Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Tips On How You Can Be A Great Coach

By Jonell Yewell


Coaching is all about helping somebody achieve their goal and get better at something.

Being a coach is all about getting the best out of your student. And it's your job to do that.

So read on and learn some great tips on how to be a good coach and get the best out your student that you can.

The first thing you need to do is to know your limits. If you think your student needs help that is outside of your ability then don't be afraid refer them to someone who's an expert in that area.

This doesn't make you any less of a coach. In fact it shows that you have your students best interests at heart.

It's important as a coach to have high expectations. It's important you don't make things over easy for your student. The only way for a student to get better at something is to test them and make them stretch themselves.

Show your student encouragement and praise when they do something correct is extremely important. Let them know when they've done something good.

As a coach you should never be put your student down or be negative towards them. If they do something wrong then show them what they can do to improve it and how to make it better.

It's important as a coach to spend time finding out what your student wants out of your coaching sessions. Find out what their goals are and help your students achieve them.

Instead of focusing on a student's negative points, find out what their strong points are and then make them better. And then work down to the negative points.

Another thing that is really important as a coach is that you listen to what your student has to say. Work as a team with your student and you'll get your the best out of both of you.

If you remember these tips then you end up being a very good coach.




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