1. Effective coaching practices

3. What is a sports coach?
A sports coach is someone responsible for training an athlete or a team.
What do you want from a sports coach?

4. The roles and responsibilities of a coach
As a class… lets brainstorm Write down as many as you can think of..

5. Some answers maybe…

6. Roles and responsibilities of the coach
On-field
Improve performance
Risk Management
What does this involve?
Coaches Code of Conduct
Australian Sports Commission (ASC)

9. Roles and responsibilities of the coach
On-field
Improve performance
Risk Management
What does this involve?
Coaches Code of Conduct
Australian Sports Commission (ASC)
Always to be inclusive
Ethical issues that may present
What is right and what is wrong

10. Ethical issues a coach may have to deal with

12. Roles and responsibilities of the coach
Off-field
Professional development, accreditation and coaching pathways
Coaches must stay up to date with current practices
Conferences and clinics
Work with others e.g. parents, officials, media
Plan and review of the season
What do you want to achieve? By when?
Periodisation – breaking the season up into time periods and then further breaking it down into macrocycles
Plan each training session to maximise time
Organisation for game day e.g. players, equipment, first aid, travel
Review practices to determine the effectiveness of a program

13. Think about your coach???? What roles does your coach do well?
What roles does your coach need to improve on?
Why? please discuss.

14. Styles of Coaching 3 Main Styles of coaching
- Authoritarian or Autocratic Style
- Democratic or Cooperative Style
- Casual Style

15. Authoritarian Style A strict and disciplined approach
Thorough organisation and planning
Meticulous attention to detail
Total devotion
Communication is one way (coach to player)
Often critical and harsh to players
Not a good coaching style of the sensitive or deep thinking player

16. Democratic Style Cooperative style of coaching
Consultation and shared decision making between coach and players
Flexible and creative
Awareness of individual needs
Develops trust and respect
Friendly, approachable, safe

17. Casual Coach Highly relaxed, almost detached from players
Loosely organised & lack of preparation, which can hinder skill & fitness development
The coach acts more like a consultant than a coach
Appears to be a coaching style which lacks commitment

18. The coaching style continuum
What style or combination of styles of coach do you think you would be?
Authoritarian
Casual
Democratic

19. Variety of Coaching Styles
There are obviously advantages and disadvantages with each coaching style, but all styles can be successful
It depends on the;
Relationship between the coach & players
The purpose of the players involvement
Age and experience of both the coach & players
The period of time the coach & players have worked together
Some coaches have a combination of one or more of the different coaching styles
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20. Coaching Style
Advantages
Disadvantages
Authoritarian
Democratic
Casual

21. Role Play Activity One: Work in groups of 2 or 3
Select a coaching style
Simulate a sporting role play using the allocated coaching style
Guess what coaching style is being used……

22. Role Play Activity Two:
Work in the same groups, select another coaching style
Simulate another sporting role play that is non verbal only
Guess what coaching style in being used….

23. Skills and characteristics required by the coach.
Patience and persistence
Dedication and enthusiasm
Motivating
High Expectations
Ability to model behaviour
Integrity
Knowledge of sport
Qualification
Organisational skills
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24. Skills and Characteristics of a respected coach
Observation skills (analyse performance)
Knowledge of sport (up to date knowledge of rules, skills, techniques, strategies. Also analyse and interpret information from a game)
Communication skills (both send and receive information to and from players. Also non verbal cues)
Organisational skills (plan goals and training sessions for success)
Understanding and empathy skills (personal motivations and goals)
Ability to improve performance (using other resources or professionals)
Cater for individual differences (age, learning style, stage of learning)
Develop effective relationships (group dynamics, conflict resolution, develop a team culture).

25. Characteristics
Knowledge and intelligence (physiology, nutrition, injury management, techniques, tactics. Curious and creative intelligent drills and game simulations)
Enthusiasm and high expectations (passionate, positive attitude and commitment, lead by example)
Character and integrity
Effective communication (verbal & non verbal)
Patience and persistence (positive and constructive feedback)
Organisation and preparation
Model of appropriate behaviour

26. Effective communication skills
Effective communication - Is the imparting or interchange of information, producing the intended or expected result.

27. Verbal communication Most Common Direct play Manage athletes
Organise drills
Provide feedback
Instruct and question athletes for understanding

28. Non-verbal communication
Body Language
Facial expressions
- Head nods, smiles, frowns, eye movements etc
What are these faces telling you?

29. Listening Good coaches listen to their athletes!
Listening to both Verbal and non-verbal responses.
This makes the athlete feel that the coach is interested in what they have to say.

30. Barriers to effective communication
Environment – Can all athletes see and hear you?
Are there any distractions in the background?
Physical - Do all the athletes have good vision and hearing?
Intellectual - Can all the athletes understand what you are saying?
How long can the athletes pay attention?
Background - Do all the athletes speak English?
Are there terms you use that might be specific to you?
Could there be specific cultural considerations?
How can coaches overcome these barriers?

31. Sports psychology
“ Elite Sport in the modern era is now 5 percent physical and 95 percent mental.”
Motivation
Arousal and Anxiety
Confidence
Mental Imagery
Concentration
Goal Setting

32. Arousal and performance
Best illustrated by the inverted U hypothesis
For optimal performance arousal must not be too low, yet too high
Athletes can develop coping skills such as physical relaxation, positive thinking and refocusing to deal with pressure situations

33. Sport Specific Optimal Levels of Arousal
Inverted U Hypothesis
Sport Specific Optimal Levels of Arousal

34. Individual Differences
Athlete Specific Optimal Levels of Arousal
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