The roles, responsibilities and skills required by successful sports coaches:

 

Leader

A successful sports coach needs to be a good role model to others as they have to set a good example for the group they are leading. They must also be organised and prepared as they are leading a group of people. They must also have good communication skills. Also a spots coach must be able to motivate their group/team in order to keep them interested and enthusiastic.

 

 

Planner

A successful sports coach must be very organised as it is their job to control everything that is taking place. A coach must also be prepared as things may happen unexpectedly and they will have to adapt their session plans.

 

Friend

A successful coach must be supportive as they need to be there for their group. They must be able to motivate as well as they may train with the group and help the group by motivating the other to succeed. A coach must also be approachable as people may not come to them and talk if they feel they cannot approach this person.

 

 

 

Teacher

A successful coach must be a good role model to their students and set a good example. They must also be knowledgeable as they must know what they are coaching otherwise they could be passing false information to students. Finally a coach must have authority over their pupils as they need to be taught discipline as well as tactics strategies etc.

 

A successful sports coach must have the following skills:

Communication- Because they must give clear instructions in order for their group to understand

Organisation-They must be organised as they need to know the space equipment and time they have in order to organise a session

Problem solving-They must be able to solve problems such as adapt their session to group size space available etc.  

A successful sports coach has the following responsibilities:

Updating their knowledge- this is because they must be up to date otherwise they may be coaching their group to do a certain thing when there may be a new way of doing this that is better.

Skill development-they must be able to develop their skills to become even better and more successful when coaching.

Safety & security- the coach must be aware of any danger that may occur when running their session as protecting their group is a high priority. 

Management & Planning- the coach must plan their sessions with the right equipment and intensity for the correct group of people as they may struggle if the session is t hard.