Positive Coaching Style

U3045273 – Peter Fan

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Coaching Styles Can Be Various

• Coach’s Attitude Affects – The Team/ Athletes Performance – The Team/ Athletes Result

Sport coaches are expected to be providers of first aid,substance abuse counsellors, personal role models, teachers ofcharacter and ambassadors of their communities.T. Flannery, Should Public Schools Require Coaches to Be Certified 15 (4), 10-11.

The Lives of Athletes

But Here Is The Problem

http://www.instituteforsportcoaching.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Value-of-Quality-Trained-Sport-Coaches-White-Paper-2010.pdf

2.5 Million Volunteer coaches for youth sportLess than 10% have received Formal Training

Youth Sport Is Changing

• Reasons:– Youth sport and Professional look alike– Coaches want to win the games– Parents put too much pressure on athletes with • Hope for scholarship • Fulfilling own childhood dreams

Wins-At-All-Costs

Fundamentally Different

Professional sports Entertainment Business

Youth sportsEducation and human development

Youth Sport Is Changing To…

Poor SportsmanshipActs Of Aggression

Lemyre, P., Roberts, G.C., & Ommundsen, Y. (2002). Achievement goal orientations, perceived ability, and sportspersonship in youth soccer. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 14, 120-136.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10413200252907789

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRlq24oeGho

ExampleViolence in Sports Soccer

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM-Xg8CjqKg

Example Youth Coaches and Parents Fighting

Michaelson, G. 2006 Industry explores ways to keep more youth involved in sportshttp://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2006/08/20060821/SBJ-In-Depth/Industry-Explores-Ways-To-Keep-More-Youth-Involved-In-Sports.aspx

70 to 80% of youth ages 13-15

Drop Out of SportsToo Competitive

Too Selective

NOT FUN“Positive climate enables children and youth involved in sports to enjoy themselves and reach their full potential.”

http://www.positivecoach.org/

Positive Coaching Alliance

Background

• A national non-profit organization• Has trained 450,000 adults, mostly coaches and youth sports leaders• Reached about 4 million children and youths• Working to spread this message:

What Are They Doing?

• In-person and On-line trainings with Coaches • Over 1,700 youth sports organizations• 50000+ coaches have used P.C.A Online

training

“Double Goal”

• Goal of winning• Goal of teaching life lessons

Coaches are taught to help children focus on • Improving their own game• Helping their teammates improve their game, • Improving the game as a whole.

• (In life, this translates to improving yourself, being a leader who helps others flourish, and working to make society better.)

• athletes who can focus on things that they can control are…

• Less anxious• More confident• Happier• Better performance

ELM Tree of Mastery

• level of Effort• Learn from experiences• how they respond to Mistakes.

Emotional Tank

• If it gets drained, It’s difficult to take on challenges or perform well.

• the ideal ratio of positive (i.e., tank filling) statements to criticism ― should be 5 to 1.

Emotional Tank

• Observe players closely• Offer specific and honest feedback• Do not withhold criticism• Deliver it in a helpful way

http://www.positivecoach.org/common/cms/documents/Coach%20Tools%20-%20Public/PCA_DGC_job_desc.pdf

Conclusion

• People often think that youth sports is simple, but actually it’s very complex.

• The symbolism of sports is very powerful• Coaches attitudes affect the game result, also

athletes’ lives.• Positive coaching enables children and youth

involved in sports to enjoy themselves and reach their full potential.