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Information
for Coaches
Positive Coaching: A Behavior Checklist for
Youth Sports
Coaches, posted by Edward Palmer on KinderToday.com.
Positive coaches have been shown to be a major contributor
to the longevity of youth staying involved in sports.
This article goes over checklist of behaviors connected with
positive coaching.
http://www.kinderstart.com:8080/kindertoday/1020744852/index_html
The Coach’s Behavior Makes a Big Difference by
Jerry
Norton
This article talks about how coach’s attitude toward the
game officials and how it effects the players on the team.
The author stresses the importance for the
coach to remain calm and not to overreact about a call or the way that
a player
performs.
http://www.coachjerry.com/coachbehavior.htm
Coaches May Be Ill-Prepared for the Job by the
American
Psychological Association
This article by the American Psychological Association talks
about the psychological environment for players. Most
coaches are not equipped to handle the many situations that
will arise over the course of a season.
To counteract this they have developed a Coach Effectiveness
Training
that is also discussed in the article.
http://helping.apa.org/family/coach.html
Positive Coaching by A.J. Russo of The
Emmitsburg
Dispatch
This article talks about the different coaching and
motivational styles that youth coaches have. The
author also stresses the importance of positive coaching to
the success of youth sport players.
http://www.emmitsburgdispatch.com/2003/October/outsidegame.shtml