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Tom Gordon (Athletics4)
New member
Username: Athletics4
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 10:23 am: |       |
Just had a question for anyone out there. I am a secondary coach for two different sports. I am also a Physical Education teacher at the same school I coach at..Anyway our supervisior says that coaches do not make good Physical education teachers? Or in retro spect Physical Education teachers should not be coaching..! please give me help. I definitly think our supervisor is wrong.
Some comments please.... |
Paula Summit (Summit5)
Moderator
Username: Summit5
Post Number: 91
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 7:21 pm: | |
Egads, how single focused is your supervisor? I coached and taught physical education since 1968- high school, junior high and elementary. I have sectional and state awards for both. I am a good coach and a good physical educator. Lets also add that I am a good Mom, a good sports coordinator, a good spectator and a good cook among other things. I am not a good house cleaner. What does he base his observations on? Maybe he needs to observe your teaching and your coaching. We've seen coaches who don't put in the time or effort for their teaching in the classroom, but not everyone is like that. Then there are those who can do both well plus other activities. It makes me crazy when people try to lump everyone into one category. I have a real problem with individuals who say coaches don't do justice with their classroom, the job that pays their salary. Both can be done well, it is just that those who don't stick out like sore thumbs. |
nan martino (Coachnan)
New member
Username: Coachnan
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 5:17 pm: | |
I firmly believe that the best coaches are great teachers. The last AAHPERD convention had 2 great forums on Coaching and Teaching, btw... Your money is in the teaching job, but your joy comes from really making a difference when you coach!! |
Dennis Docheff (Docheff)
New member
Username: Docheff
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 6:23 am: | |
I agree that coaching can bring great joy...but so can teaching in the classroom. To some, it may seem like joy taken from the classroom pales in comparison to the triumphs and joys of coaching, yet teaching provides multiple opportunities to experience joy everyday!
Also, the reason that some people feel that coaches are slackers when it comes to teaching is because too many coaches ARE slackers. The perception is that coaches put coaching first and teaching second. Unfair? Yes. But it is true in many cases, which is the reason for the false perception. Therefore, each teacher/coach must be an advocate for quality teaching every single day! |
Brett Moser (Blm2408)
Junior Member
Username: Blm2408
Post Number: 2
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 1:36 pm: | |
I believe that your supervisor believes the assumption that PE teachers are not good coaches. The issue that comes to mind is that coaches/PE teachers have a difficult time changing their "hard hats" so to speak. Alot of PE teachers are successful coaches but the issue is leaving the coaching with coaching and the teaching with teaching. Coaches demand alot from their athletes and might take that mind set to the classroom. They have to understand that when teaching they dont have the best athletes. They become to critical on the students that are doing their best. On the other hand if you bring the teaching to the athletic field, the success rate might not be very high. PE teachers/coaches must be able to regulate the difference between when they are suppposed to be teaching and when they should be coaching. |
