Coach Player Communication

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

Many everyday encounters can test our values. In sports conflict is expected, and as skill level increases conflict becomes more prominent. This is even more evident to coaches, as they experience conflict from players, referees, and parents. In my experience, coaching many times I must hold back what I want to say and walk away. One specific encounter with two parents tested my values of respect, positivity, and self-worth. In this experience, two parents confronted me after a game about the substitutions going on on the field, as I was a youth coach learning how to run the bench I was appalled at this statement. In this instance, I related to the barber contemplating what to do, “ What do you gain by it? Nothing.” (pg.15A) I also connected with the idea of upholding a reputation, as I would not want to be viewed as anything less than a great coach, “Murderer or hero?” (pg.15C) My values of respect and positivity helped me walk away from this situation, which further revealed how my character is centered around integrity.

Coach Steve Rocker is one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in Kentucky’s history. Coach Rocker was very successful in previous years. Strangely, this year was very different for him. For the first time in his professional life, he is falling short of his expectations, the community expectations, and the team’s expectations. His team lost a lot of games, but most importantly the boys had no motivation or desire to bring the team out of the rut they found themselves. His players have lost their will to win, their love for their teammates, and their passion to play. Coach Rocker’s motivational methods that have always worked before and resulted in success are now failing, and he doesn’t know why. He argues that his players have become selfish and bored with winning because they have been so successful in previous years. “And there’s no question that my guys have lost their drive to win because they’ve won so much in the past. Now all they want is individual ‘wins’…which just doesn’t cut it on a team” (Gongwer, 2010, p. 17).

At their finest, coaches perfect their player’s flaws to push them to their potential ability, improve their skills, and create determination within the team. They can expand the importance of such a sport to intensify motivation and the value of good sportsmanship for the sake of not only their reputation, but the outcome that comes from it. Coaches must not lag when it comes to hardships that comes about; they must stay connected. The closer the connection between a player and a coach the better they are moving forward and continuing on the love of the sport and job.

This study had five main variables. First, the “inclusion climate,” or how unified the students felt their team was. This was measured by three questions on a 1 to 6 scale. Next was “willingness to cheat,” or the perceived readiness of fellow teammates to be dishonest, which was measured by a 1 to 5 scale question. Also measured was the “college choice satisfaction,” or how content the students felt about their choice of college. This was measured by three questions on a 1 to 7 scale. Next was “ethical leadership,” or whether the student felt that the coach was running the team with positive morals. It was measured by six questions on a 1 to 5 scale. Last was “abusive coaching behavior,” or how the students felt about their coach’s amount of abuse or lack thereof. This was assessed with three questions on a 1 to 5 scale. The perceived ethical climate of the school (measured via three 1 to 5 scale items), as well as the gender of the team, how much media attention the team

Coaches have a profound impact on their players not only with their words, but with their actions. Coaches have the power and influence to lead their players to become more sportsmanlike by modeling ethical and moral behavior. Coaches have the duty and responsibility to be role models for the athletes. Matheny (2015) states, “We’ve been given the rare privilege and heavy responsibility of influencing young people on a daily basis, for better or for worse, for the rest of their lives” (p. 53). Coaches need to take this responsibility seriously and model ethical behavior at all times.

Participating in organized basketball and football for ten years presented me the opportunity to achieve common goals working side-by-side with a variety of different personalities. Playing sports drove home the importance of harnessing different personalities and skill sets as key components to teamwork. Fundamental to teamwork is the ability to encourage others, to pick up new information, to learn from mistakes, to hold oneself accountable and to overcome defeat. Over time I have found that the lessons learned through team sports are broadly applicable tools for success. For instance, this past summer my

It goes without saying that coaches and many of their student-athletes are highly competitive individuals. I know from my time as a student-athlete, along with eleven years as a coach, that on game days I was a little bit edgy, tunnel-visioned, and ready to compete. Competition, after all, is what makes sports exciting; it keeps the games fun for the players & coaches and exhilarating for the fans. However, there is a balancing act that all coaches and athletes face between having a ferocious will to win, while also displaying appropriate body language, speaking the right words, and being a part of a positive team culture.

I enjoyed playing high school and college basketball, however after suffering from a life changing permanent injury I couldn’t continue being an active player on my team. Nonetheless, I did not want to allow this injury to ruin my passion for the sport. Consequently, I chose to invest lots of hours into learning the coaching and recruiting characteristics of the sport. Reading Bruce Tuckman’s iconic description of the stages of group development has really made it easy for me to understand my experience during the time I attended a coaching basketball camp with nine other prospective upcoming basketball coaches like myself.

Ambitious, determined, and committed all these words and more describe senior Michael Wright’s love and passion for basketball. When Wright was in middle school many teachers and administrators labeled him as a troublemaker, so when he came to practice freshman year coach Lester King made sure to tell him about being a leader and how important discipline is to them. Ever since the first day of practice Michael has been a poster child of the perfect player.

A new coach had been hired, the school was getting a new practice facility for all sports, and things seemed to be going in the right direction. The seniors called a player meeting to identify problems within the program, to set goals for the upcoming season, and to formulate a plan to reach those goals. We learned from the previous years that poor workout attendance, failure to hold others accountable, and animosity between players were the main causes of failure. Consequently, we began to encourage all players to show up to practice and make sure their teammates were there, too. Furthermore, seniors made sure the locker room was a friendly environment that everyone could feel safe in.

Picture this on the basketball court and you are playing very good. Then it all turns bad. Your start making turnovers and messing up the plays. Then the coach starts to yell at you instead of helping you. What do you do? This is why coaches need to stop screaming at their players and just help them. These three reasons explain why they should stop. One reason is that some players have way more talent than others and coaches don’t realize it. Another reason is you can make relationships with your coaches but you can’t since they are yelling at you. The third reason is their health because coaches can hurt the players confidence and their self-esteem. This is why coaches should stop yelling at the players and be nice to them and help them.

In the topic of communication and care, one will be the discussing the importance of having interpersonal skills and written communication in sports coaching. This essay will also include the variety of skills a coach will need to progress in their line of business. In this essay, we will also be reviewing the positives and negatives of these forms of communication and how they can affect the job as a sports coach. Most say that communication is key to success in both the sports and business society. European research actually shows that poor communication skills are the main reason businesses have reduced performance.

Last year would be my final season playing minor house hockey for the Vancouver Thunderbirds. Fortunately, I had the chance to share my experience with an awesome group of guys where I was chosen to lead our team towards being one of the best in the league. Throughout the season, I encountered new responsibilities and challenges I had not dealt with before. The two things I learned most was the power of communication and how to work with what you’ve got.

Winning is every coach or player's main goal in any sport or in life. Although winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing. Coaches spend countless hours preparing for a big game and this builds up the fear of a loss. No one wants to lose after you dedicate hours upon hours on the court and in the books scouting and preparing for a game. Therefore, winning becomes the only option for you and your team. Throughout this persuasive essay, dedication, toughness, and ** will explain why “winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”