Philosophy Of Coaching

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Introduction
Coaching definition……………………
“coaches assist athletes in developing to their full potential. They are responsible for training athletes in a sport by analyzing their performances, instructing in relevant skills and by providing encouragement. But you are also responsible for the guidance of the athlete in life and their chosen sport” Throughout the world of sport there are various types of coaches as every coach has his or her own philosophy and style of coaching. There is no right/wrong way of coaching, coaching is an art that must be finessed through time. A good coach will have a specific way of coaching, specific values and rules that they follow. A good coach will have specific standards and philosophies that they follow and they stick to what they believe in. The purpose of this essay is to show……………. This will be done by showing the different parts if philosophy using definitions, key terms and analytical studies done by past and present successful coaches.

The coaching style I have chosen is authoritarian. Throughout this report I will focus on philosophies related to authoritarian coaching that I’ve used discussing the strengths and weaknesses that come with this style of coaching. …show more content…

With saying this there are three main coaching styles, the first one being “The Authoritarian Coach”. The authoritarian coaching style is the style of coaching that takes more of a telling role rather than an asking approach the saying “My way or the high way” can be very applicable to this type of coaching. This style would be suited to more elite players as the coach is always asking more from the players to achieve high standards of performance, however the downside to this is that players don't have a stable relationship with the

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