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Sarah Phillips (Sep8720)
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Username: Sep8720
Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 5:03 pm: |       |
I am a current physical education major and was giving a thought to coaching when I get a job. I only played basketball and snowboarded in high school, but I kind of know a lot about different sports. I was wondering if I wanted to coach if I needed to be an expert at the sport or have played it before to be a successful coach? Please give me some advice. Thanks. |
Paula Summit (Summit5)
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Username: Summit5
Post Number: 55
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:16 pm: | |
I coached several varsity level sports without having any experience playing them. My teams were successful because I was able to motivate them to do well. I watched other teams, asked other coaches alot of questions, asked the kids themselves questions, and read alot of books. My soccer team made it to the quarter finals and semi finals my first 2 years. My track & field team was one of the top teams in the area. I coached jv tennis and couldn't hit a ball very well myself. It is in your ability to motivate your players and organize practices. It helps to be open minded and receptive to help. I played no sports in high school, so you are ahead of my experience. I also coached gymnastics for many years successfully. That was the one area I did have some experience. I have often told student teachers to coach in an area they are not particularly good in to get the experience of the organizatiional aspects of coaching and to expand their knowledge base... Go for it! |
brian alexander edwin morrison (Brianmorrison4)
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Username: Brianmorrison4
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 1:05 pm: | |
You sound like a very intellegent person and as your last responder has written, that it seems like if you do have the intellect and will to win, leadership skills and motivation, it doesnt matter what kind of profession you have on the side, you can be a coach. |
Rebekah Maddox (Maddoxre)
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Username: Maddoxre
Post Number: 4
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:51 am: | |
I agree that you do not have to be a pro in a certain sport in order to coach it and be successful. Look at the NBA, most players do not go on to be coaches and their are several that have tried and were unsuccessful. I feel that this is the same way with any subject in school. Some people are just good at teaching others and some are not. |
Rebekah Maddox (Maddoxre)
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Username: Maddoxre
Post Number: 5
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 5:53 am: | |
P.E. teachers are encouraged to go in to coaching, but coaching is not for everyone. When you coach you deal with way more than just the players. |
Cory Mancuso (Wrestler1808)
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Username: Wrestler1808
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, April 01, 2006 - 8:21 pm: | |
I believe that one does not need to be an expert to coach, but a great motivator. I think a coach might get more respect if he/she did well in the sport they are coaching, but is not the most important aspect of being a coach. Getting the most out of one's athletes is who makes a great coach! |
Britney Lewis (Bal9398)
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Username: Bal9398
Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 5:13 pm: | |
I'm very glad that you posted this question! I too have questioned myself whether or not I should pursue coaching because I'm not an "expert" in any sport. Even before I chose physical education as my major, I have always been interested in wanting to coach when I became older. However, I came a bit intimidated when I came to college and realized that a good majority of people wanting to coach, play a varsity sport at the university -- as to where I personally do not. I was very active through high school and played volleyball, basketball, softball, and track. Therefore, I do have some experience playing these and a few other sports, but I had also wondered if one needed to be GREAT at a certain activity in order to coach it. I do agree with others comments made on this issue, that in order to be a successful coach, you need to portray the right coaching characteristics. As others have stated, these include leadership, responsibility, guidance, respect, and motivation. After reading this post, it has made me feel that I'm "not alone" when it comes to coaching! Thanks! |
Michael Combs (Mxc6785)
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Username: Mxc6785
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 9:03 am: | |
I don't believe that it is necessary to be an "expert" on a sport in order to coach it. I will have to say that the best coach that I ever had never even participated in my sport. He was a good coach because he was amazing at exciting people for the race, and he put time into his coaching. As long as you are dedicated enough to learn about the sport, then in no way is it necessary to have played it before. |
casey meyer (Casey)
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Username: Casey
Post Number: 3
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 10:00 am: | |
I would say that it is not manditory but it is more of the norm. You see more PE teachers coaching than you do teachers in other disiplines of education. I would say that it is a wat to earn extra money and if you like the sport it is a great way to stay involved with the sport. Some of the best coaches out there have never played the sports they coach, they just know a lot about the sport. |
John McCormick (Jaymack1527)
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Username: Jaymack1527
Post Number: 1
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 4:55 am: | |
I am a PE Major at Slippery Rock University, and from my experiences, we as students here have always been told from the start, if you’re in the PE field to just be a coach, GET OUT! PE is about getting students to understand the importance of physical activity, and to understand how to keep themselves healthy when they're out of the PE atmosphere. So from my stand point for me at least, I want to coach sports, but that is definitely not the reason I entered into the PE field, and I hope that I will be able to help my future students to understand that, while sports are fun, taking care of your body is the most important part of being active. |
Justin Shuda (Jrs2039)
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Username: Jrs2039
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:32 am: | |
To be a successful coach doesn’t mean you have to excel at that particular sport or have ever even played it for that matter. While it does give you a major advantage to have played before, if you really want to coach a particular sport you will attempt to gather as many resources as possible and do everything you can to improve your knowledge of that sport. I know coaches that have played and don’t coach well and vice versa. This all comes down to you, the coach, and how well you want to perform your duty. If your hearts in it and you’re trying hard to learn the game and teach your athletes, then you can’t ask anything more of yourself. |
Francisco Soto (Frank17)
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Username: Frank17
Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8:56 am: | |
I think it would be a great thing if PE teachers coached, but it wouldn't be a bad thing if they decided not to. These are two separate jobs: teaching PE is about teaching how to live lifelong healthy lifestyles while coaching is about teaching character and winning games. |
chris simmons (Simmonsc06)
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Username: Simmonsc06
Post Number: 1
Registered: 8-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 4:37 pm: | |
I do not feel that Physical Educators have/need to be coaches for sports. I do not feel that just because you are a physical education teacher that you would be qualified to be a coach. There are coaches that teach math, physics, social studies courses. If a person is a great physical educator and thats all they wanted to be then that is great. |
Mike Ludwig (Mludwig)
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Username: Mludwig
Post Number: 1
Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 - 5:37 am: | |
I have been teaching and coaching for 15 years. When I went to college we actually had to be apart of a HS sports program during our student teaching as a volouteer. When I first started teaching about 70% of the P.E. teachers were also coaches. But times have changed, it is now below 25% of the P.E. teachers in our district that coach. Curriculums are a lot more demanding on students and teachers...all for the better. I continue to coach becasue I love what I do and because of the interaction I get with my players but it is not for everyone. You need to have a passion for coaching to make it work. |
Thomas Peppers (Coachpeppers)
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Username: Coachpeppers
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 6:36 am: | |
If I could make coaching a career, I would. However, that's not the reason I went into PE, nor should it be so for anyone else. I teach at the elementary level, and am the only PE instructor in the school. I find coaching gives me a break from the little ones and I get loosen up with my athletes and coaches. |
Jeff Moyer (Jmoyer19)
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Username: Jmoyer19
Post Number: 2
Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 12:34 pm: | |
I dont believe that coaching is mandatory as a PE teacher. I do feel that most people get into the teaching profession and more specifically, health and physical education, because they either love to work with kids or have a passion for sports. I am a current PE student and have been coaching a college hockey team for 4 years now. I do plan to continue coaching once I get a full-time job but I dont think I would coach a sport just to coach unless I had a real passion for the game. |
Anthony Michael Burke (Fld54)
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Username: Fld54
Post Number: 2
Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 5:26 pm: | |
I think that coaching comes natural if your a physical education teacher because you are already preparing kids to be involved in sports. |
