Coaching- Core Coaching Skills

Effective Coaching

The consistent application of integrated professional, interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge to improve athletes' competence, confidence, and character in specific coaching contexts.

Teaching Skills

Skills to help athletes learn and improve.

Setting up and standing back

Designing activities and waiting for teachable moments.

Explaining

Providing clear instructions and creating mental pictures using vivid language.

Demonstrating

Showing and correcting to help athletes understand the movements.

Questioning and listening

Engaging in different methods to collect information and encourage learning.

Providing feedback

Offering frequent, specific, and timely feedback to athletes.

Differentiating

Setting activities up to accommodate different stages of learning.

Management Skills

Skills related to strategizing, planning, organizing, and communication in a coaching context.

Communication

Building rapport and maintaining open communication with athletes.

Emotional intelligence

The ability to cultivate self-awareness, understand others, and practice empathy.

Motivating

Using theories like self-determination and achievement goal theory to encourage athletes.

Building psychological safety

Creating an environment where athletes feel understood and respected.

Analytical Skills

Skills related to observing, analyzing, and evaluating performance.