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Who coaches the sports coaches?
By Wayne Goldsmith | In Announcements
There’s swimming coaches, running coaches, football coaches, strength coaches, fitness coaches, soccer coaches, hockey coaches, jumping coaches, throwing coaches, baseball coaches, cricket coaches, diving coaches, equestrian coaches, fencing coaches…
And then there’s gymnastics coaches, karate coaches, lacrosse coaches, polo coaches, rowing coaches, sprint coaches, tennis coaches, tackling coaches, passing coaches, defensive coaches, attacking coaches, specialist coaches, kicking coaches, scrum coaches, rugby coaches, power coaches, skills coaches, sailing coaches, recovery coaches, performance coaches…
It is estimated that at the current rate of increase in the number of sports coaches in the world, that by the year 2015, one in every three people walking the face of the earth will be a sports coach!
And as it is widely accepted that one in three people will be Elvis Impersonators in 2015, that only leaves one in three people to actually be coached!
The big question is:
Who coaches the coaches?
Who provides sports coaches with support, resources, ideas, innovations, papers, inspirations, articles, books and presentations?
Who talks to coaches and helps them be the best they can be?
THE COACHING BRAIN - that’s who.
My name is Wayne Goldsmith and this blog is for all sports coaches. My brain is yours. My blog is your blog.
Want to learn how to improve sports performance? The Coaching Brain will provide you with the know-how.
Want to be a world class sports coach? The Coaching Brain will help you get there.
Want an article or paper or presentation to really make an impact with your clients or athletes? The Coaching Brain will pull it together for you.
This blog will give you more ideas, more information and more innovations on sports coaching than you could possibly use in ten lifetimes - or at least until 2015 when you will probably be a coach of Elvis impersonators!
And if it isn’t on this blog yet, write to me and it will be; that’s my promise.
You’ve heard that two heads are better than one? Well welcome to your second brain - the Coaching Brain!
Wayne Goldsmith
February 1, 2008
Tags: AFL, Athletics, Basketball, Coaching, Cricket, Football, Netball, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Triathlon
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I have a question and could not find where to post it. I am a 16 year veteran of coaching high school baseball, 4 as an assistant at my current school. The head baseball coaching spot has opened up and I applied for the position under it’s current announcement. This was a month ago and I have just saw that the announcement has been extended another month. Should I feel like they do not want me in this position? Additionally, what should be my feeling if I do not get the job? Thanks for your advice in advance.
Coaching is built on three core foundations - in all sports - in all countries - at all levels of competition: honesty, communication and passion.
So, approach this situation the way you would approach any coaching situation.
1. Talk to the person / people responsible and ask for an honest answer to your concerns.
2. Communicate with them - ask for clarification, for feedback and for information about the current situation.
3. Be passionate and enthusiatic - uncertainty around job appointments can be stressful, frustrating and energy draining - just keep doing what you do well regardless of the decision making process.
If you don’t get the job - and you believe you have been treated with respect, honesty and professionalism, you may want to stay on.
This will depend of course on the incoming head coach - they may decide you do not fit into their coaching structure and the decision will be made for you!
Good luck with it.
Wayne