Personal Narrative: Division 1 Football Head Coach

Coaching has been a big part of our history, throughout history there have been some great coaches/leader and there also have been some very bad/ coaches. An example of a great leader in history is Franklin D Roosevelt. An example of a bad leader in history is Adolf Hitler because of what he did. In history, what does it take to be a good coach and what does it take to be a bad coach.

It is clear that coaching has an immense role in assisting and building remarkable workplaces and great organizations. It is notable that people who want to achieve their goals in due time face some challenges in their way. Coaching is the entire process of assisting individuals develops their ability to think about things such as people, relationships, problems, customers and the future. It remains clear that coaching assists people to unleash their full potential (Fletcher, 2012). Coaching helps individuals concentrate on the things that make them get stuck and then overcome them. This paper seeks to discuss enormous importance of coaching by analyzing Dr. Gawande’s views.

Good coaches are always known for their quotes. Coaches have that drive, same as their students, when it comes to sports. Sports are a big thing in the U.S. (United States) because so many people get hyped even if they are not in the game. Playing sports is almost like battling in a war especially in football. Without it he or she would be lost. Let’s face it, there could be more teen pregnancies if there were no sports. It almost keeps he or she checked, making sure that the individual won’t do something drastically. How could anyone live without sports ? I know couldn’t. Well...I actually could because I have God on my side but that is a different discussion. A famous football coach stated that, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”, which can be agreed through facts through sports, jobs, and life circumstances.

In order to be successful, there has to be someone that have motivated you to get up and

According to Jessica Statsky’s essay titled Children Need to Play, Not Compete, most children under the age of 12 do not need competition in sports. Claiming that organized sports are not “satisfying nor beneficial” for young children, Statsky expresses her concerns over a few issues. Supporting her thesis, Statsky discusses the negative physical and psychological effects of competitive sports. She further asserts that most children do not enjoy competition by citing a study about how most children would prefer to be on a losing team that allowed everyone to play rather than a winning team that may bench them due to performance. Also, she states ‘scorekeeping, league standings, and the drive to win bring(s) out the worst in adults’. Illustrating

It was six o 'clock at the Friendswood junior high mustang field I was playing strong safety and I had to cover the extra receiver they brought out by the snap I was already beating my man and the next thing I know the ball was sailing my way straight to me. I am 13 years old and I am on the Friendswood junior high C-football team I am a second string slot receiver and starting strong safety and I 'm also a second string strong side linebacker it was our last game of the season,so we really wanted to go out on the win or a record for the season was one way in five losses and one tie,we hadn 't had a great season so we especially wanted to go out on a win. We got the ball first on kick off and we made a touchdown on the first few drives.On

What would it be like to provide enlightenment and direction for a school’s sports program, helping young athletes succeed in every way possible? That’s the job of an athletic director. They supply a budget and ration spending, which includes items like the coaches’ salaries, team travel, equipment purchases, and facility preservations. An athletic director experiences a lot of positives, but also a lot of negatives so it is important to know what an athletic director actually does, what an athletic director has to accomplish before getting the title, and what life is like as an athletic director.

Bloody, bruised, and battered, Falls Church’s football team fought on in the fourth quarter. A football flew through the air as players crashed into one another sprinting to the ball, except I wasn’t on the field, nor was I on the sideline. I was a freshman watching our varsity footall team lose 0 to 48 on homecoming night, a familiar sight to many Falls Church students for the past 40 years.

1. One of the most inspiring things in any athlete’s life is there coach. I know from personal experience. Every coach I’ve ever had has a had an impact on my life in a big way

You decided to become a coach because you are driven to serve. You want to

Reflection is a necessary component in learning to regulate opinion, feelings, and actions. Reflection links experience and knowledge by providing an opportunity to explore areas of concern in a critical way and to make adjustments based on these reflections (Knowles Z., Tyler G., 2006). I will be using the Gibbs G (1988) Learning by Doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods (Davies S., 2012).

In this day and age with professional athletes being at the top of the social spectrum, youth sports have gotten very popular. “More than 26 million children ages 6 to 17 played team sports in 2014(Rosenwald).” Youth sports are very popular because it brings the great feeling of being on a team. When you are on a team you feel like you can do anything together, and nothing is stopping you. There are also many flaws in youth sports. In recent years studies have found that some kids have been steering away from sports. Numbers in kids playing sports has gone down nearly 4 percent from 2009, according to a widely cited survey by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. Total sports played have plummeted by nearly 10 percent. People were curious why this was happening, so studies were conducted to find out. The researchers found out that there have been added pressures by three main sources, parents, coaches, and self pressure. Kids look up to their parents and coaches and would never want to disappoint them. The parents and coaches being the role models they are for the kids, that makes the pressure even more effective. Many kids around the United States have been leaving

According to Performance Coaching International (PCI, 2012) the concept of coaching has been in practice for as long as the human race has been in existence. In ancient Greece and Rome, skills such as running, archery, horse riding and gladiatorial skills were all extensively trained with a view of improving (PCI, 2012). Like many coaches today, ancient Greek coaches were former athletes themselves and helped the competitors of their day achieve personal excellence (Levinson & Christensen, 1996). It is often said that behind every good sports performer is a good coach. Barker, et al. (2007) states that this is true with many great coaches today, who have admitted that they would not have been as successful if they did not have a good coach to help mentor and develop them.

In this assignment, the main terms of communication in sport coaching will be discussed positives and negatives will be described also the key terms will be talked about and explained. Diverse ways of communication methods that a coach use to put his words out will be highlighted in this assignment. Coaches talk, read, write and listen beyond their interaction with the players in coherent with this they spend time on the side line communicating with parents. As a coach, you need to have strong communication skills to effectively teach and train. Being a good communicator can guide a coach to obtain great rewards. Communication can be both sent and received and is an act of transmitting or expressing ideas, information, knowledge

No one can deny that stress can be caused by many reasons. For instance, you may not like your job, money matters, quarrel with your boy or girl friend, stress is something that you cannot avoid. Generally, stress attacks when you start thinking that you are the victim of circumstances or most importantly when you feel that a situation, things, or work will not be solved by you, that’s when you place yourself under stress. However, fortunately stress has a solution within the world and their easy ways to reduce stress in your life. For example, organize your days better so nothing is left to the last minute. If stress is beginning to make an inroad into your life seek counseling. This can help sort deep-rooted problems, unrealistic aspirations,