I though it would be interesting to compare my coaching philosophy back in 2014 and my coaching philosophy today. Like i mentioned in my first post about valuing, among the NCCP CORE COMPETENCIES in my book VALUING is the root of them all! All my decisions as a coach are rooted in my personal Value system. My coaching philosophy is established by those values. Since i joined the HPCTL program i noticed to my values haven’t changed much but my coaching philosophy has evolved.
Coachin philosophy in 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w24flKdwlCI
2014 coaching philosophy summary: my coaching philosophy is athlete-centered. You have to take the time to get to know the athletes. I think that in order to help them to develop in their quest to achieve great goals you have to take the time to personnaly know your athletes to allow them to build good work habits and ethics that will serve them for their everyday lives as well as their lives after athletics.
– Always seek to create a pleasant, stimulating and nurturing training environment and surround yourself with positive individuals who like to face challenges and who can confront us in a constructive way to help us evolve as an individual and as a coach!
-My goal is to transmit my passion for combat and help optimize the human machine and also help them learn from their successes, as well as their failures in training and competition to evolve as Athlete and as an individual.
Coaching philosophy in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmx9TBFOcrg&t=68s
2017 coaching philosophy summary :
The Best coaches don’t USE athletes!
They build them, inspire them, help them grow and most of all, they develop young men and women with their leadership styles, and they never forget that athletes are human beings, not machines!
Deal with the “person ” to help generate results !
instead generating results by using Performers!
“Athlete First” (Servent leadership) type of approach has been proven to be the most efficient and winningest method of coaching in the long run!
The type servant leadership leads to a more caring generative culture, while transformational leadership leads to an empowered dynamic culture, Transformational Leaders inspire and motivate those around them by providing meaning and challenge to everyone around them. BM Bass, RE Riggio – 2006 . I discovered during my time at UBC who i was as a coach i can tell more assertively that both styles match my core values, so i’m the kind of coach that is a “hybrid of both style”
When i first did the coaching philosophy exercise I thought that my philosophy was carved in stone, it as evolved and i realize that it will probably change over the years.