The Role of the Coach
Good Coach/Bad Coach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuaV6UKtP
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27sg71i3kXs
&list=PLB9484CF2D7F0E188
How do coaches help increase intrinsic
motivation?
• Duda and Pensgaard (2002)
– Focus on the process: instruction, skill development
– Facilitate goal setting
– Foster cohesion
– Provide feedback
– Embrace mistakes as part of learning process
– Value all team members
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EskpCLuckbE&list
=PLB9484CF2D7F0E188
Social Contagion
Wild & Enzle (2002)
• How attitudes spread due to social interaction
– Coach must foster a “community of cooperative
learners” (Slavin, 1995)
– Coach must monitor and address issues of
negativity, selfishness, defiance immediately
– An interrelated network of peers, parents,
coaches are all integral in helping maintain
intrinsic motivation
Expectation Performance Model
(Horn and Lox, 1993)
• Step 1: coach develops expectation for player
• Step 2: expectations influence coach’s
treatment of player
• Step 3: treatment affects player performance
• Step 4: player’s behavior/performance
conform to coach’s expectations
– Low expectations efficacy, motivation, skills
– Athletes use coach’s feedback to measure/gauge
own competency
The 7 Secrets of Successful Coaches
Janssen and Dale (2002)
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1. Character Based
2. Competent
3. Committed
4. Caring
5. Confidence Builder
6. Communicator
7. Consistent
Character Based
• Be open, honest and direct with athletes
• Deal in the truth
• Be professional and represent your team with
pride
Competency
• A thorough understanding of the rules,
mechanics and strategies of the sport
• Stay current and seek continual improvement
by attending clinics, reading books
• Admit mistakes and take steps to remedy
problems
• Maintain perspective with winning and losing
Committed
• Create a vision for your team
• Put in the time to help the team realize that
vision
• Have passion and allow it to show
• Maintain a healthy balance (home/work)
• Be “All In” with whatever you are doing
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8vSUoNuk (Urban Meyer, Ohio State)
Caring
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fzkbryd
Mx0 (coach K)
• Make your athletes a priority over yourself
• Take time to learn about their life outside of
the sport
• Show loyalty and belief in them as people
Confidence Builder
• 10 tips for helping athletes maintain confidence
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1. Be understanding and constructive w/mistakes
2. Allow athlete to play through their mistakes
3. Criticize/correct the behavior, not the person
4. Limit use of profanity, public embarrassment and sarcasm
5. Use the “Sandwich Approach”: + , -- , + comments
6. “I know you’re better than that”
7. Focus on the solution
8. Make it a “We” project, show willingness to help correct
mistakes
– 9. Remind them of their strengths, past success and
preparation
– 10. Persist and persevere: “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up”
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4bldEFhH0
Communicator
• Say what you mean, mean what you say
• Great coaching is great teaching
• Ownership: allow athlete input
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&list=PL20
82E4737CB61C47&feature=fvwp&v=4Fttt3fFTxk
(Hoosiers)
• Be proactive in settling conflicts
• Be clear, concise and monitor nonverbal cues
Consistent
• Say what you’ll do, do what you say
• Establish expectations and follow through
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL8KmL1DkM
Y (Dr. Lou)
• Consistent philosophy, flexible strategy
• A coach’s stability provides the solid
foundation for player improvement