Qualities of a HS Coach

What makes a good HS Coach? What qualities do you look for?
...and what should be the reasonable expectations of a coach?

 

One thing i've seen the most in high school ball is the coach not helping his players to get to the next level. I've seen plenty of talent get thrown down the drain b/c of the coach he had. A good coach can do wonders for a kid. A coach who gives it his all for the best interest in the kid instead of himself is the one to look for. It's hard to find a good coach now a days. Once you ever find one stick with him.

 

Coach on any level is a "teacher." They teach the fundamentals of the game and execution of those fundamentals. A coach imposes a confidence his/her players and builds that confidence as the season goes on. A coach has fun and enjoys what they do so the players will also have fun (which does not cancel out hard, serious work.) Most of all a coach sets an example through their action, and their language. I am so tired of hearing the language of the coaches during practices, etc. Especially the "f=bomb" being dropped in every other sentence. I coached in the public schools for years and we knew if bad language was used we could lose our jobs, which doesn't seem to be the example set by many school districts, schools, or coaches these days. If a coach is trying to get a point across and uses bad language during their sentences my son will not hear the point that coach is trying to make, but he sure remembers the language. This in turn makes that coach ineffective!

 

:applause:...for sugarjet

 

A good coach needs perspective. Coaching carries enormous responsibility. A good coach recognizes that few other roles in life can have such a profound impact on so many young lives. Sports give kids a peek at life’s lessons and a good coach will equip the players with the tools to succeed.

A good coach needs balance in their personal life.

A good coach needs to be honest.

A good coach needs to understand that the sport is a game and should be fun, though the object is to win.

A good coach earns, not demands, the player’s respect.

A good coach needs to hold his players and staff accountable.

A good coach needs to be organized and prepared, fair and objective.

A good coach needs to understand the game as well as the limitations of his own knowledge base. He needs to be secure enough as an individual to get the best help he can and use it.

A good coach needs thick skin.

A good coach needs to be a communicator of strengths, weaknesses, roles, expectations, goals and strategy. A good coach can fuse individual talent and perspective into the team’s fabric.

A good coach needs to be demanding, not demeaning; an encourager, able to frame an observation and able to teach in the positive, e.g., “Why you looking at me down here at third?!” vs “You’re going drive the ball when your eyes stay in the zone!”

A good coach needs to be adaptable and flexible making the best out of the hand he is dealt.

A good coach keeps the kids' interests first.

 

Wow...just what i was going to say...Good job Squid!!!

 

Said much better than I did Squid!!

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Squid, great post. Now let me play Devil's advocate. Which property listed is the most common in high school coaches? Which property is the most desired? Which property is the weakest? I have my thoughts, would like to hear others first.

 

A GOOD COACH NEEDS TO BE APPRECIATED INSTEAD OF QUESTIONED AND FUSS AT.
THOUGHT I WOULD ADD A COUPLE.......
I DO AGREE WITH THE ABOVE STATEMENTS.