Observation Report On Coaching Observation

Coaching philosophies differ all over the world, from one sport to another. They are the central foundation to any good coach’s success in his/her respected programs. A coach’s philosophy does not only guide and lead the other members of the staff in the right direction, but it also allows each athlete to know what is expected of them, and how they should behave. By being aware of a coach’s philosophy, the athlete is fully responsible for his/her actions both on and off the field of play. In the words of the great Nick Saban, "It 's about what you control, every minute of every day. You always have to have a winning attitude and discipline, in practices, weight training, conditioning, in the classroom, in everything. It 's a process."

John Gagliardi was a very decorated coach at St. Johns college in Minnesota. John is also the most winning coach ever in the NCAA with 484 wins. To coach this long and have the amount of success John had, is unbelievable. The amount of effort and time he put into his job is what made him accomplish so much. His style of coaching was unique and he found his own way to win games. Not tackling in practice, not using profane language were one of his techniques in coaching. John demanded a level of respect for his players, and in return John would respect them. St. John’s practices were always a fun time, as well as serious. John was able to find a good balance to keep his teams winning.

The method in which the coach uses to deliver his message really came from the heart. He uses ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade the football team that they have the ability to win the game. The coach’s speech begins with ethos by creating a strategy for the

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?

Coach Dix believes that this style of coaching helps him motivate his young team. Being that crazy, funny, heady, and intense coach gets the young teens pumped and ready to run through a wall for him. When we talked about the difficult situations he has had to endure while coaching, Dix described two situations that occurred during his tenure at East Hall; Coach Dix mentioned a time when his star player who happened to win the Georgia Player of the year the previous year, kicked a ball during practice and broke out a window in the gym. He stated this was a difficult and sticky situation because the team played its big rival in two days. He said he did not sleep well the next few nights because of the impact a suspension would have on his squad. Another situation Dix had to deal with was a parent during a game, walked to the bench, grabbed their son and told the player to get dressed, we’re transferring from this school. Dix said that this was new territory for him and at that time he did not know what to do. To conclude the interview, I asked Dix two final questions. I asked him what were his ultimate goals for his team and what advice would he give to a first year coach? “Championships and graduation,” Coach Dix stated. As for advice for a first year coach, Dix said “Preparation was KEY.” “Great coaches are always prepared for anything and everything!”

So many Coaches have talent and dedication for what they do. I 'm proud to play for one that has a spectacular history of coaching. That coach is Dennis Lorio, who Graduated from LSU (Louisiana State University) with an economic degree and played baseball. “I love the intensity and the relationship in football” Coach Lorio explaining with a passionate expression. I can see it in his eyes that he is very dedicated and hardworking coach. As of now he is 62 years old and still willing to coach. “It’s not the same without coaching. The joy and the sorrow I feel during the season has been addicted to me. I’ve been in this game almost all my life and that is a very long time.”

“Transactional” coaches and “Transformational” coaches. Transactional coaches are “the kind of coaches who use players as tools to meet their personal needs for validation, status, and identity.” (Ehrmann 2011, pg 5) Reading about transactional coaching revealed two things individually. One, I was coached by transactional coaches. Two, I do not want to be one. Reflecting on my second point there are times I have been a transactional coach. Especially as a younger coach. I lacked the skill to go further beyond the whistle and loud voice. It was very common for me to punish athletes with extra drills or running. Transactional coaching is just that a transaction. You, the athlete do what I say and I, the coach, the coach will not punish you. Transactional coaches pay attention to their best athletes and look at the “other” athletes as cannon fodder for scrimmages and drills. Transformational coaches look at all athletes as equal. Transformational coaches look to sports as part of the whole person. Sport offers the individual an opportunity to change and grow. Sport can change lives and has. What is strange is there so many examples of transformational coaches in our society. Dean Smith, John Wooden, Lou Holtz, and John Gaglardi, to name a few. Yet as a society we tend to hold up the transactional coach. Is it because coaching in this style is easier? Are coaches given enough time to think about how they

T.J. furthers about Coach Benson, “I’ve seen him blow up on the football field a couple of times, and he can be scary” (210). With this rage, Crutcher sets up Benson as the coaching equivalent to Mike Barbour. Similarly, Crutcher writes, “Benson displays a lot of power around here” (190), giving Benson a dominating presence just like Barbour has. These similarities, combined with Benson’s coaching style, displays antagonism in sports culture from the level of a coach.

Competition is a unique situation in life to analyze. If you can focus on the small details outside of the game, there’s a possibility that you can understand the way an athlete is performing and why a coach is behaving a certain way. In the heat of the moment, if not properly trained, one can not perform to their potential due to the pressure that the moment of competition can place on an individual. This can be just as much for coaches and how they react and act as much as it goes for player. Effective coaches know how to use the situation to their advantage and know what to do or how to react at the appropriate time. In this paper, I’ll examine the competition of the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Titans and the St. Thomas Tommies in a NCAA Division 3 playoff game. I’m watching this game from the UW-Oshkosh side, so I will be observing the UW-Oshkosh football team for the most part. With this competition between UW-Oshkosh and St. Thomas, I’ll break down this paper into four talking points and the effects of said points. These four points are pre-competition routine, feedback and reinforcement by coach, game flow and interruptions and then other thoughts and factors that I noticed during the game.

They do not search for the traits or characteristics that define leadership, but seek to identify the behaviors that will have a positive impact on the performance and satisfaction of the followers. This theory focuses on how a leaders behave. I think Coach K was a democratic leader. Democratic leaders allow the team to provide input before making a decision. The degree of the input can vary from each leader. The way a leader behaves clearly impacts their leadership. Coach K was not about just telling you do to something. He said, “A leader cannot just tell people what to do and then expect them to perform well” (101). This quote pretty much sums up the behavioral theory. They do not just want you to tell them what to do, but show them how it is done. Coach K was phenomenal at getting things done; getting the behaviors out of his players that would make them be successful. All of his players wanted to be there. They were not promised things to make them perform better. Coach K told them he would give his all as long as they returned the favor and worked hard.

Being a leader has many advantages and disadvantages. Could coaching an employee be helpful for all involved? Being in a management position there is the need to be the devil’s advocate and approaching employees in a delicate manner to engage in the conversation that something issues need to change. What is the definition of coaching when working with adults in a workplace? Do managers need to be coached on how to coach? These are items will be addressed in this essay for anyone who is in or is planning on being in a managerial role. All the skills needed to provide a safe and healthy work environment for every employee.

In Case 7 “Perceptions of Leaders Following Public Failures: A Tale of Two Coaches”, two leaders both college football coaches of their respective teams were encountered with scrutiny, as they lacked a certain level sensitivity regarding serious incidents within their program. The case study talks about both Mike Leach and Gary Barnett’s background as coaches and progress to the events with their program that lead to them being involved in the public failure. This eventually led to people having various perceptions of both coaches based off of how they dealt with the incidents. As a result of both programs image being tarnished, Mike Leach was fired, however; Gary Barnett’s job was retained.

Cooperative coaching stands out a lot due to me being a very outgoing, respectful, and caring person. Interacting with each teammate based off there characters, and getting each one to learn and respect each other is the first key. Practice and game settings have to be on the same page, communicating, decision making, and self responsibility are three major aspects that we as a team have to stay on top of in order to make great things happen. Allowing the team to make decisions as well as myself, is allowing growth to the physical and most important mentally aspect of the game. I agree 100% that the players view point of the game is going to be different from my viewpoint, due to me looking from the outside in. Yes, my players will have their

This week I was asked to do a coaching assessments. Although, not all of the questions apply to my situation at this time many did, this gave me very good feedback. Some of the feedback was expected and some of the feedback was surprising. As I countune I will go through each of the sections and point out where I need to improve and where I have seen positive.

My experiences with my professional coaching sessions were very challenging to say the least. When I decided to begin graduate school, I never imagined I would be coaching my peers and they would be coaching me during my first quarter. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the experience and I learned a lot while participating. In my circle of friends, I am the one always handing out advice whether it is solicited or not. Because of this, I assumed these sessions would come natural to me. However, I learned by me forcing my opinion and advise on others I was trying to control them. Whitmore (2009), states