I asked four question of friends, family and students I coach. - 1. Do you/have you taken part in sporting activity? 2. Which sport(s)? 3. Were you coached? What qualities make an effective coach?
I had 7 responses from 13 physical activities they had been coached in.
These were;- archery, athletics, boxing, clay pidgeon shooting, football, karate, kickboxing, netball, ninjitsu, pilates, rugby, target shooting, yoga
The words* they used as descriptors were;- approachable, athlete centred, developing, explaining, goal driven, listening, pace, passionate, patience, periodising, persistance, personal appearance, personal hygeine, pushing, sense of humour, simplifying, sober, target setting, teaching ability, technical knowledge, understanding.
*I have edited some of them to simplify and shorten this posting from the more colourful language used by the individuals!
