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The Roles of a Sports The Roles of a Sports CoachCoach

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Sports CoachingSports Coaching

Sports coaches are vital to Sports coaches are vital to the success of a number of the success of a number of programmes across a range programmes across a range of sportsof sports

They are at the heart of They are at the heart of participation and performer participation and performer developmentdevelopmentwww.playingforthefuture.co.uk

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Sports CoachSports Coach

DefinitionDefinition

“ “ A sports coach is someone who A sports coach is someone who assists the assists the learning and learning and developmentdevelopment of another person or of another person or team of people in order to team of people in order to improve improve their performancetheir performance in a sport, and in a sport, and who who supports the personal supports the personal developmentdevelopment of individuals using of individuals using sport as a vehicle for sport as a vehicle for change and change and development”development”

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Coaching – Art or Science?Coaching – Art or Science?

ScienceScience To support the coach there is a wealth of To support the coach there is a wealth of

scientific information based on research scientific information based on research conducted with athletesconducted with athletes

Information is available to support the coach and Information is available to support the coach and athlete in all areas of training and development athlete in all areas of training and development including:including:

Biomechanics

Physiology

Psychology

Medicine

Nutrition

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ArtArt The The art of coachingart of coaching comes when the coach comes when the coach

has to:has to:

Convert it intoConvert it into

This analysis process relies heavily on the This analysis process relies heavily on the coach's experience and knowledge of the coach's experience and knowledge of the event/sport and the athlete concernedevent/sport and the athlete concerned

Analyse the scientific data

Coaching and training programs to help develop the athlete

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By understanding the By understanding the sciencescience, which is , which is the foundation of training, a well the foundation of training, a well designed training program can be designed training program can be developed that will help an athlete developed that will help an athlete reach their full potentialreach their full potential

The The artart is understanding the is understanding the sciencescience and then applying itand then applying it

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The Role of the CoachThe Role of the Coach

Effective coaches tend to find new Effective coaches tend to find new ways of improving existing ways of improving existing practices or theoriespractices or theories

Some adapt the way in which they Some adapt the way in which they practise, while others deal with practise, while others deal with how to play specific strategies in how to play specific strategies in differing situationsdiffering situations

Other coaches integrate new Other coaches integrate new developments or technologies to developments or technologies to improve performanceimprove performance


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Who assesses the coach?Who assesses the coach?

During the course of a season various people During the course of a season various people make their own judgements of a coachmake their own judgements of a coach

Athletes/playersAthletes/players ParentsParents Club membersClub members EmployersEmployers SponsorsSponsors Board of directorsBoard of directors Owners of clubsOwners of clubs SupportersSupporters


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The coach needs to be able to:

Assist athletes to prepare training

programs

Communicate effectively

with athletes

Assist athletes to develop new skills

Use evaluation tests to monitor training

progress and predict performance

Therefore, you can see that it is a very difficult task and requires a very special person

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Characteristics of “a good coach”Characteristics of “a good coach”

More often than not, when someone enquires More often than not, when someone enquires about a coach, one of the first questions is: “about a coach, one of the first questions is: “Is Is he/she a good coach?”he/she a good coach?”

What characteristics describe “a good coach?”What characteristics describe “a good coach?”

Patience

Motivator

Organised

GoodCommunicator

Good Social Skills

Listener

Sense of Humour

KnowledgeableExperienced

Interesting

Innovative

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Understanding the Understanding the Coaching RoleCoaching Role

Coaching is not just about improving Coaching is not just about improving the physical performance of a playerthe physical performance of a player

In taking on the role of the coach you In taking on the role of the coach you must accept that the development of must accept that the development of the player as a “whole” person is as the player as a “whole” person is as important as the player’s success in important as the player’s success in sportsport

As a coach you can have considerable As a coach you can have considerable impact on the development and lives of impact on the development and lives of your players your players

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The role of the coach is wide-ranging and varied. At The role of the coach is wide-ranging and varied. At times you may be asked to be a person of many times you may be asked to be a person of many

parts!parts!

Sports Coach

Teacher

Trainer

Motivator

Leader

Fundraiser

Friend

DisciplinarianManager

Counsellor Go-between

Taxi-driver!

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The Roles of a Sports The Roles of a Sports CoachCoach

Roles of an Effective

Sports Coach

Innovator

Friend

Manager Trainer

Role Model

Educator

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InnovatorInnovator

Ability to think through problems – use Ability to think through problems – use knowledge and experience to come up knowledge and experience to come up with new ideas and approacheswith new ideas and approaches

Makes training fun/effectiveMakes training fun/effective Maintains participants interest & Maintains participants interest &

involvementinvolvement Effective coaches to be brave enough to Effective coaches to be brave enough to

try new things in order to get different try new things in order to get different resultsresults

Access to and use of latest scientific Access to and use of latest scientific and technical knowledge very and technical knowledge very importantimportant


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FriendFriend

Coaches and performers share both Coaches and performers share both positive and negative experiencespositive and negative experiences

Coach may need to be there if things go Coach may need to be there if things go wrongwrong

Also needs to be there to keep feet on Also needs to be there to keep feet on

the groundthe ground!! Management of coaching environment Management of coaching environment

important – friendly and respectfulimportant – friendly and respectful


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ManagerManagerCan relate to the management of a number of Can relate to the management of a number of

different aspects of coaching:different aspects of coaching:

Managing/organising team/teams of people Coaching

sessions

Training programmes

Administrative tasks

Teamselections

Introducing new players/

off-loading players

Manager

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TrainerTrainer

Related to ensuring that athletes are Related to ensuring that athletes are able to meet the physical demands able to meet the physical demands of sportof sport

Plan and run training programmes Plan and run training programmes to develop physical and to develop physical and psychological capabilities of playerspsychological capabilities of players

Clear understanding of the Clear understanding of the components of fitnesscomponents of fitness

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EducatorEducator

Educator and InstructorEducator and Instructor

The differences between the above is The differences between the above is sometimes hard to identifysometimes hard to identify

Teaching implies a transfer of Teaching implies a transfer of learning through:learning through: DemonstrationDemonstration ModellingModelling InstructionInstruction


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EducatorEducator

Coaches also teach emotional Coaches also teach emotional skillsskills

Young learners can be very Young learners can be very impressionableimpressionable

Good coaches will be aware Good coaches will be aware that people learn in different that people learn in different ways – process of adaptationways – process of adaptation


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Role ModelRole Model

In almost all situations players will look In almost all situations players will look at their coach as a source of inspiration at their coach as a source of inspiration and knowledgeand knowledge

Children often imitate role models Children often imitate role models mannerismsmannerisms

Vital therefore that coaching is safe and Vital therefore that coaching is safe and responsible, and that coaches behaviour responsible, and that coaches behaviour is considered good practiceis considered good practice


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Role ModelRole ModelThe coach can influence player The coach can influence player

development in a number of ways:development in a number of ways:

SocialSocialSport offers codes of acceptable Sport offers codes of acceptable behaviour, teamwork, cooperation, behaviour, teamwork, cooperation, fair playfair play

PersonalPersonalLife skills – self-esteem, manage Life skills – self-esteem, manage personal matters, the development of personal matters, the development of a value systema value systemwww.playingforthefuture.co.uk

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Role ModelRole Model

PsychologicalPsychological

Coaches can create environments that help Coaches can create environments that help performers control emotion and develop personal performers control emotion and develop personal identitiesidentities

HealthHealth

Designing sessions to include sufficient physical Designing sessions to include sufficient physical exercise, good health and health habits can be exercise, good health and health habits can be establishedestablishedwww.playingforthefuture.co.uk

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Role Models - Perfect or Role Models - Perfect or Poor?Poor?

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SummarySummary

In relation to sports, the role of the coach is In relation to sports, the role of the coach is to create the right conditions for learning to to create the right conditions for learning to happen and to find ways of motivating the happen and to find ways of motivating the

athletesathletes

Most athletes are highly motivated and Most athletes are highly motivated and therefore the task is to maintain that therefore the task is to maintain that motivation and to generate excitement and motivation and to generate excitement and enthusiasmenthusiasm


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SummarySummary A sports coach is someone who works with A sports coach is someone who works with

people to develop their understanding and people to develop their understanding and ability in a sport and to help develop them as ability in a sport and to help develop them as peoplepeople

A coach has many roles to play: educator, A coach has many roles to play: educator, trainer manager, innovator, friend, role modeltrainer manager, innovator, friend, role model

These roles can vary according to who the These roles can vary according to who the coach is working with and what the aims, coach is working with and what the aims, ability, experience and age of the participants ability, experience and age of the participants areare www.playingforthefuture.co.uk

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