The coaching Process

Lesson 1:
what is the coaching process?
Is coaching a science or an art?
What is the coaching process?
What is the coaching process?

The term ‘coaching process’ is the most

appropriate one to use when describing the
purposeful engagement of the athlete and
the coach for the purpose of improving
performance (Lyle & Cross, 1999; Lyle, 2002).
Models of the coaching process
Models of the coaching process
Models of the coaching process
Cotes et al, 1995
However, that conceptual clarity appears to strip the
process of its human , social and emotional
character. Identifying the essential elements of the
coaching process is important for the development of
the conceptual framework, but it should be
remembered that the actual engagement of athletes
and the coach is an extended period of social
activity, commitment, success and failure, emotional
highs and lows, interaction within organisations,
personal ambition and status, personal cost and
achievement, and a mix of short term, medium and
long term satisfaction and enjoyment (Lyle, 2002)
“If you take just one thing away
from this conference i want you
to go away believing that as
coaches you can change lives, my
coach changed my life”
 Kate Howey
Olympic bronze medallist 1992
World champion 1997
Olympic silver medallist 2000

“If you take just one thing away

from this conference i want you
to go away believing that as
coaches you can change lives, my
coach changed my life”
Coaching Vs Teaching
 Coaching Vs Teaching
Lyle, 2002.
 Coaching Vs Teaching
Lyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that

there is a huge difference between coaching and
teaching.
 Coaching Vs Teaching
Lyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that

there is a huge difference between coaching and
teaching.

Cassidy et al (2004), Gibert (2002), Bergmann Drewe

(2000)
 Coaching Vs Teaching
Lyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that

there is a huge difference between coaching and
teaching.

Cassidy et al (2004), Gibert (2002), Bergmann Drewe

(2000)

There is a huge relationship between coaching and

teaching, coaches should relate more to teaching to
give them a more holistic and long-term approach.
 Coaching Vs Teaching
Lyle, 2002.

Much research within coaching science suggests that

there is a huge difference between coaching and
teaching.

Cassidy et al (2004), Gibert (2002), Bergmann Drewe

(2000)

There is a huge relationship between coaching and

teaching, coaches should relate more to teaching to
give them a more holistic and long-term approach.

However competition is central to the coaching process

(Cotes et al, 1995).
Is coaching a science or
an art?
Is coaching a science or
an art?

BSc Hons
Is coaching a science or
an art?

BSc Hons

BA Hons
Is coaching a science or
an art?

BSc Hons

BA Hons

“Coaching is a science that is applied artistically”

RFU: The art of coaching
RFU: The art of coaching
The good coach:
RFU: The art of coaching
The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

RFU: The art of coaching
The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

Sees what is wrong

RFU: The art of coaching
The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

Sees what is wrong

Recognises why it is wrong

RFU: The art of coaching
The good coach:

Sees what is right and praises it

Sees what is wrong

Recognises why it is wrong

Knows how to correct it

What is the coaching process?
What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory
What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory

Coaching Philosophies and behaviours

What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory

Coaching Philosophies and behaviours

Participation coaching and performance

coaching
What is the coaching process?

Coaching theory

Coaching Philosophies and behaviours

Participation coaching and performance

coaching

Based upon coaching pedagogy

 Questions

What is the purpose of coaching? What do we

mean by the use of the word?

What is it that distinguishes coaching from

other forms of sports leaderships or
interpersonal behaviours? When is coaching
taking place and when is it something else?

Are there any essential elements that

characterise coaching?
 Questions cont’d

What is the role of the coach? How does this

role relate to others involved in the process?

What is the process that takes place in

coaching? How can this be best represented
in order to facilitate communication and
understanding?
Any Questions?
 Recommended Reading
Lyle J (2002); Sports Coaching Concepts: A
Framework for Coaches' Behaviour, Routledge

Martens R (2004); Successful Coaching; Human

Kinetics

Cross N & Lyle J (1999); The Coaching Process:

Principles and Practice; Butterworth Heinemann

Cassidy, T., Jones, R. & Protrac, P. (2004);

Understanding Sports Coaching: The Social, Cultural
and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice;
Routledge
Jones, R.L. (2006). The Sports Coach as the
Educator. Re-conceptualising sports coaching.
Routlage. Printed in Great Britain

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