skills of a sports coach

Skills of Sports Coaches
Verbal and nonverbal communication is essential when coaching in rugby as well as any other sport; in order to be a successful manager you must be able to communicate well with your players. A lot comes into account when communicating as a coach, you must present yourself in a professional manor i.e. wearing correct kit, no jewellery and no chewing gum. Appearance partially plays a part in good communication, the other factors are the likes of body language and tone of voice. If a coach was to slouch and speak in a dull monotone voice, it would be difficult for the team to become motivated, in an adrenaline fuelled sport like rugby a coach should be enthusiastic to keep the team interested and not get bored. This can be taken to the extreme and some coaches may come across intimidating, being the leader the team shouldn’t be scared of you, respect the players and they will give you respect in return. Bad language should never be used especially when coaching children as they can be very impressionable, even when around older participants a coach should still maintain professionalism. However a coach should change his approach when coaching different age groups in order to be influential to the players.
Analysing in football is a big part of coaching in terms of effectiveness; if a coach wishes to be successful they should always be looking to improve their team. Even when in top form they should plan to keep developing, and this comes from analysing performances noting both good and bad aspects of their game. A good method of analysing is video analysis, as you can physically see the technique of the play. David Moyes for example, he has had a poor season as Manchester United manager and would need to be analysing his recent performances excessively in order to get his team out of its drought. In depth analysis could prove to be the key to success of mastering the coaches field of expertise.
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