On this week’s episode of the Smart Coaching series on the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Keith and the sport professors investigate athletes’ perception of effective coaching. The coach-athlete relationship is one of the strongest in life and the impact is larger than the sport. They point out the importance of having balance in being personable and teaching athletes. Dr. Gearity gives insight from his personal research on players dealing with what they believe were less affective coaches. Dr. Kuklick also added supportive knowledge from academic research and points out what coaches should be aware of in that instance. This information is useful for such an important relationship and what coaches may overlook while in the profession.

Show Notes

00:50 Keith’s observation

02:35 Dr. Kuklick relates it to the research

03:40 Dr. Gearity’s research

04:32 Leadership scale for sport

04:55 Always difference in perception

05:20 Quality instruction

05:30 Democratic behavior

06:00 Positive feedback/reward

06:22 Scolding behavior

06:30 Cohesion

06:45 Social support

07:00 The perception of tough love

08:35 Being mindful of abusive behaviors

10:05 Breaking down what affective coaching is

10:50 affective coaching according to the research

12:05 Dr. Gearity’s research on athletes’ experience of poor coaching

13:40 7 Qualities of great coaches

14:00 Qualities of poor coaches

15:10 Keith’s example of good coaching

16:30 How to get perception from the athletes

18:00 See the signs from the athlete

18:20 Gerald McCoy quote

18:45 Balance the instruction and empathy

19:30 Motivation displacement

20:10 Think about the care of the athletes

23:15 Relationships with private coaches

27:30 Practical effective coaching

 

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