SCIENCE DISCUSSION(NO PLAGIARISM, A++ WORK, QUALITY, ON TIME)

Communicating With Your Athletes

Coaching is all about communication. Three important dimensions of communication are: sending and receiving messages, verbal and nonverbal messages, and content and emotion. Six steps in communicating messages are presented with examples of reasons why efforts to communicate with athletes are sometimes ineffective. Eight important communication skills are explained using examples of coaches with communication problems. Typical communication characteristics for command, submissive, and cooperative coaching styles are discussed.

Advice for developing communication skills in coaching is offered with recommendations for improving each skill. Developing credibility is probably the most important element of communication and is reflected in the degree to which athletes trust what you say. Communicating with a positive approach is presented as an essential skill. Ideas are suggested for practicing the positive approach and for being realistic about expectations of athletes. Providing athletes with feedback that is high in information is an important skill. Coaches are urged to praise good behavior and tell athletes what is good about it, and to give specific instructions for improvement.

Communicating with consistency, learning how to listen, and improving nonverbal communication are proposed as essential communication skills. Consistently communicated messages build credibility and trust. Coaches should learn good listening skills by concentrating on listening, not interrupting athletes, and respecting their right to express views. Coaches also need to pay attention to how their nonverbal messages are interpreted and are reminded that they are role models for communicating respect for other people and for the sport they coach.

DISCUSSION - W3: Coaching Discipline (No more than 300 words)

One of the toughest aspects of coaching is dealing with discipline issues. It occurs at all levels (recreation, middle school, high school, college, and professional). Disciplining players is a fine line, to say the least. How a coach disciplines their team can determine the character of the team and possibly success or failure.

Describe your philosophy on discipline in relation to coaching athletics. How does discipline play a role in coaching? Do you have a high number of specific rules or a low number general rules that cover a variety of areas? Do you prefer to punish the entire team for one player's mistake or do you prefer to discipline the individual player? What areas of behavior, both on and off the field, should be included in team rules? How should a coach handle athletes who break team rules? What should the consequences be for rule violations? Describe both positive and negative approaches to disciplining players and the implications of both. Explain your answers clearly and provide examples where appropriate.

Remember, Initial Discussion - crafted into (a minimum of) 3 solid paragraphs.  The Initial Discussion should be strictly NARRATIVE.  This means no bullet-points, numbered/lettered lists, or question/answer (no need to rewrite the questions).  Don't forget to include at least two (2) references with your Initial Discussion.

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1. ****Respond to Discussion Butler (No more than 150 words)****

One of the things that most players are taught to do when entering a sporting competition is to respect the game. Within this relies a very important aspect that is helps athletes respect the game is sportsmanship. Sportsmanship mainly refers to virtues such as fairness, self-control, courage, and persistence, and has been associated with interpersonal concepts of treating others and being treated fairly, maintaining self-control if dealing with others, and respect for both authority and opponents (Lewis, 2016). I believe somewhat the coach’s responsibility to teach this. Athletes are from different backgrounds and grow up in different environments. This could influence emotions due to the competitive natures that go on within the play. Coaches should use this to channel that emotion in to proper sportsmanship.

One athlete who demonstrated good sportsmanship is Michael Jordan. For years before he became successful he was being eliminated by the Detroit Pistons. Their nickname was the “Bad Boys”. They were given this due to their physical play beyond the league. No matter what they threw at Michael Jordan he kept his self-control and always shook hands in moment of defeat. The self-control was the specific character trait that he showed to demonstrate his actions. He could’ve easily lost his cool and gave up. Instead he eventually got stronger and better to go on to beat them in the next matchup two years later. The specific action that he displayed during his times adversity was treating the Pistons with respect, and giving his best effort night in and night out.

As a coach some of the traits I want my players varies. The first one is be willing to learn. This mind states starts from day one. Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future (Tracy, 2020). Next is has a positive attitude. That is huge in my book. Act like you want to be here. Come in here prepared everyday with the proper attitude. Third is respect. Not only do my players need to respect the game, but they need to respect other individuals as well. Address all people in life the same way you would like to be addressed. Fourth is self-control. This one is tough because even as a coach it’s something you have to display. If my players see me losing my cool on the sidelines, they may think that it is okay to do the same. It starts at the top. Finally be supportive. All situations aren’t going to yield success. You have to support your teammates and coaches if they make a bad play or decision. Be supportive learn from those mistakes so it isn’t something that causes a trend.

2. ****Respond to Discussion DanRam (No more than 150 words)****

Sportsmanship are extreme important in sports, it teach the players as characteristics! It is part of coach's job to teach the players about those, because without the coach's example then the players were not able to learn to build their identity. Sportsmanships are come from how you speak, reduce ego, none racism, positive attitude, put best effort, say positive comments, accept the calls, treat other, and team as respect. 

Only one coach that I always stick in my mind forever is my coach during high school when I played football for him. His name is Eli Herring. He is well known football player that he used play for Brigham Young University in 1987,1991-1994. He is 6'8" tall. He is all American football player in Utah. Anyway, his example taught me a lot, because while he played in college football. He never even tried out for National Football League a once. Every teams in NFL want him to play for professional football. Even the Raiders offer him to play for them with a big bonus sign up to play. His respond to them was "no thank you, I'm not playing on Sundays, I'm respecting my religion and I want keep that way to make Sunday as holy." He teach at public high school with teacher salary in math classes. He love his job and he have seven children. He never regret his decisions. He would be a millionaire to play in professional football. But that, he still love his life with lot blessing. He love football and that where he want to coach football in high school. He been coach in football at his job for long time and he still coaching at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah. He taught me about how to build integrity by no matter what how to face the situation daily in reality world. The word integrity is powerful lesson that I learned from him. Without him, I may not able to coach to learn the value lesson. 

With professional athlete that I can think of Steven Young. Again he used play for BYU and played in 49ers. He was legend quarterback that I can describe. He is actually still active and practice his religion in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He set up an example to his team while he played for 49ers, he taught the team how value lesson to learn as integrity person. This is the where led me also learn about integrity and how using it to coach also! 

Since I'm a coach in high school with two sports, football and lacrosse. 

My kind of sportsmanship that I know its benefit to everyone include myself:

-Integrity -Teachable -Set up example -Be truly -Positive environment -Treat your team like your family -Always have fun in right way!