the Missouri Institute for
POSITIVE COACHING: ___________________
NFHS Summer Conference | New Orleans, LA | June, 2015
Dr. Rick McGuire
University of Missouri
The Power of POSITIVE COACHING
Mission
To promote POSITIVE COACHING in sport at all levels, and to enhance lives
and society, by “Winning Kids with Sport!”
Building Blocks of Positive Coaching
Teaching Guiding Encouraging Building
Believing Caring Sharing Giving
Forgiving Expecting Respecting Modeling
Serving Inspiring
Foundations of Positive Coaching
It DOES matter that we win!
Striving for excellence.
Achieving optimal performance.
Foundations of Positive Coaching
Teaching and modeling the process of success.
Leading a group to become a highly effective team.
Nurturing intrinsic motivation.
Foundations of Positive Coaching
Communicating with our athletes just as we would want to be communicated with by our own leaders.
Respecting and protecting the self-worth of every athlete.
Foundations of Positive Coaching
Being demanding, without being demeaning.
Shaping the athlete’s will without breaking his or her spirit.
Foundations of Positive Coaching
Realizing that it does matter that we win …because it absolutely does matter that we win in the life of every athlete with whom we have the opportunity to serve as their coach!
Why Positive Coaching?
Why Positive Coaching? Kids meet Sport at the Coach! Coaches are the definers, designers, and deliverers of the sport experience. Positive Coaching maximizes the opportunity to win in the life of every athlete.
What Do We Do?
We define ‘Positive Coaching.’
How Do We Impact the Sport Experience?
Educate. Equip. Empower.
Positive Coaching
Coaching Theory
Sport Psychology
Positive Psychology
Foundations of Positive Coaching
Science Theory Application
Foundations of Positive Coaching
“Good science makes good sense.” -Ralph Vernacchia
Science
Maslow
• Hierarchy of Needs
Bandura
• Social Learning Theory
• Modeling Effect
Deci & Ryan
• Self-Determination Theory
• Intrinsic Motivation
Seligman
• Flourishing
• PERMA
Noddings
• Ethic of Care
Dweck
• Growth Mindset
Csikszentmihalyi & Jackson
• Flow in Sport
Buckingham & Coffman
• Transformational Leadership Theory
Guiding Principles of
Positive Coaching
Discover the Calling
Build the Foundation
Cultivate Positive and Caring Relationships
Empower Growth Mindsets
Inspire Passionate Hearts
Produce and Achieve Optimal Performances
Principles of Positive Coaching
Our Process
Educate
• Share the Principles of Positive Coaching with coaches, parents, and players, educating everyone about the Power of Positive Coaching and its implications on Performance.
Equip
• Provide implementation strategies and best practices for schools, teams, and individuals, equipping them to leverage the Power of Positive Coaching.
Empower
• Offer ongoing support to schools, coaches, and programs, empowering them to live and apply the Principles of Positive Coaching.
Our Services
Keynotes
“The Power of Positive Coaching”
“The C’S of SuCCCCCCCess”
“Self-Worth, Self-Esteem, & Social Responsibility”
“Positive Coaching & Parents”
Workshops
“Leveraging the Power of Positive Coaching”
“Building a Positive Coaching Culture”
“Becoming a SuCCCCCCCess”
“Empowering Your Student-Athletes”
Programming
Online Master’s Degree in Positive Coaching
“Proud to be a Positive Coaching School”
Program
“17 Minutes to SuCCCCCCCess”
Performance Series
Interactive Website & Support Services
Educate Equip Empower
Positive Coaching School
Program
“Positive Coaching Playbook”
Online coach education program that helps train coaching staffs on how to be Positive Coaches.
8 lessons, quizzes, and cumulative evaluations.
Coming Soon!
Digital Platform
Online Master’s Degree
Our Mission
To promote POSITIVE COACHING in sport at all levels, and to enhance lives and society, by “Winning Kids with Sport!”
Bully Behavior
Where one person in a relationship with another or others holds a significantly greater degree of power in that relationship, and uses that power to intimidate, control, demean, and/or harm others. This is disrespectful.
Respect
Respect is a cornerstone for coaches, athletes, parents, and players in sport.
When is it right to be disrespectful of another human being? NEVER!
Final Thoughts from the Team…
Contact Us!
@MUPositiveCoach #PositiveCoaching
education.missouri.edu/positivecoaching
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