A Coach In Sports English Language Essay

Coaches always occupy one important position in all fields, especially sports. This article, based on research by a number of authors discusses a coach in sports. In particular, three aspects are mentioned, including the importance of the coach, the advantages and disadvantages of coaching and a few tips to become a good coach. The information of the research indicates that though coach has many advantages, there are so many disadvantages in his work. Therefore, some suggestions have been given to help coach facing with the problem and becoming a good job.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………………………….i

1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………..1

2. Discussion of findings……………………………………………………………………………….1

2.1. Why do we need a coach………………………………………………1

2.2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a coach……..2

2.3. How can be a good coach…………………………………………………………….3

3. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………3

REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………………..4

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1. Introduction

A coach is person who finds your strengths and your weaknesses. A coach who can help you to be your best, is also your friends. They who you have worked with have become your friends and really cares about you. “To carry out these responsibilities successfully, coaches may be required to undertake a variety of roles” (Crisfield et al. 1996, p.2). They can be a teacher, a tutor, sometimes a friends. Coaching job is also a coach but he is belonging to a field. In the sport industry, athletes and others always use coach to help them improve their strength, recover the weakness. Like other job, a coach has some advantages and disadvantages when they do their job. To be a good coach is not easy, this research will give some suggestions

2. Discussion of findings

2.1. Why do we need a coach?

The role of a coach is very important; he can mean difference to different kind of players. Some players want a coach with traditional methods while others need hard-working exercises for their limits. The job of a coach is not only providing how to practice skills, they also give advice, encourage and protect their students. His responsibilities are to ensure his players have a safely training during bad weather, physical condition, and especially public opinion. “The role of coaches in helping to provide quality sport experiences and sustain community life cannot be underestimated” (Cuskelly et al. 2006, p.124). Firstly, coach has a role as a trainer who teaches the necessary skills. He can start with easy skills like warm-up body then more difficult skills. According to Winship (n.d.), Athletes will be instructed skills coach. He will learn how to warm up the body to get ready to play. With different kind of sports, Coach has their approach to help player. For example “the soccer coach will make sure the athlete’s legs are properly warmed up for running and kicking” (Winship, n.d.). He also let athletes understand the rules of sports they are playing. Coach helps players find out their abilities, so they can make use of their strengths and limit their weakness.

Secondly, coach is people who give advices for athletes. He help players set goals and chose events which players can do best. Coach knows what his students need to prepare and what is unnecessary. ” The coach will also help the athlete make choices that are relevant to his chosen sport, whether for short-term training or for decisions ” (Winship, n.d.). Coach also encourages his athletes to help his players overcome the feeling of defeat or personal issues.

Finally, coach must be a protector of their students. It means that coach must protect their from the external effects that can influence on the morale of players. When a player become overtired, he can hurt himself. Coach observes and makes decision to protect his player’s health. A player also can have trouble with outside situation that can affect to morale. A good coach will be a person who help player focus on the priorities. “The role of a coach is to improve performance through a programmer of safe and structured practices” (Saipe 1999, p.192)

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2.2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a coach?

Becoming a coach is popular because of the advantage of this job. First of all, People who is a coach of any kinds of sport must be loved that sport. With his love, he can completely focus on his job. Coaching gives you a chance to participate in your favorite sport in other way. You won’t be in the stadium to play, you will be a person who help player win the game by teaching them. It’s easy to realize that people who become a sport coach always have a long period of time working in that sport.

In addition, being a coach is also a chance to get more knowledge. You not only teach other people but also learn from them, from games and from situations. According to Michael Wimmer (n.d.), ” for one, you are learning about the game every time you step on the field or court. You learn from situations, from your players, from practices and from games “.

Then, it is the feeling of doing a good job which means that you help athletes improve his or her skills or increased the performances of your team. When you are a coach, it is a chance to see the increase in results of athlete or whole team. Though not everybody will get the chance to witness the team success, but to those who did, the feeling is just breath-taking. Not only will you feel that yourself, but team, your fan will cheer you on like a hero.

Despite a lot of benefits, being a coach must face with a lot of disadvantages. In a sport game, winning and losing are something we have to accept. When a team loses a game, all team may feel disappointed and their coach is not the exception. At that time, Coach revives not only himself but also whole team’s spirit, and it’s not easy to do that if you not a good coach. When the team does not have a good form, coach also suffered criticism. As Brian Jung (n.d.) said: “witnessing the heartbreaking disappointment in the faces of the losing players at the end of every game can be painful.”

The next problem is dealing with parent of the players who is in your team did not played so much. His father or mother may ask you why not chose him. ” Most parents, thankfully, are supportive of coaches, offer to help and want only that their kids have a healthy, enjoyable and educational experience out on the field ” (Jung, n.d.) However, they do not know about your technique and that makes it hard to explain for them. Parents may speak some negative words about coach with their children and other players which can make athletes show disrespect to their coach. The good way is to set up good relationships with parent’s players. When they respect you, their children may view you in the same way with their parent.

One more problem is about the discipline and how to setting a goal in team. Becoming a coach means that you have to face with goals in season. You must set appropriate goals for the team, not too hard because it can diminish the confidence of the entire team, on the other hand, too easily cause self-sufficient. Having to make constant targets may cause depressed and stress that is the reason is why becoming a coach is not easy. Discipline is an important thing to decide when you are a coach. Athletes always receive praises from their fan which give them a big ego that can conflict. “Therefore, coaches must play a role similar to that of a parent. They must discipline athletes who fail to meet their obligations and show selfishness, disrespect or apathy.” (White, n.d.).

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Finally, It’s about amount of job they must be done. Coach almost has to work all week long without a day off. Coaches often away from home, especially professional coaches. ” High school basketball teams often play holiday tournaments, including on Christmas Day ” (White, n.d.) It means that their coach has to go with his team and can’t come back home in Christmas Day. Coach also travel frequently because player or team have to play in a certain place, so coach must to stay in hotel, eat on road and has long flights.

2.3. How can be a good coach?

Coach plays a vital role in the outcome of the match and success of the team. Good coach can inspire and lead the team to victory while bad coach makes the team. There are some tips to be a good coach:

At first, if you want to be a coach, you need focus on what you really want to do. According to Field (p.21, 2008), “In order to be happy and fulfilled, you need to enjoy life. You need to do things that give you pleasure”. Therefore, if you want to become a coach, make sure that you work with your favorite sport. Working in favorite sport, you will always feel excited about work, always trying to improve myself to show everyone your love for the sport. You also can share your experience with your players because you have knowledge of this sport. In addition, because you understand that sport, you will be ready for the pressures that you may face

Next, as I said, coach can get the disrespect from athletes. Good coach is the one who can get the belief from his athletes. Good coach find a way to encourage players to believe and work together. The best coach help athletes to reach their goals by giving direction and motivation. People was called a good coach will lead an enthusiastic, exciting, growing team by personal example. Before you get the respect of the players, coaches must show yourself as someone who knows how to communicate. Effective coach know how interpret the intentions and plans clear to his students, this will help the players to easily catch what they have to do. According to Quinn (2009), a coach also should welcome comments, questions of athletes. Good coach knows how to filter out the useful information from the players. The most important thing for the respect of the players is coaches also need to respect the players. If you want your players to show the courage, you, as a coach, must show your courage too.

3. Conclusion

From all the information above, it is clear that coach plays an important role of athletes. However, coach as well as other jobs, both have its benefits and drawbacks, it is cannot be avoided but entirely possible to face. In short, by considering our information and advices, you may face with difficulties as well as take benefit of coaching job. Coaching job in sport will not be a too difficult task for those who have a passion for sports. It is also believe that the number of good coaches will be increased in the future.

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