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What is my coaching philosophy

What is my coaching philosophy

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What is my coaching philosophy
What is my coaching philosophy

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:

  1. Experiences of the coach
  2. Knowledge of the coach
  3. Values of the coach
  4. Opinions of the coach
  5. 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

Much is made of coaches needing to have a philosophy to guide them, but little is out there that really helps a coach consider what actually goes into a philosophy.  Usually, the surface is barely scratched and style of play questions are offered up as philosophy.  Do you play fast or slow?  Physically or with finesse?  What parts of the game do you emphasize?  All of these things are important to consider, but are they really a philosophy?
You most certainly do need a style of play, but you just as importantly need to understand the beliefs that underpin what you are trying to accomplish.  Why are you in this business?  What do you have to do to be successful?  What is success?  These fundamental questions are what truly defines a person’s philosophy.  Many coaches choose to believe that the sole role of a coach is to win games.

They settle into a comfortable rut of running the same systems year after year and, if the talent is right, they pile up a great number of victories.  In the end, the connection to their athletes is transitory and their impact potentially forgotten if they imparted nothing to their athletes but that system and a few victories.  Taking time to consider the deeper elements of coaching, I believe, allows a coach to have a stronger and more lasting connection to their athletes.

The other important consideration, for the formation of one’s philosophy, is your own underlying belief system.  For me, the central theme is that all true knowledge is ancient knowledge.  When you read and study extensively in ancient works, and particularly eastern philosophy and religion, you can gain an understanding of things that can be very beneficial in a sporting venue.
What is my coaching philosophy
What is my coaching philosophy
The western world paints a certain picture for people about what is valuable and that picture is reinforced in almost every image or thought we are presented with.  If you coach in a team atmosphere, this can prove very challenging.  Take the notion of freedom.  In the western world we are taught that freedom is the right to self-expression.  That individuals need to be able to express themselves, whether verbally, through body art, or whatever means necessary.  Relinquishing that right is seen as damaging or negative.

Eastern, or ancient knowledge, paints a very different picture.  True freedom is instead the ability to release one’s individual needs and submerge oneself in a group.  If I am willing to forgo my own desires and wants and instead place the good of the group in front of myself, then I can truly be free.  The release from desire, especially for things we do not control, gives us the ability to express ourselves totally and be our best selves.
After early ages, when fun is king, there are many athletes who stay involved in sport because they crave recognition, playing time, status or championships.  The simple fact is that most athletes do not control these elements.  It behooves an athlete to release these desires and embrace the fact that the above elements are not yours to decide.

You just play, not for what you receive, but because it is “you” to play.  Being one with your sport, where the pure love and enjoyment that comes from participating is your main motivation, is a difficult state to attain, but once there, it is the most enjoyable and fulfilling.

How to Develop Your Own

What is my coaching philosophy
What is my coaching philosophy

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.

What is my coaching philosophy
What is my coaching philosophy

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.

 

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