#208 Sarah McQuade: The Most Important Skill to Improving as a Coach
Way of Champions Podcast
Coaching Assistants - Are You a Truth Teller?
The job of the assistant coaches is to be a truth teller, and cement the cracks. If part of a staff, create an environment where your assistant coaches can do this. There's a level of bravery associated with facilitating any sort of difficult feedback. But equally, we can only action the bravery if we have got a fabulous relationship in place.
- The current state of coaching education
- How does a coach learn to recognize what they don't know?
- Is there a way to do coaching education across other sports?
- Where do you start with educating volunteer coaches?
- What does a coach development pathway look like?
- Why isn't empathy and emotional intelligence taught in coaching courses?
- Creating "needs based learning opportunities"
- Defining three levels of coach development
- Integrating self awareness in to coaching
- Defining your ideal practice
- The danger of bringing baggage from your playing career into your coaching career
- The importance of having someone who can help us navigate our development
- What should a coach do next?
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