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There are systematic observations on how athletes perceive their coaches and on what the athletes believe will make a coach good. Most of the studies done this way have common themes on what qualities athletes believe a coach should have, but what about the coaches what do they think? In a qualitative analysis done on professional basketball players and their coaches there were clear discrepancies between the participants perceptions. For this study questioners were handed out and the contributors were assured confidentiality. The athletes rated their coach and the coaches rated their own behaviors. According to the data the coaches perceived their coaching behaviors as more supportive compared to what the players thought.
Miles focuses on the impact of felon disenfranchisement on state‐level voter turnout First, the paper expresses that the number of disenfranchised felons is so large that conventional measures of voter turnout, which fail to correct for the ineligibility of disenfranchised felons, significantly understate the participation rates of African‐American men who would otherwise be eligible to vote Second, the paper demonstrates the triple‐difference backdrop to test whether disenfranchisement actually reduces the turnout of African‐American men
Joe Ehrmann describes how he has developed his philosophy of coaching by relating the story of his life in his youth, high school and in college describing two different types of coaches he had played for. The first are coaches who were impersonal, authoritarian, and sometimes abusive which he calls transactional coaches; this is in contrast to the humane coaches he calls transformative coaches. Coaches must face this responsibility because we all remember our coaches. “This is the awesome power and responsibility of coaching: You give your players memories, for better or for worse that stay with them until the day they die” (Ehrmann, 2011 p 46-47). Joe Erhmann goes on to ask, “What is the moral and ethical composition of their program?
The national anthem is a time for our country to pay respects to our army for giving us our freedom and protection. The “Opinion: The Athlete as Agent of Change” article by Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton is an article that describes how America feels about athletes who are protesting during the National Anthem by kneeling, raising a fist, etc. Honestly, it does depend on what they are protesting for, although in the athlete’s code of conduct, all athletes are required to stand during the national anthem. Seeing an athlete who is not standing during the national anthem is a disgrace to our country, our soldiers who are fighting for our freedom, and the people of whom have kept this nation at peace the best they can. Protesting is fine.
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.
The study “The Relationship Between Ethical and Abusive Coaching Behaviors and Student-Athlete Well-Being” was conducted by Mariya A. Yukhymenko-Lescroart, Michael E. Brown, and Thomas S. Paskus, and was published in the journal Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. The researchers sought to understand the effects that a coach’s behavior had on a student’s morals, satisfaction, and impressions of team unity. Social-cognitive theory has long thought that we learn by imitating those around us, particularly those in leadership positions. The coaches of sports teams are especially prominent models in a student athlete’s life, given that they have actual authority over the student’s life. The idea of self-efficacy, which suggests that an
Finally, outside influence plays a key role in determining athletic success. Athletes must be motivated to push away negative influences, peer pressure and what others want. It’s important to have a good coach who cares about the athlete’s success and hones his skills. Coaches can mold an athlete’s physical and mental maturity and play a critical role in helping develop the athlete while putting them in a better position to handle success.
Anybody can make decisions, but it's the logical ones that can win games. The difference between a coach and a good coach could come down the little things such a decisions. When to play someone, when to bring them out, not playing favorites and just playing who’s going to get the job done, etc. The ordinary coach wouldn’t realize if they make a bad decision, they make on the fly choices and don’t think of the effects. Such as having a child/relative on their team, the coach can say that they treat them as if they were just any other player, but to the other players on that team, there’s an obvious difference in the coach working with them vs. a different player. A good coach would separate their coach and player relationship, from their home relationship. Nobody should not know if they are
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
In the world college basketball, most basketball players come and go. Moreover, these athletes remain in a conundrum. For those unaware, professional sports remains as volatile as a high-risk investment. This remains attributed to the uncertainty pertaining to professional players. With that being said, numerous players get injured and lose their dreams of playing the sport professionally. In spite of all of these risks, several college basketball teams continue to produce desirable talent. Moreover, these athletes would cease to exist without the assistance of a coach. To expound further, college basketball coaches play an integral role in defining an athlete's strength and using these strengths to their advantage. Furthermore, college basketball
In many societies, there exists a high passion for athletics and those who excel in their given sport are often considered to be some of the most valued members of society. Take, for example, the way in which Olympic athletes are celebrated for performing well on the international stage. The study of how sports, as social phenomena, affect interactions between people and how these interactions lead to the further solidification of the social hierarchy, is known as sociology of sport. The study of the sociology of sport shows that as athletes continue their interactions with the “common” people of society, they develop a sense of Glorified Self as a result of the achieved status they are given by others. This could raise the question, how does the achieved social status of professional athletes impact the development of their Glorified Self? As athletes continue to achieve status in society, the Looking Glass Self Theory developed by Charles Horton Cooley offers an explanation as to why these athletes develop senses of Glorified Self. Additionally, as athletes continue to develop a larger sense of Glorified Self, their instinctive impulses further contrast their critical conscience. This conflict is the subject of Sigmund Freud’s hypothesis on the relationship between the Id and Superego. Freud’s theory leads to a further explanation as to why athletes begin to act they way they do once they achieve a status level higher than what they were ascribed.
In the play “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior, however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters” (Shakespeare, 1996) we realises that his physical audacity is coupled by an intense amount of ambition and self doubt. It is believed that the witches are the motive behind this ambition which eventually leads to his tragedy, however strong diverging arguments are in existence. The intensity of Macbeth’s tragedy is dependent on whether or not the witches are “professed to be able to control the naïve, innocent Macbeth” or whether he is to blame
Taking the time to reflect on why it is someone coaches is beneficial for personal growth, and for creating an awareness of one’s changes in motivation, which affects behavior. Therefore, changes in motivation can be reflected in someone’s behavior and his or her well-being. Those who feel that they are coaching because they want to, will be successful, and feel that coaching allows them to acquire relationships with their players, and display more motivation for coaching. Being aware of why someone coaches their sport is an important part of reflective practice. One person’s
The relationship between an athlete and a coach is an unique and (humble??) one. It’s all about learning, growing, and overcoming failures to its successes. About looking forward to the future together in the game and beyond the life of sports. The interaction between them should be upheld and agreed upon, to be held together. They are the most influential character of the competitive environment. I believe in the value of a coach.
In the movie, the Babadook, the characters express their grief that never leaves. It grows as “monster” that one learns how to deal with because losing someone is never gets easier. These scenes are compared and contrasted through mise-en-scè, cinematography, and editing. This scene analysis is going relate two scenes that helps understand what one goes through after a lost. The movie has characters that help express the misery of one that doesn’t learn how to grieve in a proper manner. How one overcomes the pain and changes for the better and slowly has better days. A brighter day might not come tomorrow, but learning how to control your days come within time.