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1. What is a Philosophy?: pursuit of wisdom; it helps us answer fundamental questions about what, why,
and how. determine the way we view objects and experiences in our lives as well as the way we view people and our
relationships with them. determine the values we hold.
2. What two things must you do to develop your coaching philosophy?: The first is
to develop greater self-awareness—to get to know yourself better.
The second is to decide what your objectives are in coaching.
3. Do you know yourself?: No, I am learning to know myself better through determining my personal values.
4. How can you become more aware of who you are?: ¶ By reflecting on your own beliefs and
assumptions
¶By requesting feedback from other people on how they see you and how they react to you
5. How would you describe your ideal, public, and real selves?: Ideal Self: refers to the
person you would like to be; it represents your values, your sense of right and wrong. what you expect and demand
of yourself; it is typically based on moral principles acquired from your family, other important people in your life, and
through self-reflection
Public Self: the image you believe others have of you. You want others to believe certain things about you so that they
respect you, love you, and help you meet your goals. If others believe the wrong things about you, they may ignore
you, reject you, or punish you.
Real Self: the sum of those subjective thoughts, feelings, and needs that you see as being the authentic you. Your real
self is continually changing, and healthy people strive to honestly know themselves and to relate their inner selves to
the realities of the outside world. Through interactions with others you come to understand, accept, and experience
your real self.
6. What is your level of self-esteem, and how does this affect your effectiveness
as a coach?: Self-esteem is not achieved by defeating others but by living up to your own realistic standards.
success as a coach is strongly related to your self-esteem, to how you value yourself. If you have confidence, you will
help develop confidence in those around you. If you feel worthy as a person, you will recognize worth in others. If
you care about your self, you will more likely care about others. It is not mentally healthy to base your self-esteem on
winning and losing.
7. Are appropriately self-disclosing with your athletes? Do you share enough to
build a trusting relationship between you and your athletes but not so much
that you burden athletes with your personal issues?: detachment serves only one of two
purposes: to try to extract more effort from the athletes, or to conceal the coach's doubts about his or her self-concept.
Self-disclosing does not mean revealing intimate details about your life. It means sharing with your athletes how you fee
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about what they say and do, or about events that you have shared. Self-disclosure must be relevant to your relationship
and appropriate to the situation. Strength is the willingness to take risks in your relationship with your athletes, to
disclose yourself with the intent of building a better relationship. Self-awareness, therefore, is the first step to self-
disclosure.
8. What priority do you give to winning, having fun, and helping athletes devel-
op physically, psychologically, and socially?: 1. athletes develop physically, psychologically, and
socially
2. having fun
3. winning
9. Are your objectives compatible with society's?: coaching for development, so winning falls
into place. society sees winning as the most important. strive to coach to achieve all three objectives, while keeping in
mind that the development of your athletes is your foremost priority.
10. How does emphasis on winning differ between recreational and competitive
sport programs? Are your objectives compatible with the objectives of the sport
program in which you coach?: Both recreational and competitive sport programs are valuable as long
as the long-term goal of helping athletes develop remains the first priority. But herein is one of our society's significant
sport problems: Many coaches, administrators, parents, and team supporters place greater emphasis on the immediate
short-term objective of winning than on the less observable long-term objective of development. A second significant
problem is the discrepancy that sometimes exists between the short-term objectives of recreational and competitive
sports programs and the short-term objectives of coaches.
11. Do you embrace the Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy? Do you dis-
agree with any parts of this philosophy?: through sport education programs, more enlightened
sport administrators, and coaches with an Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy, this will change. In the final
analysis, what's important is not how many games you win, but how many young people you help to become winners
in life.
12. What are some examples of how you emphasize striving to win, rather than
winning, with your athletes?: 1. The immediate short-term objective of any contest is to win. Striving to
win within the rules of the game should be the objective of every athlete and coach. To play sports without striving to
win would be dishonest and diminish the joy of playing sports.
2.
13. How does sport impart a sense of commitment and ethical behavior in
athletes?: When athletes give their best, when they commit themselves to pursuing excellence, win or lose they are
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1. What is a Philosophy?: pursuit of wisdom; it helps us answer fundamental questions about what, why,
and how. determine the way we view objects and experiences in our lives as well as the way we view people and our
relationships with them. determine the values we hold.
2. What two things must you do to develop your coaching philosophy?: The first is
to develop greater self-awareness—to get to know yourself better.
The second is to decide what your objectives are in coaching.
3. Do you know yourself?: No, I am learning to know myself better through determining my personal values.
4. How can you become more aware of who you are?: ¶ By reflecting on your own beliefs and
assumptions
¶By requesting feedback from other people on how they see you and how they react to you
5. How would you describe your ideal, public, and real selves?: Ideal Self: refers to the
person you would like to be; it represents your values, your sense of right and wrong. what you expect and demand
of yourself; it is typically based on moral principles acquired from your family, other important people in your life, and
through self-reflection
Public Self: the image you believe others have of you. You want others to believe certain things about you so that they
respect you, love you, and help you meet your goals. If others believe the wrong things about you, they may ignore
you, reject you, or punish you.
Real Self: the sum of those subjective thoughts, feelings, and needs that you see as being the authentic you. Your real
self is continually changing, and healthy people strive to honestly know themselves and to relate their inner selves to
the realities of the outside world. Through interactions with others you come to understand, accept, and experience
your real self.
6. What is your level of self-esteem, and how does this affect your effectiveness
as a coach?: Self-esteem is not achieved by defeating others but by living up to your own realistic standards.
success as a coach is strongly related to your self-esteem, to how you value yourself. If you have confidence, you will
help develop confidence in those around you. If you feel worthy as a person, you will recognize worth in others. If
you care about your self, you will more likely care about others. It is not mentally healthy to base your self-esteem on
winning and losing.
7. Are appropriately self-disclosing with your athletes? Do you share enough to
build a trusting relationship between you and your athletes but not so much
that you burden athletes with your personal issues?: detachment serves only one of two
purposes: to try to extract more effort from the athletes, or to conceal the coach's doubts about his or her self-concept.
Self-disclosing does not mean revealing intimate details about your life. It means sharing with your athletes how you fee
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about what they say and do, or about events that you have shared. Self-disclosure must be relevant to your relationship
and appropriate to the situation. Strength is the willingness to take risks in your relationship with your athletes, to
disclose yourself with the intent of building a better relationship. Self-awareness, therefore, is the first step to self-
disclosure.
8. What priority do you give to winning, having fun, and helping athletes devel-
op physically, psychologically, and socially?: 1. athletes develop physically, psychologically, and
socially
2. having fun
3. winning
9. Are your objectives compatible with society's?: coaching for development, so winning falls
into place. society sees winning as the most important. strive to coach to achieve all three objectives, while keeping in
mind that the development of your athletes is your foremost priority.
10. How does emphasis on winning differ between recreational and competitive
sport programs? Are your objectives compatible with the objectives of the sport
program in which you coach?: Both recreational and competitive sport programs are valuable as long
as the long-term goal of helping athletes develop remains the first priority. But herein is one of our society's significant
sport problems: Many coaches, administrators, parents, and team supporters place greater emphasis on the immediate
short-term objective of winning than on the less observable long-term objective of development. A second significant
problem is the discrepancy that sometimes exists between the short-term objectives of recreational and competitive
sports programs and the short-term objectives of coaches.
11. Do you embrace the Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy? Do you dis-
agree with any parts of this philosophy?: through sport education programs, more enlightened
sport administrators, and coaches with an Athletes First, Winning Second philosophy, this will change. In the final
analysis, what's important is not how many games you win, but how many young people you help to become winners
in life.
12. What are some examples of how you emphasize striving to win, rather than
winning, with your athletes?: 1. The immediate short-term objective of any contest is to win. Striving to
win within the rules of the game should be the objective of every athlete and coach. To play sports without striving to
win would be dishonest and diminish the joy of playing sports.
2.
13. How does sport impart a sense of commitment and ethical behavior in
athletes?: When athletes give their best, when they commit themselves to pursuing excellence, win or lose they are
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