Coaching Article Response

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students the opportunity to examine specified coaching-related topics in greater depth, and to demonstrate comprehension of such topics through reading and writing skills.

Assignment Instructions

· Please do some research on your own and select an article of interest online.

· Read the entire article.

· Complete the topic items on this form. Each of the three topic items below should be at least 250 words each. Therefore, the assignment should be a total of a minimum of 750 words.

Submission Information (include these on a cover page)

· Student Name

· Article Title

· Article Items (address these within your response)

Main Points

· Explain at least three main or interesting points you took from the article.

· This section should be approximately 250 words.

Coaching Issues

· Summarize the issues or problems faced by the coach (or coaches) in the article.

· Reflect and expound on how you would have responded to these issues as compared to the coach(es) in the article.

· This section should be approximately 250 words.

Personal Reaction

· What was your personal reaction to the article and why?

· What controversial issues might you face at the level you plan to coach?

· This section should be approximately 250 words.