The Coaching Philosophy

The Coaching Philosophy

The Coaching Philosophy

Introduction

Coaching philosophy is a set of governing beliefs and principles, values that determine the context of your coaching role (Prudden, 2005, pp.25). It determines about your behavior, the things which you do and the reason behind it. The foundation of coaching philosophy is the statement that says, “Success is about getting a group of kids gathered to play as a team, play hard enough to achieve their ultimate goal on context of having fun too” (Hyballa & Poel, 2012, pp.84). The coaching philosophy clarifies many aspects of the coach's delivery and provides the athletes being coached with a positive and consistent message. Higher levels of commitment and athletic performance can be gained, conditioned, a strong bond between coach and athlete (Drake & et.al, 2008, pp.17). A knowledgeable coach will always take time in formalizing the personal coaching philosophy. The selection of coaching philosophy is centralized to the definition of your career, and how your team functions and competes (Martens, 1987, pp.98). The coaching philosophy sets the stage of the athletes on your team, it provides guidance to you and your staff, it make the assumption of one's own responsibility for the decisions and actions, and also encourages them to fulfill the expectations that affect them as an entire team or as individual athletes. The coaching philosophy is the reflection of a coach's personality (Martens, 2012, pp.45). There is nothing wrong or right answer for a coach when it comes to philosophy.

Discussion

The Three Components of Philosophy

The coach can take three key components compliance with his or her ability in formulating a coaching philosophy document aimed foe becoming a better coach (Guthrie, 2003, pp.78). The three components: know yourself, knowing your aim and understanding your athletes are necessary in gaining athlete/coach satisfaction and superior Olympic results. The coach should be known to itself, strengths and weakness and the areas where he needs improvement. The coach should also have knowledge about his motive and the difficulties he might face in achieving that goal (Kormelink & Seeverens, 1997, pp.145). The coach should understand its athletes, their goals, abilities, personalities and what is the reason behind their interest in sports.

The Consistent Principles That Creates Coaching Philosophy

Whether a coach is tracking the field or any another sport, there are some consistent principles that help in developing one's own coaching philosophy (Prudden, 2005, pp.23). The ethical principles are: define your coaching objectives, establish rules, be yourself, be organized, nurture and build relationships with athletes, help athletes in managing their stress, focus on the big picture and involve your assistant coaches.

The Traits of a Positive Coach

A coach is many things to different people. A coach can be a friend, role model, mentor or a teacher (Hyballa & Poel, 2012, pp.89). A supportive coach has the following traits: develop character and skills, put players first, set achievable goals, treasure the game, the approach should be appropriate for the players, the approach should be educationally sound, the philosophy must be ethical, referring to your own ...