Dynamics Of Coaching Youth League Football
Coaching Dynamics 1
Dynamics of Coaching Youth League Football
Teresa M. Ashley
Axia College of University of Phoenix
Coaching Dynamics 2
In our society today, football remains the number one team sport (McCarthy, 2005). Football is a way of life for many people; it is a game that can assist one in learning values that will become an important element in life. Football is not only a catalyst for physical activity, but also builds character by teaching persistence, fair play, teamwork, discipline and confidence (Slade, 1999). Football is the perfect medium for teaching these qualities, because they are part of the activity itself; however, for meaningful learning to occur it must begin with a committed coaching team.
Many people will say that coaching is teaching; they are correct, but only slightly. A small part of coaching is teaching, but more accurately, coaching is parenting. (Reed, 2000) The proper approach to coaching is to regard players as short-term foster children. Treat them like natural children, with care and tolerance while holding them to the standards suitable for their age. This means that they must not only be taught, but also regimented. Be adamant that players become skilled at their assignments and apply the correct techniques. What most parents do and all coaches should imitate, is to set proper goals, show how to meet them and insist they be reached. Teaching a strong foundation with the personality traits of accountability, responsibility and dependability enables youth to have a sense of accomplishment for all endeavors in their life on or off of the football field.
Regardless of some popular beliefs, football is not about violence, and it is not a license to bully. Football is about rising to a challenge and overcoming it. The key to football lies more in the desire to over come than in the development of individual skills. Desire is the most important aspect of football; it is not personal and does not involve the...
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