ROLES & STYLES IN COACHINGWeek 10

Introductory Questions

• With a partner discuss and then record your thoughts on the following questions:

1. What is a coach?2. Who has been your best coach? Why?

What attr ibutes did they possess?3. What are some negative things a coach

has done in your experiences?4. Who is an elite coach that you admire?

Why?

Coach

• ‘One who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competit ive sport and directs team strategy’

Roles of the Coach

• List as many roles as you can think of that a coach must undertake

Roles of the Coach

• Pick three of the roles you listed and expand on them providing examples

Newspaper Article

• The Ultimate Coach – By Rodney Eade– The Sunday Age, 15/4/04

Roles of the Coach

•Educator•Fitness adviser•Motivator•Disciplinarian•Organiser•Public relations off icer•Planner•Fundraiser•Counsellor

•Friend•Scientist•Student•Role model•Assessor•Facil i tator•Strategist & tactician•Nutrit ionist

Video

• Sport and coaching• Complete questions

Styles of Coaching

• There are many different styles of coaching

• They can be influenced by personality, experience, type of sport, age and gender of athletes

• There are three main styles of coaching that are commonly agreed upon– Authoritarian– Democratic– Casual

Authoritarian

• Autocratic• Strict, disciplined• Thoroughly prepared• One way communication• All decisions made by the coach• Often crit ical and harsh towards those

that fail• Winning is vital• Often not a good style for the deep

thinker and sensit ive players

Democratic

• Cooperative• Athlete centred• Consultation and shared decisions• Flexibil i ty and creativity• Trust and respect• Accept both praise and constructive

crit icism• Enjoy success and deal with losses

together• Some athletes may view this style as

weak or tend to exploit i t

Casual

• Highly relaxed, easy going• Lack of planning and organisation• Coach by instinct• Assists only when advice is sought• May appear to lack real commitment• Can develop independence in the

players• Can leave players uncertain of how to

train and improve• Players can feel under valued and

unsupported

Summary of Coaching Styles

AUTHORITARIAN

DEMOCRATIC CASUAL

Posit ive Negative Posit ive Negative Posit ive Negative

Posit ive Negative Posit ive Negative Posit ive Negative

Variety of Coaching Styles

• Summarise the information on pages 117-118

• Draw the coaching style continuum