Final Exam Flashcards
What is character education
teaching young people the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, skills, and behaviors to be good moral people
-as a coach you must accept the role of being a character educator
What is the Arizona Sports Summit Accord? What are the 6 pillars of character?
-the accord encourages character development through sport
Trustworthiness: play by the spirit of the rules
Respect: be respectful to the game, rules, officiants
Responsibility: prepare yourself to do your best
Fairness: be fair to all including those who are difference
Caring: help others be better
Good Citizenship: be a role model , strive for excellence
What is sportsmanship?
-good character when participating in sport
-respect for opponents, officials, teammates, coaches, and the game
What are the 3 steps in teaching character and sportsmanship
- Identify the principles of character
- Teach the principles of character
- Provide opportunities to practice moral behaviour
Discuss step 1 in teaching character and sportsmanship
Identify the principles of character
-the moral values that tell us what we should do and abide by
2 moral values
Respect: showing regard for worth of something
(respect for oneself, others, all forms of life)
Responsibility: emphasizes out positive obligations to care for each other
Discuss step 2 in teaching character and sportsmanship
Teach the principles of character
-6 strategies to help you meet challenges of coaching character
-Create moral team environment
-Set rules for good behaviour
-Explain and discuss moral behaviour
-Use and teach ethical decision making
-Motivate players to develop good character
-Model moral behaviour
Discuss step 3 in teaching character and sportsmanship
Provide opportunities to practice moral behaviour
-teachable moments arise and you need to respond in appropriate ways
-Establish routines
-Reward good character
Example of respect in life and sport
-be respectful of others property
-be respectful of opponents
Example of responsibility in life and sport
-be dependable
-be punctual for practices and games
Example of caring in life and sport
-be generous and kind
-give praise, and be stingy with criticism
Example of honesty in life and sport
-be truthful
-play by the spirit of the rules
Example of fairness in life and sport
-avoid taking advantage of others
-play by the rules
Example of good citizenship in life and sport
-contribute to the community
-give back to the sport
Talk about Todd Warriner (guest lecture)
-had 12 coaches and learned something from each
-he can relate to all types of players (rookie, leader, 1st round pick)
-past coaches taught him how to treat, inspire, and communicate with people
-trust, dialogue, honesty
-cooperative style (wants vets to act as role models)
-treats players as equals
-needs command style every now and then
Talk about Dan Devin (guest lecture)
-almost quit but had a coach that propelled him to success
-wanted to give back to the sport
-the most important thing is being part of a team (synergy)
-adaptability (its about what they can handle, not what you know)
-I believe in you (most important words as a coach)
-not about wins and losses
-he is all coaching styles
-always critique yourself
-if everyone has given 100% you have succeeded
Talk about Jacqui West (guest lecture)
-command style
-if you start too easy it is harder to reign them in
-want kids to learn life skills (live through the ups and downs of life)
-focus on where they come from and where they finish
-make it fun
-learn how different people are motivated
-wants to give back, finds coaching incredibly valuable
What are the 3 dimensions of communication
-includes sending and receiving messages
-consists of verbal and non verbal messages
-2 parts: content and emotion
What are the 8 skills of communication
-developing credibility
-communicate with positive approach
-send messages high in info
-communicate with consistency
-learn to be an effective listener
-improve non verbal communication
-instructional communication
-apply principles of reinforcement
How to develop credibility in communication
-be cooperative
-be knowledgeable about your sport and be honest about what you know
-be fair
-follow through
-be empathetic
-use positive approach
How to communicate with a positive approach
-positive approach emphasizes praise and rewards desirable behaviours
-helps athletes value themselves
(negative approach uses punishment to rid undesirable behaviours and makes athletes fear failure)
Why do some coaches adopt a negative approach
Bad Habits
-tell athletes only what they do wrong and don’t mention what they do right
(to stop this they must want to change, practice positive approach, and monitor themselves)
Unrealistic Expectations
-forget who they are coaching and set unrealistic expectations which means they seldom view performance as successful
Short Term Success
-believe a negative approach will yield success
-can motivate athletes but has short lifespan
How to send messages high in info
-provide evaluative comments only when athlete clearly doesn’t know what is correct
-give specific info
-don’t evaluate athletes selves, evaluate behaviour
How to communicate with consistency
-preach and do the same thing
-stay true to your word
-follow through
-avoid gossip
How to learn how to listen
-less than 20% of what is said is heard
-paraphrase after being spoken to with content and emotion
-express empathy not sympathy
How to improve non verbal communication
-70% of communication is non verbal
-writing on coaching board is communicating a message
-hand signals, head nods
-utilize body language, tone, motions
What are the categories of non verbal communication
Body Motion
-gestures/ hand movements
Physical Characteristics
-physique
Touching Behaviour
-pats on back/shoulder
Voice Characteristics
-pitch, inflections, tone
Body Position
-personal space
-perception of cold shoulder
Donkey vs Stork Approach to Motivation
Donkey
-using a reward with emphasis on a potential punishment
(3 enveloped is used by the hockey team)
Stork
-the coach delivers a pep talk
Extrinsic vs Intrinsic needs
E
-trophies, medals, money, praise
-over time become less valuable
-best for short term
I
-feelings that are internally satisfying when athletes participate
-having fun, feeling competent
-provide athletes with opportunities to attain these
-best for long term
Discuss what ‘flow’ is
-when attention is intensely focused on activity so concentration is automatic
-we don’t focus on being self critical
-similar ability and challenge= fun
(high challenge and low ability= anxiety)
-if team tightens up when facing good opponent, might be a sign of too much activation
*keep practices stimulating by varying drills
Discuss the self fulfilling prophecy
- you form certain expectations about players
- you communicate those expectations with various cues
- your athletes respond to these by adjusting their behaviour to match your expectations
- your expectations become true
*expectations that a coach has of players affects athletes motivation
*coaches tend to reward players they have high expectations for
How do athletes learn to fear failure
- emphasis on performing not learning
- unrealistic goals
- extrinsic rewards and intrinsic motivation (play for rewards, set unrealistic goals setting themselves up for failure)
What are 3 ways that organized sports can cause athletes to fear failure
- mistakes and errors that are a natural part of learning are viewed as failures
- competitive pressures cause athletes to set unrealistically high goals that lead to failure
- athletes play for extrinsic rewards rather than to attain personal goals
How to enhance athlete’s motivation
- success is not winning
(view success as achievement of goals) - set realistic personal goals
- team goals
(success is all performances coming together) - consequence of setting personal goals
(when winning is secondary to personal goals, they become apart of the process and winning is the product)
What are the guidelines when goal setting
-emphasize performance goals over outcome goals
-set challenging but realistic goals
-set specific goals
-set practice and contest goals
SMART
-specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time bound
Discuss the activation performance relationship
-when activation is too high/low performance decreases
-lower level activation is needed for high performance in golf, whereas football needs high activation for high performance
*every sport has an optimal level
What is positive discipline
-correcting and teaching behaviour
-constructive not destructive
2 types of mistakes
-when athlete tries to perform the skills but haven’t mastered them yet so fall short
-when athlete willfully misbehaves
Instruction, training, correction
What are the 6 steps to preventive discipline
Create the right team culture
Hold team meetings
Develop team standards
Create team routines
Conduct exciting practices
Catch them doing good
What is corrective discipline
-learning how to correct misbehaviour using positive discipline
(coaches goal is to help misbehaving athlete develop self discipline)
Why do athletes misbehave
-they are discouraged (home life, school, relationships)
-feel like they don’t belong and aren’t significant to the team
-if they can’t get attention for positive behaviour, they will get it for negative behaviour
