The Responsibility Of Being A Sports Coach By: Joe Goertz Whether we are talking about professional, sanctioned sports or organized youth sports makes no difference; coaching in sports is an awesome responsibility.
Some may ask, “What exactly is a coach?” Well, the World Wide Web offers the following definition; “In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes.
Coaching entails the application of sport tactics and strategies ... Tags: sports, coach
Tips and Advice for Managing Your Tennis Coaching Staff By: David Horne One of the more difficult and stressful aspects of being a Director of Tennis is staff management. You are not only responsible for your own performances but also for those of your tennis coaching staff.
After many management positions in both the tennis and fitness industry I have compiled a list of key points to make your life as a manager more productive, successful and less stressful. Tags: tennis coaching, tennis management, tennis jobs, tennis tips
Sports Job – Basketball Coaching By: Dan Gold There are different types of sports job that can be found everywhere. There are sports jobs that range from being a simple water-boy to actually taking on a complicated coaching job. One of the most typical sports job offered is basketball coaching for the youth and small leagues of players in a community. Tags: sports jobs, jobs for sports, sports employment, sports internship, sports media, sports i
Coaching Styles By: Brian Grasso In a previous article, I discussed the need to look at the personality traits of your young athletes when considering a coaching style. I do not believe in a ‘one size fits all’ approach to coaching and work to make Trainers and Coaches understand that within every training session and team setting exists the need to conform and streamline your delivery style to fit the situation or athlete(s) - indeed, respect the ART of coaching. Tags: coaching, sports, youth, training, athletes, development
Kids and Exercise Machines By: Brian Grasso There is no real danger in kids performing machine based training under the proper supervision and appropriate guidelines. Many studies done the world over have concluded that strength based training programs done on this kind of fitness equipment is very safe for young children (again under appropriate guidelines). My issue is not whether or not kids CAN perform this kind of training, my question is WHY they need to. Tags: youth, sports, coaching, athlete, brian, grasso, play
Why Do You Test Young Athletes? By: Brian Grasso How to test a group of young athletes has become a popular 'discussion board' question recently. I have seen this query raised on several prominent websites and have been asked about it a great deal over the last few months. Thus... my desire to touch on the subject. Tags: youth, sports, coaching, athlete, brian, grasso
Are our kids "over-coached"? By: marcashton The subject of sports coaching for kids is a touchy one. On one side of the argument you have people saying that they are the next group of professionals to come into the system and therefore must be coached techniques correctly from as early as possible. The other argument is that they are still young, bodies and minds are developing and they need to enjoy the game before they start having their techniques refined. Tags: Sports, Kids in sport, Coaching techniques, physiotherapy, cricket, rugby
The basics of coaching By: Matt Somers Can there have ever been a more misunderstood term in organisations than coaching? It gets confused with sports coaching, gets used to describe all manner of management behaviour and for every manager who has received some coaching skills training there are twenty more claiming they are 'naturals'. This article seeks to establish the basics. Tags: anxiety, business advisor, business coaches, business coaching, business coaching, trainin
Youth Basketball Coaching By: Gary Pearson If you want to make a difference in the lives of young people, you should try coaching youth basketball. I did, and boy am I happy about the whole thing. There are many many places that will show you how to coach youth basketball, from charities to workshops to who knows what else. Tags: youth, , kids, , children, , basketball, , sports, , activities, , health, , fitness, , Coaching, , sport,
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