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The Role of A Coach

The document outlines the many roles and responsibilities of a coach, which include: instructor, demonstrator, counselor, assessor, advisor, friend, facilitator, fact finder, mentor, motivator, organizer, planner, role model, teacher, disciplinarian, social worker, manager, trainer, and student. As a coach, one must wear many hats to effectively train and support athletes through instruction, guidance, planning, and building relationships.

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The Role of A Coach

The document outlines the many roles and responsibilities of a coach, which include: instructor, demonstrator, counselor, assessor, advisor, friend, facilitator, fact finder, mentor, motivator, organizer, planner, role model, teacher, disciplinarian, social worker, manager, trainer, and student. As a coach, one must wear many hats to effectively train and support athletes through instruction, guidance, planning, and building relationships.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A COACH

THE ROLE OF A COACH


COACH

 Is a person involved in the direction, instruction


and training of the operations of a sports team
or of individual sports people.
Coaching Roles
Athletics hold an important place in our society. The coach is at the
center of this important place in athletics. The coach’s position
carries a great deal of responsibility and has a powerful influence on
the athletes with whom they deal. The roles of the coach are diverse
in that the coach must wear many hats in performing his/her duties.
 The roles that you will find you undertake as a coach will be many
and varied and you will find at some stage in your coaching
career that you will be, but not limited to:
Demonstrator

 Demonstrate to the athletes the skill you require them to


perform.
Counsellor

 Resolving emotional problems on the basis that sharing


anxieties can be both relieving and reassuring.
Assessor

 Assessing athletes performance in training and in


competition.
Advisor

 Advising athletes on the training to be


conducted and bring suitable kit and
equipment.
 Advise on what areas need to be
Improved.
Friend

 Over the years of working with an athlete a personal relationship is built


up where as well as providing coaching advice you also become
someone, a friend, who they can discuss their problems or share their
success with. It is important to keep personal information confidential
because if you do not then all respect the athlete had for you as a friend
and coach will be lost.
Facilitator

 Identify suitable competitions for them to compete in to


help them achieve their overall objectives for the year.
Fact finder

 Gathering data of national and international results


and to keep abreast of current training techniques.
Fountain of knowledge - This may be part of the
advisor role in that you will often be asked questions
on any sporting event, events that were on the
television, diet, sports injuries and topics unrelated to
their sport.
Mentor

 When athletes attend training sessions you are responsible, to


their parents and family, for ensuring that they are safe and
secure. You have to monitor their health and safety whilst
training and support them should they have any problems or
sustain any injuries.
Motivator

 Maintain the motivation of all the athletes the whole


year round.
Organizer and planner

 Preparation of training plans for each athlete and


organize attendance at meetings and coaching clinics.
Role Model

 A person who serves as a model in a particular


behavioral or social role for another person to emulate.
Teacher

 It has often been said that good coaches are good


teachers . Indeed, good coaches teach their players how
to practice, manage their time, work with their
teammates, handle adversity, etc. Good coaches are
able to motivate their pupils because they form deep
relationships with them. They know what buttons to push
because one has an intimate relationships with his
players, that is when the most effective coach occurs.
Instructors

 a coach is a person involved in the direction, instruction and training


of the operations of a sports team or of individual.
Disciplinarian

 “discipline”, may be defined as the condition of athlete behavior


in which the coach must maintain for the team. They guide and
set of standards that will spell out behaviors in the team. The most
appropriate form of discipline for the athlete is sel-discipline in
which the coach and the athlete must strive for this goal.
Social Worker

 the coach is always in the limelight of the community. How a


coach conducts himself or herself in the public is how the
community will view him/her and his/her team. One must
cultivate a positive working relationship with all representatives
of the media and the public. One must also be well versed in
the use of the written word, the spoken word, and the visual
media in dealing with the public.
Manager

 we placed the coach in the role of a leader by virtue of one


position. He must have the ability of bringing people into the
leader’s way of thinking and behaving, and having them agree
that this way is the correct path to follow. He must have the clear
picture of task, understands the make up of the group, and has
a plan for accomplishing the task that is within the ability of the
group. Lastly, one will have to decide which leader behaviors
are central to the concept of his/her leadership styles
Trainer

 being a coach carries a tremendous amount of responsibility. So


many people are looking for guidance, motivation and someone
to believe in them when they believe in themselves the least.
Simply put, whole world wants and needs more great coachers.
Coach as trainers, they not just impart knowledge, but they lights
inside of someone.
STUDENT

 You can have new learnings through your athletes.

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