The coaching ProcessLesson 1:

what is the coaching process?Is coaching a science or an art?

What is the coaching process?

What is the coaching process?

The term ‘coaching process’ is the most appropriate one to use when describing the purposeful engagement of the athlete and the coach for the purpose of improving performance (Lyle & Cross, 1999; Lyle, 2002).

Models of the coaching process

Models of the coaching process

Models of the coaching process

Cotes et al, 1995

However, that conceptual clarity appears to strip the process of its human , social and emotional character. Identifying the essential elements of the coaching process is important for the development of the conceptual framework, but it should be remembered that the actual engagement of athletes and the coach is an extended period of social activity, commitment, success and failure, emotional highs and lows, interaction within organisations, personal ambition and status, personal cost and achievement, and a mix of short term, medium and long term satisfaction and enjoyment (Lyle, 2002)

“If you take just one thing away from this conference i want you

to go away believing that as coaches you can change lives, my

coach changed my life”

Kate HoweyOlympic bronze medallist 1992

World champion 1997Olympic silver medallist 2000

“If you take just one thing away from this conference i want you

to go away believing that as coaches you can change lives, my

coach changed my life”

Coaching Vs Teaching

Coaching Vs TeachingLyle, 2002.

Coaching Vs TeachingLyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that there is a huge difference between coaching and teaching.

Coaching Vs TeachingLyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that there is a huge difference between coaching and teaching.

Cassidy et al (2004), Gibert (2002), Bergmann Drewe (2000)

Coaching Vs TeachingLyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that there is a huge difference between coaching and teaching.

Cassidy et al (2004), Gibert (2002), Bergmann Drewe (2000)

There is a huge relationship between coaching and teaching, coaches should relate more to teaching to give them a more holistic and long-term approach.

Coaching Vs TeachingLyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that there is a huge difference between coaching and teaching.

Cassidy et al (2004), Gibert (2002), Bergmann Drewe (2000)

There is a huge relationship between coaching and teaching, coaches should relate more to teaching to give them a more holistic and long-term approach.

However competition is central to the coaching process (Cotes et al, 1995).

Is coaching a science or an art?

Is coaching a science or an art?

BSc Hons

Is coaching a science or an art?

BSc Hons

BA Hons

Is coaching a science or an art?

BSc Hons

BA Hons

“Coaching is a science that is applied artistically”

RFU: The art of coaching

RFU: The art of coaching

The good coach:

RFU: The art of coaching

The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

RFU: The art of coaching

The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

Sees what is wrong

RFU: The art of coaching

The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

Sees what is wrong

Recognises why it is wrong

RFU: The art of coaching

The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

Sees what is wrong

Recognises why it is wrong

Knows how to correct it

What is the coaching process?

What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory

What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory

Coaching Philosophies and behaviours

What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory

Coaching Philosophies and behaviours

Participation coaching and performance coaching

What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory

Coaching Philosophies and behaviours

Participation coaching and performance coaching

Based upon coaching pedagogy

Questions

What is the purpose of coaching? What do we mean by the use of the word?

What is it that distinguishes coaching from other forms of sports leaderships or interpersonal behaviours? When is coaching taking place and when is it something else?

Are there any essential elements that characterise coaching?

Questions cont’d

What is the role of the coach? How does this role relate to others involved in the process?

What is the process that takes place in coaching? How can this be best represented in order to facilitate communication and understanding?

Any Questions?

Recommended ReadingLyle J (2002); Sports Coaching Concepts: A Framework for Coaches' Behaviour, Routledge

Martens R (2004); Successful Coaching; Human Kinetics

Cross N & Lyle J (1999); The Coaching Process: Principles and Practice; Butterworth Heinemann

Cassidy, T., Jones, R. & Protrac, P. (2004); Understanding Sports Coaching: The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice; Routledge

Jones, R.L. (2006). The Sports Coach as the Educator. Re-conceptualising sports coaching. Routlage. Printed in Great Britain

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

Journal of Sports Biomechanics

Journal of Sports Sciences

Journal of Sports Medicine