1. POSITIVE COACHING SCOTLAND WHAT IS MASTERY COACHING?
Research shows that there are two types of coaches:
Ego
Mastery
Ego coaches – are focused on being better than others, will do anything to win, including cheating. They measure success by the number of medals, cups and leagues they win. They see only a small picture of what is possible and want success quickly.
Mastery coaches – take a longer-term view and want to see individual development, achieve their personal best, work with others to learn, fun and enjoyment, see mistakes as a learning opportunity, focus is on competing, learning and improving. They are patient and concentrate on long term development.
It is likely that you have attributes of each type when you coach. Through awareness, understanding and application you can develop to become more of a mastery coach.
Significantly… research shows that mastery coaches win more often than ego coaches.
Creating a mastery environment is not easy, however with persistence coaches can learn the behaviours that will have a significant impact on the development of young people, both in and beyond sport.
The benefits of mastery coaching for athletes are:
Levels of enjoyment
Confidence
Speed of learning
Problem solving ability
Success
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2. POSITIVE COACHING SCOTLAND WHAT IS MASTERY COACHING?
A mastery environment is one in which personal accomplishment is emphasised through the way a session is structured.
Young athletes are encouraged to develop their personal ability rather than being compared to others and their success is measured by their own personal accomplishment.
Each young person works at his or her own level, accomplishing tasks and reaching goals that are unique to their own situation.
This environment provides the opportunity for all individuals to experience success and develop their skills, regardless of their ability level – providing an opportunity for young people to enjoy sport, perform to the best of their ability and learn important lessons.
WHAT TYPE OF COACH ARE YOU?
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