance in their sports careers. Coaches usually watch his/her performer in a match, identify areas that need improvement in the performer’s sporting, and develop plans for training sessions that will be used to correct the problems identified. The coach usually applies some skills which are usually gained through formal education and training or through experience and observation (Knowles et al 2005). This includes the use of an appropriate coaching philosophy to learn the psychological aspects of sportspeople and set the stage for performance within a sports team. A coaching philosophy
The coach becomes a motivator and a facilitator of growth or athletic skills. This growth will ultimately lead to the attainment of individual and group goals. For the sports team, the coach will lead its members’ growth in developing training, providing encouragement, and monitoring their progress. The player will become more skillful in the game. More skillful players win. Sport coaches will assess their players’ overall strengths and weaknesses by placing the player in a position which accentuates their positive attributes, in an attempt to overcome any negative aspects.
Furthermore, a love for sports coupled my desire to work hard to start a multi-talented sports career. Once again, I found myself seeking the attention of somebody, this time my coaches, in order to stand out from the rest. While coaches ...
Social work has not been identified as a profession until late 90s (Ferguson, 2008). Through a long debate, finally social work has been announced as a profession officially to the public. As social work developed into a profession, Government created an obligation for an advanced knowledge based practice. Also, social work was required to educate the practitioners to have a set of skills of competency that are visible to both profession and to the public (Ferguson, 2008). In response to this obligation, social work explored its capacity as a profession, establishing our own unique standards of knowledge and evidence-based practice for better and improved service.