Term
The
term coach is sometimes equivalent in USA usage to the term manager in other English-speaking
countries in reference to the director of a sporting team, particularly with
regard to Association Football. Additionally, the director of the operation of
a team in baseball, a sport far more popular in the USA than in any other
English-speaking country, is also properly referred to as a manager, particularly in the context of
a team of adults, as opposed to youths.The
title Coach is also one of respect of
affection, often replacing the first name much like Doctor to become Coach Smith.
Former players will still address their instructor as Coach, even if both the player and coach him or himself have long
retired or graduated on.The
term coach has been application of sport, tactic and strategies during the game
or contest itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such
actions as needed. Most coaches are former participants in the sports in which
they are involved, and those who are not have usually had extensive training in
the sport in question.
In Game
Coaching
entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game or
contest itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such
actions as needed. Most coaches are former participants in the sports in which
they are involved, and those who are not have usually had extensive in the
sport in question.
Managing
In
some professional sports operations the head coach also serves as general manager,
the team executive responsible for acquiring the rights to palyers and
negotiating their contracts, generally in recent years with their agents, and
for trading or dismissing players, but these roles have been increasingly
likely to be seen as separate functions fulfilled by separate persons in more
recent years, although many coach or general managers still exist.
Training
Many
coaches, usually those of school-sponsored sports teams, also bear the
responsibility of teaching the skills, rules and tactic involved in a
particular sport to its players. This can be accomplished individually, by
team, by division (ex. Defensive coaching, offensive coaching, etc) or by
position (ex. Receiver coach, quarterback coach, goalkeeper coach, etc) were
applicable. Under
these system in which duties are divided, there is necessarily a head coach who
oversees all other coaches as a supervisor.
Coaching Staff
A
coach, particularly in a major operation, is traditionally aided in his efforts
by one or more assistant coaches known as the coaching staff.
Many
times, in major team sports the principal coach (usually referred to as the
head coach) has little to do with the development of details such as techniques
of play or placement of players on the playing surface, leaving this to
assistants while concentrating on larger issues.
Training
Coaching
techniques and philosophies are often taught by prominent coaches to youth and
high school coaches at events referred to as coaching clinics where literature supports the increase of
specific, positive feedback in order to achieve optimal effects of coaching.
The classic practice consists of the on-courts demonstrations and walkthroughs
to learn the plays and strategies. Other applications are used to create a more
effective learning environment that will reach all the athletes. Coaching
philosophies are passed along from one generation of coaches to another through
these events, and of course the tendency of assistant coaches serving under a successful
head coach being the most likely to be given an opportunity to become head
coaches in their own right. Importance of a proper coaching.
