4 Responsibilities of a coach
Health and Safety: Professional conduct:
This is an essential skill to acquire for any type of coaching. This is to ensure that the coach has covered this The coach must conduct themselves properly. This must be a priority for all coaches since their impressions could
area of concept as this is to maintain the safety of all participants. One of the examples may include, a have an effect on their players. The coach must be able to demonstrate clear information and experience of the
footballer not wearing his shin pads. This would not be following the health and safety act since the football sport. This is similar to the responsibility (role model). The professional conduct purpose might include dressing up
player has increased his chances of getting injured easily than he should. It is important for a coach to know appropriately; this is because it can determine the experience and future behaviour of the athletes in which the
this aspect because he would then have knowledge about how to prevent incidents and finding a solution for coaches teach, this is also comparable to when attending a game, the coach must wear a suit to represent and be
the accident if it does occur. The health and safety act involves assessing the likelihood of risk happening in
the ambassador of his team as this ensures he is not being carless and therefore his players would reflect the same
the sporting environment and the coach must understand that and reflect back, this could certainly reduce
effort. Another important factor of professional conduct is to speak clearly, using suitable language at all times, by
risks and deal with the problem effectively. For example, ensuring that health and safety is remained intact not swearing or speaking in slang, the reason behind this is that it is very unprofessional and not setting the right
there could be first aid specialists, even in training purposes in order to keep the risk minimal as possible. attitude. The NGBS has also set their rules and regulations for the coach to stand by; this can very well govern the
fact whether the coach is doing a good or a bad job. Not abiding the professional conduct could result in a terrible
consequence for example, when Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho had a little conflict, they had to be stopped
by the referee because there was a violent conduct and they got fined.
Equal opportunities: Legal obligations:
The coach must give a fair and reasonable chance to everyone regardless from; where they were born, their The coach must increase his awareness when it comes to spotting signs of abuses or verbal abuses. This is very
type of gender, disabilities, religion and social purposes. This process is completely wrong if a coach was to important for the coach to know what is going between his participants, visitors and associates. This is because he
favour somebody and not the other person without a good enough reason. Everyone must have their rights, can monitor everyone’s behaviour, attitude or even finding a solution for somebody else’s problem. One of the
this is because none of the factors above should have an impact on individual’s ability in sport and are examples may include child abuse, since this is one of the factors involved in coaching, the coach must not children
considered wrong. In other words, when coaching the coach must cater the requirements on everybody in any way whether it is bullying, picking at them or criticising them. The coach must be ‘reasonable’, this means
rather than spending more time on specific people. The coach should recognise the individual’s that the coach must supervise all the individuals, train children appropriately (not something that they are not
determination and talent in the sport and not at unnecessary features such as; religion and skin colour, as it capable of) and also needs to consider where training should take place if there was to be bad conditions.
would make them feel unwelcomed and isolated from the rest of the players. This act also helps promote Insurance is a big part when it comes to legal obligations; this is because coaches must be able to cover public
diversity and decrease the level of discrimination. liability and personal accidents in order to allow training to proceed. If there was no insurance this would mean
that if someone was damage something as an example, they would not be able to cover the costs of the damage.
Health and Safety: Professional conduct:
This is an essential skill to acquire for any type of coaching. This is to ensure that the coach has covered this The coach must conduct themselves properly. This must be a priority for all coaches since their impressions could
area of concept as this is to maintain the safety of all participants. One of the examples may include, a have an effect on their players. The coach must be able to demonstrate clear information and experience of the
footballer not wearing his shin pads. This would not be following the health and safety act since the football sport. This is similar to the responsibility (role model). The professional conduct purpose might include dressing up
player has increased his chances of getting injured easily than he should. It is important for a coach to know appropriately; this is because it can determine the experience and future behaviour of the athletes in which the
this aspect because he would then have knowledge about how to prevent incidents and finding a solution for coaches teach, this is also comparable to when attending a game, the coach must wear a suit to represent and be
the accident if it does occur. The health and safety act involves assessing the likelihood of risk happening in
the ambassador of his team as this ensures he is not being carless and therefore his players would reflect the same
the sporting environment and the coach must understand that and reflect back, this could certainly reduce
effort. Another important factor of professional conduct is to speak clearly, using suitable language at all times, by
risks and deal with the problem effectively. For example, ensuring that health and safety is remained intact not swearing or speaking in slang, the reason behind this is that it is very unprofessional and not setting the right
there could be first aid specialists, even in training purposes in order to keep the risk minimal as possible. attitude. The NGBS has also set their rules and regulations for the coach to stand by; this can very well govern the
fact whether the coach is doing a good or a bad job. Not abiding the professional conduct could result in a terrible
consequence for example, when Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho had a little conflict, they had to be stopped
by the referee because there was a violent conduct and they got fined.
Equal opportunities: Legal obligations:
The coach must give a fair and reasonable chance to everyone regardless from; where they were born, their The coach must increase his awareness when it comes to spotting signs of abuses or verbal abuses. This is very
type of gender, disabilities, religion and social purposes. This process is completely wrong if a coach was to important for the coach to know what is going between his participants, visitors and associates. This is because he
favour somebody and not the other person without a good enough reason. Everyone must have their rights, can monitor everyone’s behaviour, attitude or even finding a solution for somebody else’s problem. One of the
this is because none of the factors above should have an impact on individual’s ability in sport and are examples may include child abuse, since this is one of the factors involved in coaching, the coach must not children
considered wrong. In other words, when coaching the coach must cater the requirements on everybody in any way whether it is bullying, picking at them or criticising them. The coach must be ‘reasonable’, this means
rather than spending more time on specific people. The coach should recognise the individual’s that the coach must supervise all the individuals, train children appropriately (not something that they are not
determination and talent in the sport and not at unnecessary features such as; religion and skin colour, as it capable of) and also needs to consider where training should take place if there was to be bad conditions.
would make them feel unwelcomed and isolated from the rest of the players. This act also helps promote Insurance is a big part when it comes to legal obligations; this is because coaches must be able to cover public
diversity and decrease the level of discrimination. liability and personal accidents in order to allow training to proceed. If there was no insurance this would mean
that if someone was damage something as an example, they would not be able to cover the costs of the damage.
