Week 2 – Assignment: Coaching Styles

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Instructions
In your book (Sabock, M.D., & Sabock, R.S. (2011). Coaching: A realistic perspective, (10th ed.), the authors describe many types of coaching styles. From these readings and other experiences such as clinics, classes, and observation of others, you have developed your own personal style of coaching. Write a paper in which you address the following questions:

How do you perceive your coaching style?
How did you come to develop this style?
Did you read about certain coaches and their style?
Did you take it from a coach that you admired?
Did you attempt to incorporate a style taking into consideration you as a person with unique personal qualities?
What do you think is the most effective coaching style taking into consideration todays athlete?
Additionally, name a few well know coaches that you have admired. Find articles or books that describe their coaching style. Describe how this exercise changed your attitude about the style that you had?
Length: 5-7 pages; minimum of 3 scholarly resources required.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.