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COACHING: Philosophy & Planning. What do you mean by. Philosophy ?. PHILOSOPHY. is simply the way you see situations & experiences in your life; the way you view people & develop relationships with them; it’s the value you put in all these. COACHING PHILOSOPHY.
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COACHING: Philosophy & Planning
What do you mean by Philosophy ?
PHILOSOPHY is simply • the way you see situations & experiences in your life; • the way you view people & develop relationships with them; • it’s the value you put in all these.
COACHING PHILOSOPHY is the underlying basis of everything that a coach does.
Success as a coach depends more on your coaching philosophy; the rudderthat will direct your coaching style.
As you begin developing your coaching philosophy, ask yourself these questions: ??? (test #1)
Why am I coaching? (test #3) • Who am I coaching? • What kind of coach do I want to be? (test#4)
The answers to these questions will impact your every thought, every action and your every decision as a coach.
Coaching involves: training, instructing, guiding, motivating; impacts many areas of an athlete's life.
Athlete Development Having Fun Winning your objectives for coaching
Coaching includes knowledge in • Develop good communication skills: (test #5) • Verbal language • Nonverbal language • Emotions & feelings involved • Dimensional: communicate with athletes, officials, parents, community 2. Use motivation & positive reinforcement Sports psychology
Emphasize praise & rewards to strengthen desired behavior • Positive communication: athletes begin to value themselves • Be aware of emotions expressed in your messages • Set realistic goals for your athletes (performance ability goals, emotional social behavior) • Be consistent • Keep your word • Be as good as your word. Final thoughts in communicating:
1. age appropriateness • 2. readiness level • 3. family influence • 4. athlete preference • 5. ability level • 6. athlete performance • 7. peer influence Factors to influence motivation & goal setting:
COACHING STYLE Second most important decision as a coach:
Your coaching style will determine: • How you decide to teach skills and strategies? • How you organize your practice and competition methods? • How you discipline athletes? • What role you give athletes in making decisions?
Authoritarian, command style? the DICTATOR
cooperative? the teacher
To obtain the best out of the athlete, all the optimal have to be balanced; coaches should use this in their philosophies & styles. • Many athletes, parents and coaches focus much on winning, causing stress on the athlete, decreasing performance.
Athletes first, • winning second • The man who has • the gold is the man • who rules What is your coaching philosophy?
No pain, no gain • Just do your best, and God will take care of the rest • Winning is everything; • win at all cost
If you have knowledge, pass it on to those who do not have it • Just do it • Practice makes perfect
“Your athletes do not really care what you knowbut they want to know that you care. ” REFLECT ON
“Our children are the messages we send to a time we may never see…” Neil Postman
1 - How can you teach more life lessons to your players and set a better example?2 - What are the most important character building qualities to teach your players?3 - If the players on your team were your own children, what would you want them to get out of this experience?4 - How can you motivate your players?5 - How can you improve teamwork and the attitudes of each player? Most Important Questions for Every Coach.
Training Program Preparing a
Factors that affect Athletic Performance • Training • Nutrition • Hydration • Rest
setting goals • developing strategies • outlining tasks • set schedules to accomplish the goals. PLANNING
Factors in preparing a training program • Biological age • Training age • Date and place • of competition
Periodisation: What to do & When to do it • Special Training • Foundation Training • Pre-competition Training • Competition Training • Transistion Training • Total rest • Active rest