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Sports Coaches Research Paper

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What is a coach? Webster dictionary says a person who teaches and trains athletes, a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays games. What makes a good coach? Is it wins? Bobby Knight has 902 wins and many question his coaching tactics. Becker*The all-time leader in NCAA basketball wins is Harry Statam of McKendree, he has 1,088 wins but no national championships. Mike Kryyzewski has 1,018 win and 5 national championships. So what makes one coach better than another? How and what criteria can we use to measure? Can a coach with a losing record still be a good coach? Are all coaching with winning records good coaches?

The National Standards for Sport Coaches, much like the national standards for teachers are a guide to all in sport leaders and should be followed. The standards allow for each coach to individualize what they can do, but it supplies 8 domains and 40 standards that they must take into consideration when they develop a program or even volunteer for a community team. &&Children who take part …I would think that every sports organization should hand a copy of these standards to everyone who comes in contact with athletes. If nothing else, it would give them an idea as to the magnitude of their commitment. …show more content…

They are unaware of the physical and emotional damage they can spread through their team by their lack of coaching education. We applaud their willingness to volunteer but should we be concerned. It is not always the coach’s fault. These volunteers are not trained in the basic skills that could make them successful. Even basic first aid and physical train are not

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