By Mitchell Kochonda, KING Coach
Coaching has become big business. Just ten years ago, the word coaching was associated solely with sport and limited income generally speaking. Today, the word coaching is not only applied to sport, but also business, life, etc, pays big dollars and all of a sudden everyone can be a coach in many life areas!
I was at a business seminar a few days ago and one of the presenters introduced herself as a coach. She was a ‘success coach’ (because she had done a short course, passed it and had some letters after her name). Unfortunately for her, she lost me and ninety nine percent of the audience in the first few minutes.
When Ian asked me what the seminar was like I said “the content was excellent, but the delivery wasn’t”.
As coaches (sports coaches, head coaches, assistant coaches, skills coaches, etc) there can be a perceived premium of what you ‘know’ and a fear of ‘not knowing enough’ particularly as letters after one’s name have become more and more exaggerated!
However the reality is very different.
Communication skills are vital and not just what you say (know), but how you say it and deliver the information – your body language – says far more than anything else.
We also need to identify the dominant learning modes the athletes you’re coaching. Different athletes are suited to verbal (what you say), visual (what they see) or kinesthetic (what they do/feel) learning. As Ian has shared in numerous books and seminars, we can pick up on what works by listening to the words the athlete uses. E.g. “I don’t see what you mean” (visually dominant).
For the sports coaches reading this, Ian’s book ‘Winning and Losing’ has over fifteen years of elite level lessons in the coaching process and an excellent chapter on working with ‘other support staff’ ensuring optimal integration of the training process. No where else have I seen such information.
For the physical preparation coaches reading wishing to learn more about working the coaches in various sports, ‘Winning and Losing’ is a must have! No question!
Then there are the practical environments King Sports offers via the KSI boot camps. The learning and lessons in this environment are unbelievable for the coach, physical preparation coach and athlete. In just a couple of months Ian will again create this environment and willing students will benefit bit time professionally, personally, financially, etc! There is still time for you to qualify for this rare learning experience and you not only get to watch the delivery of coaching, you’re part of it!
When the student is ready the teacher will appear…
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