While there was not a real coach in our games today, I still learned a lot about the psychology behind coaching. To start, being a coach requires a lot of knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of individual players. For example, I was the slowest player on my team, so it would not make sense for me to guard Ben, the most explosive player on the opposing team. Instead, Jack was chosen to guard Ben as he was the best athlete on our team. On the offensive end, the team made a concerted effort to get the ball in the hands of Mr.G as often as possible because he could not miss. Coaching also requires an understanding of how well certain players on the team perform when they play with each other. If we had substitutes, it would have been in the team's best interest to not put me on the floor the same time as Jack because I lost more and more self-confidence every time he told me, "You suck. Get off the court." If a coach lacks awareness about how well players on the team get along, it can seriously hurt effect chemistry. Finally, a coach must be able to tell when it is the right to interact with a player on their team. For example, Matt had a sub-par offensive performance during our game(Sorry Stone). If a coach kept telling him to shake it off and keep shooting after every miss, the coach's effectiveness in lifting Matt's confidence would fade. Instead, a coach would have to know when to call timeout, pull Matt aside, and say something along the lines of, "Matt, I know you can do better than this. I've seen you do better than this. Keep shooting and your shots will eventually fall. I believe in you." It is very difficult knowing when to do this which is why it is very difficult to be an excellent coach.
On a side note, shout out to Ben for playing a great game with an injured thumb. Also, shout out to Mr.G for being a baller.
There are many different styles of coaching, but they can be generally separated into two categories. As Ben Sheath from Believe Perform put it, “these are autonomy-supportive and controlling” (Sheath). Similarly, W. Glenn Reese and Dr. Sally J. Ford labeled the groups as old school coaching and new school coaching (Reese, Ford). Both styles of coaching have advantages and downsides. Autonomy-supportive or new school coaching is more supportive of the athlete, giving them more control over the drill or play, and reduces stress put on the player in different forms. And while controlling or old school coaching put more pressure on the athlete to perform and satisfy the coach, it increases the winning drive in the athlete, which may produce favorable results (Sheath). Autonomy-supportive coaching may be most effective in low stress situations, such as practice drills designed to hone in on perfect technique or a scrimmage with the purpose of mastering the game plan. Likewise, controlling coaching may be the most effective in high-stress situations where there is no room for error, such as a closing minutes, seconds, or points of a key game or match. I personally respond the best to a coaching technique somewhere in the middle of these two polar opposite styles. What works for me is being given something to focus on, with positive reinforcement (“You’re doing great! Fix the little things! Keep it up!”), while others react best to being told specific things to implement accompanied by negative reinforcement (“Be better! Don’t do that! Stop messing up!”). According to Christopher Munsey from the American Psychological Association, a good coaching technique is necessary for the development of younger children playing sports (Munsey). This is relevant in high school sports as well. Players react to the coaching style they interact with and are still developing, so it is very important that coaches know how to handle their players, and how to win with whom they have, whether they lean towards new school coaching or rely more heavily on old school coaching. In our game on Tuesday, Gerard, Andrew, Brett, and I collectively coached our team under the new school idea. Once we got the score all tied up at 11, the gameplan was to shoot 3s until some shots dropped because we were confident in what we could do and relied on having fun to win the game. After all, if you had fun, you won. This new school coaching came out effective as we defeated the Sussman Scrubs by a large margin, thanks to clutch 3s by Andrew “Kobe” Woods.
During my time playing basketball, I learned a lot about the art of coaching. In order to be a successful coach you need to be aware of the game, what is happening in the moment, and the talent on the court. A coach utilizes the skill they have on the court to their advantage. For example, matching up players and understanding their players. This differs a good coach from a bad coach. Besides knowing their players skill level, coaches should know how to speak and motivate their players as well. I believe a coach who knows the game, strategy and technique, and how to interact with each individual player is the most effective coaching players. Different coaching styles shine through at different moments in the game. At times where a team may be down in the game a coach may show a more aggressive side because they are under pressure. In scenarios like these, coaches need to control the situation and reinforce the athletes in order to accomplish they outcome they want. For me as an athlete, I respond best to coaches who help me with constructive criticism. I feel this is very prevalent in other high school athletes. For example, Ben needed constant reassurance about his play in order to perform well. Ben is the type of player who needs confidence from his coaches and fellow teammates in order to perform better as an athlete. But, I believe Ben wouldn’t respond well to a coach screaming at him for no apparent reason. I don’t respond well to this type of coaching either. Overall, playing basketball today allowed me to see how different players react when playing. Despite the fact we weren’t coached, I still saw how a coach needs to act when put in different scenarios and the techniques they need.
During my experience playing basketball, I was able to observe the different coaching techniques we learned about from the articles. I believe the art of coaching is a method dependent on the situation and the sport. In the sports I have played and currently play, I have noticed a distinct difference in the coaching style of my different coaches. For example, my field hockey coach uses a "tough love" kind of style on the field. He constantly gives us constructive criticism. I am the type of player and athlete that responds well to a nurturing coaching style. I do not like to be yelled at as I feel it diminishes my self confidence and therefore impacts my level of play. A coach is someone you are supposed to have a positive relationship with, learn from, and respect. I believe a coach should be well informed of their players mental toughness and know how to coach each and every one of them individually. This individualized style of coaching can provide the athletes with mechanisms for self improvement as well as a higher level of self-esteem. Personally, if I get yelled at by a coach I find myself to play worse. A nurturing coaching style is supportive and beneficial for most of the players on the field to develop and keep their confidence high. In order for the athlete to enjoy the sport, and get something out of it, they must develop a positive relationship with the coach and view practices and games as something fun. It is key to growth as an athlete to be motivated and encouraged. Though playing sports or coaching sports is often stressful, that stress should not be damaging. It is part of the game but should not affect the athlete's view of sports-related events. This stress can be prevented by an encouraging coaching style, then again proving the importance of a positive athletic environment.
To coach a game is very hard. At first, you may think that you know what you are going up against, but once the game starts, anything can happen. From my experience coaching and playing basketball yesterday, I learned that the key to being a good coach is to be able to adapt to any scenario that happens that throws you off of your game plan. Your team also has to be behind you when you decide to make the change. We at first we were just sticking to just scoring layups and jump shots...no three pointers. We wanted to keep it simple and control the tempo. We did not want to turn the ball over. Once the other team starting draining three’s like it was none of their business, I decided to take over. I told my team, “from this point on, we are only shooting three’s. If the Warriors can do it, so can we.” My team was not really behind the idea, as it seemed like we were just accepted defeat. Nobody was guarding me so I put my feet right behind the three point line, and started clapping three’s while the rest of my team was missing them. Eventually, my teammates accepted the new playing style and started to get rebounds and pass it to me. Although I probably went 3 for 8, those 3 that I made gave our team the 2 point lead to win the game. The only reason we were successful was because we adapted to their play style and executed our counter to perfection.
While playing basketball, my teammates and I learned a lot about coaching. My team quickly turned into a 2 on four game so the rest of us were left to coach. Coaching is important to help a team play to the best of it's ability. In my past experiences with coaches, the team is only as good as the level of play that the coach is willing to teach. While playing basketball we noticed that the team did better when we were encouraging and cheering for the players. In my athletic career I've had way too many examples of bad coaches. Speaking from experience, I have noticed that when a coach talks down to their players and is not as encouraging the players do not respond. I found that it was easier for me to learn and improve when my coach was giving me real advice instead of telling me that I wasn't doing things right. A coach also has the ability to inspire the team and motivate them to be the best they can be. When a coach cares a lot about the team and how well they do, it helps the players to feel that way too. Coaches are very important to the team and helping them achieve the highest level of play. It is important for a coach to be supportive and helpful to the team.
I think that, as somebody who has been on a lot of different sports teams with a lot of different coaches, there are two main styles in how a coach treats their athletes. There are coaches who control the athlete and there are coaches who let their athletes control themselves. Through my experience, both coaching styles have worked. I am on a team where our coach is more relaxed and lets us do our thing while the Danbury coach is on top of his athletes with training and their social life. both teams compete evenly and both teams consistently win. I think that the American Psychological Association brings up a good point in that good coaching brings out effort and motivation in athletes. This means that there are multiple ways to do something to bring out the same outcome. I think that ways of coaching are more successful depending on the group of athletes that need coaching. If a group is hard to control, then they a coach needs to be tougher in order for them to successfully respond but if somebody is more quiet and timid, then they may need a different variance of toughness when being coached. I do not think that there is a coaching style that I would respond differently to. I think that I am able to adapt and I know that for my sport specifically, as long as I buy into the system of coaching and trust the coach, I do not think that I would respond for the worst with a certain coaching style.
Coaching is one of the hardest jobs out there. To motivate someone to act in your best interest takes a lot of time and practice. Although there are those who are born to be natural leaders, some are not so lucky. A coach's main job is to boost people’s morale and self-confidence while at the same time achieving a goal that is greater than just one person. Coaches in general all value and set different priorities from each other. According to one of the best basketball coaches all time, John Wooden, he said that “A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example…” while John Madden stated that “coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.” No matter if you’re a quite, loud, mean nice, funny or serious coach each one wants the same end goal and that is winning. Over my years of watching sports the most difficult sport it looks like to coach is football. Having all those players with all of those separate coaches and on top of that the parents-I don’t know anything about football but that seems like a lot- and the coach has to somehow be able to get everyone on board with the program. Seems extremely difficult. The overall experience of playing basketball with my peers was very exciting. Our game was competitive, hard fought, and dirty all the way to the end. I really enjoyed how everyone wanted to do their part and get involved in the game. One of the most dramatic portions of our game was when we decided to run a play high above the arc to get the defense moving. Even when our coach seemed to have flaked out on the game we were still able to rally and run a play. The play, which was run to perfection, had Jonathan dribble to ball off to me at the top of the key and me dribble the ball off to zach and then zach pass it to jonathan, who was wide open based off of the massively confusing dribbling. Jonathan proceeded to shoot the three and swish it like Steph Curry (@pearl). Sometimes if everyone wanted the same end result they would be willing to give up their own personal gain in order to benefit the greater good of the team.
Coaching can differ from type of coaches, to coaching methods, and to how the athlete perceives the coach. It is very important physiologically to have a coach that meets your needs as an athlete. Coaches who use an autonomy-supportive coaching style will connect more with the athlete, and this style will help the athlete overcome challenges. Another coaching style is the controlling coaching style. This style of coaching can be damaging and cause the athlete to become unmotivated. When playing the game of basketball, while we did not have a formal coach, the other players still gave input. Most of the coaching was very motivating which enhanced my playing. For example when I blocked a shot and heard, "good defense" , I was very motivated to play well and do it again. This really demonstrated the phycological aspect of coaching for the athlete by allowing me to experience the effect of coaching style first hand.
During our game of basketball Tuesday afternoon, although there was no legitimate coaching, the intensity of the game almost made it feel as though we were being coached, and had aspects of the influence coaches have on a team. During our game, I was on a team with Max and Zack, playing against Gerard, Brett, Andrew and Will. Although the game was highly constructed of Max taking his fair (not fair) share of three-pointers, there were many aspects of our gameplay that was organized. First off, we ran a good amount of plays that really had an effect on the game. For example, I had the ball on the left elbow, and dribbled to the middle, where I handed the ball off to Max. As I kept running, Max handed the ball to Zack who ran around him in the opposite direction as myself. As I was now left wide open, Zack fed me the ball on the right shoulder. I popped the three, and surprisingly, it went in. In this situation, it really felt as though a coach was there giving us instructions. However, since there wasn’t, I would say that we would of benefitted from an autonomy-supporting style of coaching rather than a controlling style. According to Believe Perform, “an autonomy-supportive coaching style is recognised by a coach offering explanations and justifications for their decisions, whilst allowing the sense of autonomy over decisions.” This, in my opinion, is a better coaching style because it lets the team run plays that they think is best. The coach isn’t on the court, so he wouldn’t necessarily know best in some situations. According to University of Washington professor, Ronald E. Smith, PhD, “the best way to maximize performance is by creating an environment in which athletes are having fun, are highly motivated, they’re trying to improve, they’re giving maximum effort, and you have a good relationship with them, so they’re more likely to listen to what you tell them.” I happen to agree with this completely, and think it was relevant to our game on Tuesday. I feel as though coaches that have stronger relationships with their players are more successful in the long run. This means that they can’t always be on their backs, but they should lay off sometimes and just let the athletes play and enjoy themselves. This could apply to our game because I know that we would not have performed as well as we did with a coach constantly screaming in our ears.
Even though we did not have coaches for our class basketball games, I still was able to learn some things about the art of coaching by the way players coached each other. In our game, it ended up turning into a 4 v 2 game. In order to get easy looks all we had to do was pass the ball and eventually we would be rewarded with an easy layup. Communication is a huge part of coaching and by doing so we were able to go on some nice rolls. On defense communication was also key. If we two of our players playing man and the other two providing help we were able to make a lot of stops. Another aspect of the game communication was huge was rebounding. Because we had more players than them if we boxed out we could get most boards. Our team did not play as hard as the other team partially because we had more players and partially because Ben was trying the hardest. With a good coach her or she could have motivated use to continue to work as hard as the other team and we could done even better. In our game, after a bad shot or a defensive breakdown, especially when it was Settos, we would get on him about it. Even if this was not a productive way to encourage a teammate a better coach would know exactly how to deal with a player in order to get the best out of him.
While playing basketball, I learned important factors about coaching a team. Even though, there were not any coaches during this time I was still able to understand the value a coach has to a team. First, I realized coaching has the intentions of giving the team some organization. For example, instead of a player calling plays, the coach would call the plays and timeouts. The coach would also rotate players in and out, and lead practices. More specifically, during the basketball game, Gerard would tell who to pass the ball to. This established organization because he saw something others did not. Nonetheless, when more people on the team, other than Gerard started directing players who they should pass to. This made it get a little out of control. A coach also has the intentions of motivating the team when the team is losing or in another scenario. While we were playing basketball, when we scored I would motivate the team and try to keep the momentum going. When the opponents scored, I would try to motivate the team the team to score or point out what went wrong. Since there were not any official coaches, we had to also communicate among ourselves. Throughout the game, I noticed when we communicated and motivated each other to do certain things, we were winning. It could be because we were genuinely motivated to do better from our own communication or it might have intimidated the other team. On another note, not all coaches are great coaches, and certain coaches have different coaching styles that may be preferred or may not be preferred by the team or players. Some coaching may also have people they favor and will give more playing time to when they may not deserve it.
The basketball game we played during class really taught me the ropes to coaching and being successful at it. Since we had 7 people in our half of the court, my team had a rotating lineup. So when we weren't playing we were watching/coaching. From the article I read Ben Sheath brings up a bad way of coaching. One in which the coach uses a controlling method to coach his players. This is obviously a bad way to coach. Not allowing the players to give their input or learn from their mistakes. When I was of the field coaching, I told Andrew to stop being bad at the game and told him that he had to pass the ball. This, looking back, was a really bad way to coach a player. Instead I should of told him to maybe pass instead of shoot to create more opportunities and explain to him why this methodology would help us win this game. Same goes for me, when I was in the game, Hotch started to tell me that I should stop shooting threes because thats not my game. Indeed he was correct but he should of explained to me that i was better of taking the ball to the hoop as an alternative. I think being a successful coach is not only being able to identify what the player or team is doing wrong, but also being able to give an alternative method so that your team can start with a new type of playing style.
While there was not a real coach in our games today, I still learned a lot about the psychology behind coaching. To start, being a coach requires a lot of knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of individual players. For example, I was the slowest player on my team, so it would not make sense for me to guard Ben, the most explosive player on the opposing team. Instead, Jack was chosen to guard Ben as he was the best athlete on our team. On the offensive end, the team made a concerted effort to get the ball in the hands of Mr.G as often as possible because he could not miss. Coaching also requires an understanding of how well certain players on the team perform when they play with each other. If we had substitutes, it would have been in the team's best interest to not put me on the floor the same time as Jack because I lost more and more self-confidence every time he told me, "You suck. Get off the court." If a coach lacks awareness about how well players on the team get along, it can seriously hurt effect chemistry. Finally, a coach must be able to tell when it is the right to interact with a player on their team. For example, Matt had a sub-par offensive performance during our game(Sorry Stone). If a coach kept telling him to shake it off and keep shooting after every miss, the coach's effectiveness in lifting Matt's confidence would fade. Instead, a coach would have to know when to call timeout, pull Matt aside, and say something along the lines of, "Matt, I know you can do better than this. I've seen you do better than this. Keep shooting and your shots will eventually fall. I believe in you." It is very difficult knowing when to do this which is why it is very difficult to be an excellent coach.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, shout out to Ben for playing a great game with an injured thumb. Also, shout out to Mr.G for being a baller.
There are many different styles of coaching, but they can be generally separated into two categories. As Ben Sheath from Believe Perform put it, “these are autonomy-supportive and controlling” (Sheath). Similarly, W. Glenn Reese and Dr. Sally J. Ford labeled the groups as old school coaching and new school coaching (Reese, Ford). Both styles of coaching have advantages and downsides. Autonomy-supportive or new school coaching is more supportive of the athlete, giving them more control over the drill or play, and reduces stress put on the player in different forms. And while controlling or old school coaching put more pressure on the athlete to perform and satisfy the coach, it increases the winning drive in the athlete, which may produce favorable results (Sheath). Autonomy-supportive coaching may be most effective in low stress situations, such as practice drills designed to hone in on perfect technique or a scrimmage with the purpose of mastering the game plan. Likewise, controlling coaching may be the most effective in high-stress situations where there is no room for error, such as a closing minutes, seconds, or points of a key game or match. I personally respond the best to a coaching technique somewhere in the middle of these two polar opposite styles. What works for me is being given something to focus on, with positive reinforcement (“You’re doing great! Fix the little things! Keep it up!”), while others react best to being told specific things to implement accompanied by negative reinforcement (“Be better! Don’t do that! Stop messing up!”). According to Christopher Munsey from the American Psychological Association, a good coaching technique is necessary for the development of younger children playing sports (Munsey). This is relevant in high school sports as well. Players react to the coaching style they interact with and are still developing, so it is very important that coaches know how to handle their players, and how to win with whom they have, whether they lean towards new school coaching or rely more heavily on old school coaching. In our game on Tuesday, Gerard, Andrew, Brett, and I collectively coached our team under the new school idea. Once we got the score all tied up at 11, the gameplan was to shoot 3s until some shots dropped because we were confident in what we could do and relied on having fun to win the game. After all, if you had fun, you won. This new school coaching came out effective as we defeated the Sussman Scrubs by a large margin, thanks to clutch 3s by Andrew “Kobe” Woods.
ReplyDeleteDuring my time playing basketball, I learned a lot about the art of coaching. In order to be a successful coach you need to be aware of the game, what is happening in the moment, and the talent on the court. A coach utilizes the skill they have on the court to their advantage. For example, matching up players and understanding their players. This differs a good coach from a bad coach. Besides knowing their players skill level, coaches should know how to speak and motivate their players as well. I believe a coach who knows the game, strategy and technique, and how to interact with each individual player is the most effective coaching players. Different coaching styles shine through at different moments in the game. At times where a team may be down in the game a coach may show a more aggressive side because they are under pressure. In scenarios like these, coaches need to control the situation and reinforce the athletes in order to accomplish they outcome they want. For me as an athlete, I respond best to coaches who help me with constructive criticism. I feel this is very prevalent in other high school athletes. For example, Ben needed constant reassurance about his play in order to perform well. Ben is the type of player who needs confidence from his coaches and fellow teammates in order to perform better as an athlete. But, I believe Ben wouldn’t respond well to a coach screaming at him for no apparent reason. I don’t respond well to this type of coaching either. Overall, playing basketball today allowed me to see how different players react when playing. Despite the fact we weren’t coached, I still saw how a coach needs to act when put in different scenarios and the techniques they need.
ReplyDeleteDuring my experience playing basketball, I was able to observe the different coaching techniques we learned about from the articles. I believe the art of coaching is a method dependent on the situation and the sport. In the sports I have played and currently play, I have noticed a distinct difference in the coaching style of my different coaches. For example, my field hockey coach uses a "tough love" kind of style on the field. He constantly gives us constructive criticism. I am the type of player and athlete that responds well to a nurturing coaching style. I do not like to be yelled at as I feel it diminishes my self confidence and therefore impacts my level of play. A coach is someone you are supposed to have a positive relationship with, learn from, and respect. I believe a coach should be well informed of their players mental toughness and know how to coach each and every one of them individually. This individualized style of coaching can provide the athletes with mechanisms for self improvement as well as a higher level of self-esteem. Personally, if I get yelled at by a coach I find myself to play worse. A nurturing coaching style is supportive and beneficial for most of the players on the field to develop and keep their confidence high. In order for the athlete to enjoy the sport, and get something out of it, they must develop a positive relationship with the coach and view practices and games as something fun. It is key to growth as an athlete to be motivated and encouraged. Though playing sports or coaching sports is often stressful, that stress should not be damaging. It is part of the game but should not affect the athlete's view of sports-related events. This stress can be prevented by an encouraging coaching style, then again proving the importance of a positive athletic environment.
ReplyDeleteTo coach a game is very hard. At first, you may think that you know what you are going up against, but once the game starts, anything can happen. From my experience coaching and playing basketball yesterday, I learned that the key to being a good coach is to be able to adapt to any scenario that happens that throws you off of your game plan. Your team also has to be behind you when you decide to make the change. We at first we were just sticking to just scoring layups and jump shots...no three pointers. We wanted to keep it simple and control the tempo. We did not want to turn the ball over. Once the other team starting draining three’s like it was none of their business, I decided to take over. I told my team, “from this point on, we are only shooting three’s. If the Warriors can do it, so can we.” My team was not really behind the idea, as it seemed like we were just accepted defeat. Nobody was guarding me so I put my feet right behind the three point line, and started clapping three’s while the rest of my team was missing them. Eventually, my teammates accepted the new playing style and started to get rebounds and pass it to me. Although I probably went 3 for 8, those 3 that I made gave our team the 2 point lead to win the game. The only reason we were successful was because we adapted to their play style and executed our counter to perfection.
ReplyDeleteWhile playing basketball, my teammates and I learned a lot about coaching. My team quickly turned into a 2 on four game so the rest of us were left to coach. Coaching is important to help a team play to the best of it's ability. In my past experiences with coaches, the team is only as good as the level of play that the coach is willing to teach. While playing basketball we noticed that the team did better when we were encouraging and cheering for the players. In my athletic career I've had way too many examples of bad coaches. Speaking from experience, I have noticed that when a coach talks down to their players and is not as encouraging the players do not respond. I found that it was easier for me to learn and improve when my coach was giving me real advice instead of telling me that I wasn't doing things right. A coach also has the ability to inspire the team and motivate them to be the best they can be. When a coach cares a lot about the team and how well they do, it helps the players to feel that way too. Coaches are very important to the team and helping them achieve the highest level of play. It is important for a coach to be supportive and helpful to the team.
ReplyDeleteI think that, as somebody who has been on a lot of different sports teams with a lot of different coaches, there are two main styles in how a coach treats their athletes. There are coaches who control the athlete and there are coaches who let their athletes control themselves. Through my experience, both coaching styles have worked. I am on a team where our coach is more relaxed and lets us do our thing while the Danbury coach is on top of his athletes with training and their social life. both teams compete evenly and both teams consistently win. I think that the American Psychological Association brings up a good point in that good coaching brings out effort and motivation in athletes. This means that there are multiple ways to do something to bring out the same outcome. I think that ways of coaching are more successful depending on the group of athletes that need coaching. If a group is hard to control, then they a coach needs to be tougher in order for them to successfully respond but if somebody is more quiet and timid, then they may need a different variance of toughness when being coached. I do not think that there is a coaching style that I would respond differently to. I think that I am able to adapt and I know that for my sport specifically, as long as I buy into the system of coaching and trust the coach, I do not think that I would respond for the worst with a certain coaching style.
ReplyDeleteCoaching is one of the hardest jobs out there. To motivate someone to act in your best interest takes a lot of time and practice. Although there are those who are born to be natural leaders, some are not so lucky. A coach's main job is to boost people’s morale and self-confidence while at the same time achieving a goal that is greater than just one person. Coaches in general all value and set different priorities from each other. According to one of the best basketball coaches all time, John Wooden, he said that “A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example…” while John Madden stated that “coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.” No matter if you’re a quite, loud, mean nice, funny or serious coach each one wants the same end goal and that is winning. Over my years of watching sports the most difficult sport it looks like to coach is football. Having all those players with all of those separate coaches and on top of that the parents-I don’t know anything about football but that seems like a lot- and the coach has to somehow be able to get everyone on board with the program. Seems extremely difficult. The overall experience of playing basketball with my peers was very exciting. Our game was competitive, hard fought, and dirty all the way to the end. I really enjoyed how everyone wanted to do their part and get involved in the game. One of the most dramatic portions of our game was when we decided to run a play high above the arc to get the defense moving. Even when our coach seemed to have flaked out on the game we were still able to rally and run a play. The play, which was run to perfection, had Jonathan dribble to ball off to me at the top of the key and me dribble the ball off to zach and then zach pass it to jonathan, who was wide open based off of the massively confusing dribbling. Jonathan proceeded to shoot the three and swish it like Steph Curry (@pearl). Sometimes if everyone wanted the same end result they would be willing to give up their own personal gain in order to benefit the greater good of the team.
ReplyDeleteCoaching can differ from type of coaches, to coaching methods, and to how the athlete perceives the coach. It is very important physiologically to have a coach that meets your needs as an athlete. Coaches who use an autonomy-supportive coaching style will connect more with the athlete, and this style will help the athlete overcome challenges. Another coaching style is the controlling coaching style. This style of coaching can be damaging and cause the athlete to become unmotivated. When playing the game of basketball, while we did not have a formal coach, the other players still gave input. Most of the coaching was very motivating which enhanced my playing. For example when I blocked a shot and heard, "good defense" , I was very motivated to play well and do it again. This really demonstrated the phycological aspect of coaching for the athlete by allowing me to experience the effect of coaching style first hand.
ReplyDeleteDuring our game of basketball Tuesday afternoon, although there was no legitimate coaching, the intensity of the game almost made it feel as though we were being coached, and had aspects of the influence coaches have on a team. During our game, I was on a team with Max and Zack, playing against Gerard, Brett, Andrew and Will. Although the game was highly constructed of Max taking his fair (not fair) share of three-pointers, there were many aspects of our gameplay that was organized. First off, we ran a good amount of plays that really had an effect on the game. For example, I had the ball on the left elbow, and dribbled to the middle, where I handed the ball off to Max. As I kept running, Max handed the ball to Zack who ran around him in the opposite direction as myself. As I was now left wide open, Zack fed me the ball on the right shoulder. I popped the three, and surprisingly, it went in. In this situation, it really felt as though a coach was there giving us instructions. However, since there wasn’t, I would say that we would of benefitted from an autonomy-supporting style of coaching rather than a controlling style. According to Believe Perform, “an autonomy-supportive coaching style is recognised by a coach offering explanations and justifications for their decisions, whilst allowing the sense of autonomy over decisions.” This, in my opinion, is a better coaching style because it lets the team run plays that they think is best. The coach isn’t on the court, so he wouldn’t necessarily know best in some situations. According to University of Washington professor, Ronald E. Smith, PhD, “the best way to maximize performance is by creating an environment in which athletes are having fun, are highly motivated, they’re trying to improve, they’re giving maximum effort, and you have a good relationship with them, so they’re more likely to listen to what you tell them.” I happen to agree with this completely, and think it was relevant to our game on Tuesday. I feel as though coaches that have stronger relationships with their players are more successful in the long run. This means that they can’t always be on their backs, but they should lay off sometimes and just let the athletes play and enjoy themselves. This could apply to our game because I know that we would not have performed as well as we did with a coach constantly screaming in our ears.
ReplyDeleteEven though we did not have coaches for our class basketball games, I still was able to learn some things about the art of coaching by the way players coached each other. In our game, it ended up turning into a 4 v 2 game. In order to get easy looks all we had to do was pass the ball and eventually we would be rewarded with an easy layup. Communication is a huge part of coaching and by doing so we were able to go on some nice rolls. On defense communication was also key. If we two of our players playing man and the other two providing help we were able to make a lot of stops. Another aspect of the game communication was huge was rebounding. Because we had more players than them if we boxed out we could get most boards. Our team did not play as hard as the other team partially because we had more players and partially because Ben was trying the hardest. With a good coach her or she could have motivated use to continue to work as hard as the other team and we could done even better. In our game, after a bad shot or a defensive breakdown, especially when it was Settos, we would get on him about it. Even if this was not a productive way to encourage a teammate a better coach would know exactly how to deal with a player in order to get the best out of him.
ReplyDeleteWhile playing basketball, I learned important factors about coaching a team. Even though, there were not any coaches during this time I was still able to understand the value a coach has to a team. First, I realized coaching has the intentions of giving the team some organization. For example, instead of a player calling plays, the coach would call the plays and timeouts. The coach would also rotate players in and out, and lead practices. More specifically, during the basketball game, Gerard would tell who to pass the ball to. This established organization because he saw something others did not. Nonetheless, when more people on the team, other than Gerard started directing players who they should pass to. This made it get a little out of control. A coach also has the intentions of motivating the team when the team is losing or in another scenario. While we were playing basketball, when we scored I would motivate the team and try to keep the momentum going. When the opponents scored, I would try to motivate the team the team to score or point out what went wrong. Since there were not any official coaches, we had to also communicate among ourselves. Throughout the game, I noticed when we communicated and motivated each other to do certain things, we were winning. It could be because we were genuinely motivated to do better from our own communication or it might have intimidated the other team. On another note, not all coaches are great coaches, and certain coaches have different coaching styles that may be preferred or may not be preferred by the team or players. Some coaching may also have people they favor and will give more playing time to when they may not deserve it.
ReplyDeleteThe basketball game we played during class really taught me the ropes to coaching and being successful at it. Since we had 7 people in our half of the court, my team had a rotating lineup. So when we weren't playing we were watching/coaching. From the article I read Ben Sheath brings up a bad way of coaching. One in which the coach uses a controlling method to coach his players. This is obviously a bad way to coach. Not allowing the players to give their input or learn from their mistakes. When I was of the field coaching, I told Andrew to stop being bad at the game and told him that he had to pass the ball. This, looking back, was a really bad way to coach a player. Instead I should of told him to maybe pass instead of shoot to create more opportunities and explain to him why this methodology would help us win this game. Same goes for me, when I was in the game, Hotch started to tell me that I should stop shooting threes because thats not my game. Indeed he was correct but he should of explained to me that i was better of taking the ball to the hoop as an alternative. I think being a successful coach is not only being able to identify what the player or team is doing wrong, but also being able to give an alternative method so that your team can start with a new type of playing style.
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