Starting the summer team was great‚ my coach trusted me and played me probably more than anyone on the team‚ if we were in a hard situation like‚ going to play a hard team‚ I got the chance to face them. The summer was going great. The trip to West Virginia‚ College coaches like me‚ they talked to me about playing for them‚ and this was also only my junior year and at the end of the year I was the number 1 on the team in pitching stats. Now the end of the summer‚ school was about to start for my
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A coach is way more than someone who teaches you about the sport you play‚ they teach you many life lessons that cannot be taught by anyone else‚ they are one of you best friends‚ and they are like family to you. A person that fits all of this is my volleyball coach Sarah. Sarah has had a huge role into shaping me into the person that I am today. She has had such a huge impact on my life since I began playing the game of volleyball. A time with Sarah that I can remember most vividly was the last
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People of all ages can teach us something‚ we just have to be ready to listen. My cheer coach has helped me and taught me how to be my best and persevere when times are tough because bad things always happen‚ it is unavoidable‚ but giving up is definitely avoidable. I don’t really remember the first two years of her being my coach as I was only around 4 years old at the time. I loved dance and gymnastics with her‚ she always made me want to practice‚ even though I wasn’t the greatest at the time
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Hi Coach Freebairn‚ Thank you for the email! Sorry for the delayed response‚ I just returned from being out of town for the last week with my family. As I am looking for a college‚ I am definitely looking for a team that has a family feeling and mentality. I strongly believe that being apart of a team and having fun helps me work harder and perform better in the end. Outside of swimming I like to play piano and spend time with my family and friends. I have three younger siblings who keep me busy
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Effective leadership is contingent on matching a leader’s style to a setting that fits (Northouse‚ 2007). According to Fiedler’s Contingency Theory‚ leadership styles are operationalized primarily on two ends of a spectrum‚ they are characterized as task motivated‚ or relationship motivated (Northouse‚ 2007). I believe in the adage that practice makes perfect. In this paper‚ I will look into an alternative way for leaders to lead when they find themselves situated in an unfavorable situation. In
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wisdom down to children. In a sporting situation the coach is tasked with providing the right environment in order for a child to develop their skills and participate in a sport. It is a difficult task as there are many fundamental differences between coaching children as opposed to adolescents or adults‚ however children need to be coached in order to develop the fundamental skills required to master their sport. Coaches who train children must coach differently
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Sports psychology deals with the mental and emotional aspects of physical performance. It involves describing‚ explaining and predicting attitudes‚ feelings and behaviours in an attempt to improve performance. In the film ’Coach Carter‚’ directed by Thomas Carter‚ sport psychology is used effectively to enhance the performance of a high school basketball team. However‚ this improved performance is not limited to the basketball court‚ it extends into the classroom where the students use goal setting
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Being a basketball coach you need a philosophy‚ which is the “study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline”. Having the type of knowledge that is available no matter what circumstances you come across. Dealing with different characters‚ attitudes talents and families all under one atmosphere will make pull out your coaching philosophy. Exactly like a mission statement‚ when times are good and when times are bad‚ stay true
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A coach is someone who uplifts their athletes and helps them become a better person inside and out‚ which is why I have dedicated my time to teaching young gymnasts the sport that I have been in love with since I was seven years old. Also‚ because I truly believe that gymnastics helps young girls become physically and mentally stronger. Becoming a coach has made me become a more coachable athlete because I have now seen both sides of athletics. To begin‚ becoming a coach has made me realize how
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town of Messina‚ along with the football team‚ has come back to say their good byes to the legendary Coach Eddie Rake. The football players‚ as well as many people in the town‚ have always seen Coach Eddie Rake as a fatherly figure. As people come to say their goodbyes‚ you can certainly see the grief on their faces. Coach Eddie Rake was very loved and appreciated in the town. Everyone knew who Coach Eddie Rake was because of all the wins on the football field at Messina High. Eddie Rake coached the
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