According to Uk Coaching (2020) UK coaching week was held from the 14th- 20th September. It is an ’awareness campaign, which empowers athletes, coaches and the public to celebrate great coaching.’
Coaches are important as they are ’influential at creating positivity.’ (Collins, Barber, Moore and Laws, 2011) this shows that they are important as they will bring positivity to the session therefore making all participants involved excited and engaged for the session. Furthermore, according to Piper (2014) coaches are a benefit of their continuing involvement in sport. Implying that coaches are important as they’re part of the reason a participant will drop out of stay playing a certain sport. This could be whether they feel they’re progressing under a coach, they do not get along with a certain coach or if the participant doesn’t enjoy the sessions. Continuously, this is why coaches are so important as they must cater for all participants to maximise their sessions and keep everyone happy and enjoying the session. Another reason why coaches are extremely important to the community is the fact that they are volunteers and they give up their free time to coach various people in the community. A sports survey was undertaken and the results showed that ‘81% of coaches was unpaid.’ (Robinson & Gill, 2014) therefore showing how vital most coaches are as they do it for free which then allows the club to take the majority of the money and then use it to build up the club and or the community.
A coaching pledge is something a coach believes in. This may be part of their coaching style of how they make their coaching unique. It can also be to help other less experienced coaches gain vital knowledge when they want to become better. According to Women learning in education (2020) ‘coaching has the power to increase confidence, unlock potential and build resilience. It is flexible.’ This can show how powerful a coaching pledge can be the less experienced coaches during a difficult period. My coaching pledge is to help inexperienced coaches during this pandemic to give them valuable skills, as seen in he video, as I can give them ideas on how to make their session as safe as possible and propose new socially distanced activities.
Reference list
Collins, K., Barber, H., Moore, K., & Laws, A. (2011). The first step: Assessing the coaching philosophies of pre-service coaches. ICHPER-SD Journal do research, 6(2), 21-29
Piper, H. (Ed.). (2014). Touch in sports coaching and physical education: Fear, risk and moral panic. Routledge.
Robinson, P. E., & Gill, A. (2014). Foundations of sports coaching. Routledge.
UK coaching (2020) UK Coaching week 2020. Retrieved from September 14, 2020 from https://www.ukcoaching.org/coaching-week
Women’s learning in education (2020). Coaching. Retrieved November 5, 2020, from http://www.womenleadingineducationyh.co.uk/events/
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