Smart Coaching - Athlete's Perception of Effective Coaching




Coach and Coordinator Podcast show

Summary: Smart Coaching Show Notes: Keith and the doctors investigate the athletes’ perception of effective coaching. The coach and athlete relationship are one of the strongest in a person’s life and the impact is larger than the sport. They point out the importance of having balance in being personable and teaching athletes. Dr. Gearity gives insight from his personal research on players dealing with what they believe were less affective coaches. Dr. Kuklick also added supportive knowledge from academic research and points out what coaches should be aware of in that instance. This information is useful for such an important relationship and what coaches may overlook while in the profession. 00:50 Keith’s observation 02:35 Dr. Kuklick relates it to the research 03:40 Dr. Gearity’s research 04:32 Leadership scale for sport 04:55 Always difference in perception 05:20 Quality instruction 05:30 Democratic behavior 06:00 Positive feedback/reward 06:22 Scolding behavior 06:30 Cohesion 06:45 Social support 07:00 The perception of tough love 08:35 Being mindful of abusive behaviors 10:05 Breaking down what effective coaching is 10:50 Effective coaching according to the research 12:05 Dr. Gearity’s research on athletes’ experience of poor coaching 13:40 7 Qualities of great coaches 14:00 Qualities of poor coaches 15:10 Keith’s example of good coaching 16:30 How to get perception from the athletes 18:00 See the signs from the athlete 18:20 Gerald McCoy quote 18:45 Balance the instruction and empathy 19:30 Motivation displacement 20:10 Think about the care of the athletes 23:15 Relationships with private coaches 27:30 Practical effective coaching