Coaching Philosophy Of Education

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

As we enter the world of sports several different theories and methods of coaching are used and preformed each day. Each coach innovates their specific style or way of coaching to their athletes. When viewing coaching and leadership

It is my job as a coach to help develop athletes physically, psychologically, and socially while helping them have fun by playing a sport. I will do this by being enthusiastic and having a positive attitude in practice, games, and while not coaching. This cooperative approach to coaching will create a sense of community within the team I coach, and the athletes will feel more welcome to discuss their thoughts, ideas, questions, and concerns with me. Creating this setting and relationships with athletes will only benefit the team by creating a team culture necessary for the well-being and success of high school sports’ teams. Success in sports means accomplishing goals set by the team, not winning. Winning is important, but just striving to win is even more vital toward the success of teams. As a coach, I will also be a motivator for athletes. Athletes will see me come to practice with a positive attitude, displaying my passion. This is the beginning of how I will motivate athletes. Motivation starts with my attitude, and athletes pick up on this. In order to motivate and want to be motivated, there must be a reason, a why? I will use the teams’ goals they will set, in order to motivate them to give their best effort in order to achieve success by reaching their

Through all of my research, one thing was constant; the single most important thing that a coach can do is build a relationship with their players. When coaches take their time to get to know each and every one of their players, the chances of the athlete respecting and responding to the coach are much greater. Giving the athlete a feeling of belonging, importance, and welcoming will increase their confidence and most likely their level of play as well. In his article, Scales explains how developing positive relationships results in athletes not only with better athletic ability, but also with better emotional control, social skills, and connection to school and community (20). One of the most important characteristics of having a relationship with the athlete is caring for them. Florida Tech swim coach thinks the most important

Many aspects of managing and coaching are passed down and habit forming; changing the status quo within a team is very difficult and typically disregarded in favor of continuing with what is mostly working. The educational portion of this action plan is essential for several reasons: 1. It does not point fingers and blame specific people for actions and instead promotes an overall understanding that the program as a whole must change. 2. With coaches and management gaining the knowledge and techniques on the subjects of burnout and overtraining before athletes, it reinforces their expertise and holds them accountable for the education and implementation for the action plan as a whole. 3. It seeks to further the education of those in management in coaching to better their technique and be at the forefront of pertinent information essential to coaching and

Coaching is paramount to helping teachers improve their craft. There are a variety of different coaching models that a coach can consider. A coach will consider many factors when making the decision on what model to use. Some schools or districts may have a model in place that they want all of their coaches to use. When a coach needs to decide on the coaching model, he or she will use, will consider a variety of elements. The two coaching models I will discuss are the instructional coaching method and the content coaching model. The information I gather about my colleague will determine the best coaching model to use when we collaborate with one another.

I would also ensure that I am fair and unbiased when endorsing rewards or punishments. Even though the perception is that we all succeed and fail as a team, there will be times when mass punishment is necessary, many coaches don’t agree with it, but believe in the buddy system and holding the team accountable. I would stress to my players the importance of teamwork and what it means to perform at a higher level than their opponents. The consistency has to be maintained in order for the team to succeed. Also, objectivity has to be maintained across the board in order for the players to view each other as equals. So, at the end of the day, the coach must earn the respect of each and every player on his or her team and ensure that they believe and trust your

The strategies are universal and can be used for coaches, and athletes of all levels. The strategies as follows, have been adapted for coaching from, Siedentop, Mand and Taggart's (1986) effective teaching strategies. 1. Spend a large % of training time devoted to specific content of the sport. This requires a coach to plan sessions which allow for athlete learning. It is important that athletes are engaged and effectively learning during these periods, and coaches must design activities which are on task, and meet the learning needs of the athletes. 2. Devote a high % of training time to meaningful practice. In order to make full use of planned content time, a coach must maximise ‘doing’ time. Here, it is also important that every athlete is involved and engaged, which can be achieved effectively through the use of smaller groups and a higher frequency of drills/games. 3. Maximise opportunities that students have to practice through routines and minimising wait time, transitions and management. A coach must be organised to maintain flow and engagement in a session. By establishing routines, and having a clear session plan, it allows more time for practice 4. Keep athletes on task.Engagement is key, when keeping athletes on task, if they are engaged and actively participating then they will be less likely to be distracted. A coach should set behavioural standards for acceptable behaviours, and actively supervise and enforce them. 5. Assign tasks that are meaningful and matched to athletes abilities.For an athlete to actively engage in a task, it has to provide meaning for them, and be of a level of which is challenging and stimulating. A coach can give tasks purpose, through objectives/outcomes which the athlete can assess, and modify games and drills to suit the abilities of the athletes. 6. Provide a supportive learning environment and high but

In my years of teaching, I have witnessed effective coaching. Coaches deliver strategy and players execute. However, to encounter a coach that has the “gift” of coaching – the ability to truly inspire athletes to excel outside their comfort zones – is special.

As a coach you need to find a philosophy that fits you and is how you want to run a team.

I believe that athletes excel in sports they enjoy and I hope to make the experience the best it can be for them,

The duty to instruct properly contains instructing athletes concerning moves that are unsafe and unsportsmanlike, are against the rules, and are used to possibly injure an opponent. In coaching, don’t send a player to the mound and tell the player to look at the ball and hit a home run. Coaches must practice with players on techniques and videos to insure the player know what they are to be looking for. To achieve these goals, set up a progressive series of practices. The component of progression includes the ability of the coach to instruct each skill level using a progression that moves from simple to complex. Throughout the planning process, coaches should be studying successful lead-up techniques that can be used for their sport and adjusting them, if need be, to meet the needs of individual athletes.

Overcoming the fact that one day you will not be able to play your sport is one of the hardest things all athletes must one day go through. It is a fact of the game that one day your eligibility runs out or if you are one of the lucky few who play professionally, your body’s years of health do not last forever. Coaching just to be around the sport and spread the joy that sport gave you for so many years. My coaching philosophy relies extremely heavily on this information. I have always been a person who is passionate about the things I love because I do not believe in not putting your whole heart into something. The most critical component to success in whatever sport you love lies in honoring the game that so many before you loved and excelled at. Excelling and honoring the game means having respect for everyone involved with the sport. Giving respect to your coaches is something I learned from the beginning. Being respectful and having a positive attitude learned at a young age is something completely taken for granted until you have adults who can neither adapt nor be flexible when something does not go their way. Sport is a form of education in that it teaches you similar life lessons that will be useful for far longer than the amount of time that you spend actually playing it.

And it seems everyone wants to be a coach these days. Yes it’s lucrative and yes

When a sports highlight of a great play showcasing teamwork is watched on a highlight reel, what is the immediate reaction, that play was amazing. Great teams make great plays and often those successful plays transpire to playing field or court due to many hours of practice, handwork, repetition and dedication. Those plays didn’t just miraculously happen. Someone had to draw the game plan up and then figure out the most innovative way instill that play and game plan while catering to all of the attributes and learning abilities of their athletes in order to maximize on those abilities and talents. The same goes for classroom instruction. Teachers have the monumental task of understanding the social, cultural and cognitive behaviors of all their students. Teachers and coaches have to continue to remain flexible and be open to changes in teaching theories and techniques. The first line of education other than what is learned at the student’s home is from a teacher and a coach. It is highly important for teachers and coaches to be prepared and ready to shape these minds positively and to prepare students to be productive members in society. Coaching and teaching have many aspects in common and one helps augment the other nicely.