Intro to Unit

Question 1

What is coaching?

Answer 1

Developing people through improving performance.

Question 2

What is coaching about?

Answer 2

Coaching is about improving performance at all levels

Question 3

What does coaching involve?

Answer 3

Coaching involves setting increasingly challenging tasks

Question 4

What are the fundamental roles of a coach?

Answer 4

> Plan sessions and programmes accordingly to the needs of the performer
Conduct sessions
Evaluate sessions and programmes

Question 5

Name some of the skills and attributes a coach should have

Answer 5

> Communication
Planning and organisation
Analysis and evaluation
Creation of a safe environment

Question 6

What knowledge do coaches need to know

Answer 6

> Knowledge about Sport
Performer(s) (disabled people, children etc.)
Factors that affect performance (sports science, medicine etc.
Factors that influence coaching effectiveness

Question 7

What is the definition of Leadership scales?

Answer 7

Behavioural process of influencing individuals & groups toward set goals

Question 8

What did Challederai and Saleh (1980) look into?

Answer 8

Sports specific scale in coaching

Question 9

What did Challederai and Saleh (1980) find?

Answer 9

Preferred styles of coaching:
> Preferred version - what the athlete would prefer the coach to do
> Actual version - how the athlete feels the coach actually behaves
> Coaches version - how the coach believes he behaves

Question 10

What were the 5 things they stated in their Preferred style - scale?

Answer 10

1. Training & instruction behaviour
2. Democratic
3. Autocratic
4. Social support
5. Rewarding