COACHING THEORY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

COACHING THEORY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 Pros of starting out as an assistant - ANSWER -Good relationships with athletes -Gain experience -Learn how to lead Pros of starting out as a head coach - ANSWER -Go by trial/error- do what you want to do -Gain head coaching experience right away -More money -Haven't learned any bad habits yet Random thoughts on the hiring process of assistants - ANSWER -Head coach might not have any say in who's hired at the high school level -Not all assistants that are assigned by the principal are qualified to coach -Many assistant coaches don't understand their role -In many states, it's not allowable to hire an assistant coach who's not working in the school district -A lot of head coaches at the high school level don't know how to use their assistant coaches --Delegating, directing, letting them know what their expectations are Being an assistant... - ANSWER Can be rewarding, satisfying, help you grow Can also be frustrating, stifling, make you unhappy Reason for unhappiness as an assistant coach would be... - ANSWER -your philosophy does not align with your head coach's -When you're in the interview process ----> ask the coach his philosophy -Do your hw on what his philosophy is (ask other coaches, watch his games) -It's ok to have disagreements, but disagreements should be on the mechanical aspects of the game, not the core foundation Desirable Qualities of an Assistant Coach - ANSWER Loyalty, Teacher and Technician, Knowledge of your sport, entusiasm, initiative, dependability, sound philosophy, desire to be a head coach, playing experience, willingness to attend clinics, rapport with athletes, ability to serve as a liaison, willingness to work, willingness to contribute ideas, motivation, flexibility Most important quality: loyalty - ANSWER -If you don't have loyalty, all the other qualities don't matter -Its ok to disagree with your head coach about some things, but at some point you have to be on the same page (can't show disloyalty) -Have to support the head coach -Quickest way to get fired is to be disloyal Teacher and technician - ANSWER You as an assistant coach are the one down in the trenches working with the athletes every day Knowledge of your sport - ANSWER -The greater your knowledge base, the more valuable you are -Stay on top of any new techniques, ideas or concepts Enthusiasm - ANSWER -Has to be genuine -Genuine, spontaneous enthusiasm is really important as an assistant coach -Make sure it's within your personality, don't be something you're not Initiative - ANSWER -Constantly looking for things to improve your program and yourself -Anticipate what needs to be done Dependability - ANSWER Head coach has to be able to depend on you to take care of tasks, can't have the head coach checking up on you Desire to be a head coach - ANSWER -Don't be in too big of a hurry to be a head coach, if you're good people will find you -Don't be a "phone coach"- constantly on the phone looking for a better job