Coach Couch Interview Essay

I was super excited upon entering the interview. I knew how great of an experience the interview had the potential of being, so I was really excited. I was very surprised that I was not nervous upon entering the interview. I think the reason that I was not nervous was because Coach Couch seemed very enthusiastic about the interview, and he made it seem as if it was his pleasure to be interviewed. Also, just showing up to his office at school made the atmosphere pretty relaxing. I feel at home at sports facilities, so I think that contributed to my lack of nervousness before the interview. In all honesty, he first three minutes of the interview went very well. I walked into his office at his school, and he immediately made me feel very welcomed. Coach Couch greeted me with a handshake and a smile and asked me to sit down. He told me a little bit about himself. Then, I told him a little about myself and my reminded him of my intentions and reasoning for the interview. After that, I explained that I had just a few questions to ask him and then we proceeded to discuss the questions. My
However, I believe the best piece of advice I received was to what Coach Couch defines as a success for his athletes. The success for Coach Couch was not based on if his team won a lot of games during the season or won the championship. Coach Couch defines a success for his athletes as progress. He considers his work a success if his players learn to work hard and improve throughout the season. I will walk away from this assignment with a better view of what success is in the world of sport management. I learned that it is not always about winning in the world of sport management. Instead, I learned that sport management can be successful without winning all of the games. Coach Couch taught me that success should be based on improvement and building the character of the athletes rather than if the team wins every