roles & styles in coaching
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ROLES & STYLES IN COACHING. Week 10. Introductory Questions. With a partner discuss and then record your thoughts on the following questions: What is a coach? Who has been your best coach? Why? What attributes did they possess? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ROLES & STYLES IN COACHINGWeek 10
Introductory Questions
• With a partner discuss and then record your thoughts on the following questions:
1. What is a coach?2. Who has been your best coach?
Why? What attributes did they possess?
3. What are some negative things a coach has done in your experiences?
4. Who is an elite coach that you admire? Why?
Coach
• ‘One who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competitive sport and directs team strategy’
Roles of the Coach
• List as many roles as you can think of that a coach must undertake
Roles of the Coach
• Pick three of the roles you listed and expand on them providing examples
Newspaper Article
• The Ultimate Coach – By Rodney Eade– The Sunday Age, 15/4/04
Roles of the Coach
•Educator•Fitness adviser•Motivator•Disciplinarian•Organiser•Public relations officer•Planner•Fundraiser•Counsellor
•Friend•Scientist•Student•Role model•Assessor•Facilitator•Strategist & tactician•Nutritionist
Video
• Sport and coaching• Complete questions
Styles of Coaching
• There are many different styles of coaching
• They can be influenced by personality, experience, type of sport, age and gender of athletes
• There are three main styles of coaching that are commonly agreed upon– Authoritarian– Democratic– Casual
Authoritarian
• Autocratic• Strict, disciplined• Thoroughly prepared• One way communication• All decisions made by the coach• Often critical and harsh towards
those that fail• Winning is vital• Often not a good style for the deep
thinker and sensitive players
Democratic
• Cooperative• Athlete centred• Consultation and shared decisions• Flexibility and creativity• Trust and respect• Accept both praise and
constructive criticism• Enjoy success and deal with losses
together• Some athletes may view this style
as weak or tend to exploit it
Casual
• Highly relaxed, easy going• Lack of planning and organisation• Coach by instinct• Assists only when advice is sought• May appear to lack real commitment• Can develop independence in the
players• Can leave players uncertain of how
to train and improve• Players can feel under valued and
unsupported
Summary of Coaching Styles
AUTHORITARIAN
DEMOCRATIC CASUAL
Positive Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative
Positive Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative
Variety of Coaching Styles
• Summarise the information on pages 117-118
• Draw the coaching style continuum