What is my coaching philosophy
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What Is A Coaching Philosophy?
The coaching philosophy is made up of all the above points.
It can be challenging to be a coach. As a coach, you need to make decisions that will impact not only you but also your clients. You need to meet the needs of your clients.
In order to do all this effectively and accomplish goals, a coaching philosophy is a must.
A coaching philosophy guides you while communicating with clients. It reflects who you are and who you aim to be.
The coaching philosophy is extremely unique to a coach. It varies from one coach to another. It is based on the following:
- Experiences of the coach
- Knowledge of the coach
- Values of the coach
- Opinions of the coach
- Beliefs of the coach
Amongst all of the above, values play a major role. The reason is that your values are a measure of what is important to you.
Charting a course for how you will coach
How to Develop Your Own
Developing Your Coaching Philosophy
The development of your coaching philosophy should start with core values. This philosophy will reflect your moral standards as well as your integrity. To show up as your best self for your clients, you should have a deep understanding of why you got into the profession in the first place.
Here are a few questions to ask when discovering that “why.”
- What is my motivation for coaching?
- What type of coach do I want to be?
- Why is coaching the right fit for me?
- What is it that I would like to achieve with my clients?
- What will I achieve for myself?
All coaches tells themselves stories that may bring forth the commitments that will undermine the effectiveness of the coaching. Self-awareness in coaching is vital in delivering effective service to clients.
Here are a few examples of what a coach might unintentionally be committed to that hold them back from their philosophy and power as a coach (Lasley, Kellogg, Michaels, & Brown, 2015).
- The need to be admired
- Ensuring the process is being done “right”
- The need to highlight personal knowledge
- Being consumed with the client’s level of comfort
- Being too polite
To be an effective coach, one must step into the shoes of someone whose focus is not on the self. Most coaching philosophies are “others” focused, which allows for coaching environments where creativity and collaboration can flourish.
Here are a few questions to ask yourself in developing that coaching stand.
- Can my clients expect that I bring my best self to each and every session?
- Do I speak to my client’s excellence and accept nothing less than that?
- Am I problem solving? Or am I tapping into my client’s resourcefulness?
- Are the coaching questions I ask in tune with the client’s agenda?
- Am I actively listening?
- Am I bringing my whole self to each and every coaching conversation?
When a coach chooses the style in which they’ll serve their clients, there are perspectives on growth that must be acknowledged. The model or personal style of coaching can be developed by answering these questions. Expand upon the training you’ve already received to more intensely focus on the personal integration necessary for effective coaching to occur.
- What type of client will you choose to serve?
- What personal view of the process of change do you have?
- which objectives does this personal view require for growth?
- How is accountability established for yourself and your client?
- What personal standards will you bring to each client?
A coaching philosophy will directly impact the coach, their clients, and the world around them. Developing this philosophy allows for a type of “standard of care.” Though each conversation will be creative and unique, having a philosophy for the approach will allow the coach to show up in the same way for each person served.
Coaching conversations can shift and change direction. A coach who deeply understands their coaching philosophy can approach each of these conversations with curiosity and ensure their values are respected in the process. When fully in service, a coach will create space for a client to explore possibilities fully.
Teaching And Coaching As A Philosophy
A philosophy can be defined as ‘a set of values and behaviors that serve to guide the actions of a coach’ (Wilcox and Trudel, 1998, p.41). By drawing from all facets of a person’s life, each is specific to the learner and distinguishes teachers and coaches from one another. It can be consciously developed as the professional, teacher/coach and student within education is exposed to a practice as well as other life experiences.
It is believed that ‘clearly articulating one’s philosophy is a prerequisite to good practice’ (Cassidy et al, 2008, p.55) throughout this essay I hope to reflect on my increasing knowledge foundation in teaching and coaching and how it has successfully developed and been applied to my philosophy as a coach.
However, I disagree, as a coach I believe you must have specific sport knowledge to the sport in context but knowledge from a wider base to fully engage in successful practice of techniques which accompany a successful end result as well as being able to develop the athlete on a wider basis.
This is supported by ‘the fact coaches work with fewer people and at a higher skill level does not negate the fact that they are engaged in teaching…skills, techniques and strategies’( Drewe, 2000, p.81) this coupled with the fact coaches tend to spend more time with athletes which means they too, also develop the fundamental domains of the athlete. For this reason I believe both roles are intertwined and provide basis for both to thrive from. In order to for me to be an affective coach I must take both concepts and make sure that I develop the child’s ability as well as other factors.