The Responsibilities of Coaching

By Scott Rosberg

Coaches have a variety of responsibilities, but some are not as obvious as others. This book describes ten important responsibilities that coaches have. No matter were you are on your coaching journey - veteran coach, beginning your coaching career, or just helping out a local team - make sure you are prepared for this important role by knowing these ten responsibilities. It is critical that coaches know their responsibilities in order to be the best that they can be.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scott Rosberg
• Release date: Jan 20, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370571482

Scott Rosberg

Scott Rosberg has been a coach (basketball, soccer, & football) at the high school level for 30+ years, an English teacher for 18 years, and an athletic director for 12 years. He has published seven books on coaching and youth/school athletics, two books of inspirational messages and quotes for senior athletes and graduates, and a newsletter for athletic directors and coaches. He also speaks to schools, teams, and businesses on a variety of team-building, leadership, and coaching topics. Scott has a blog and a variety of other materials about coaching and athletic topics on his website – www.greatresourcesforcoaches.com.  Scott is also a member of the Proactive Coaching speaking team. Proactive Coaching is dedicated to helping organizations create character and education-based team cultures, while providing a blueprint for team leadership. They help develop confident, tough-minded, fearless competitors and train coaches and leaders for excellence and significance. Proactive Coaching can be found on the web at www.proactivecoaching.info. Scott can be reached by email at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

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The Responsibilities of Coaching

Scott Rosberg

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Be Responsible for Your Own Actions

Be Responsible to Your Players

Be Responsible to Your Players’ Parents

Be Responsible to Your Staff of Coaches

Be Responsible to Other Coaches in the Athletic Program

Be Responsible to Your Administration

Be Responsible to Your School/Community

Be Responsible to Your Families

Be Responsible to Your Standards

Be Responsible to the Profession of Coaching

Conclusion

About the Author

Other Books by Scott Rosberg

Introduction

The term responsibility focuses on someone’s ability to be reliable and dependable. When one handles himself responsibly, he takes care of the necessary requirements for whatever he needs to be responsible to. In all walks of life people desire others to be responsible for their actions in whatever they do. The world of athletics is no exception. Coaches talk about the importance of their athletes being responsible for their own actions. When players lack responsibility, coaches often demand accountability for players’ actions. However, players aren’t the only ones who need to have responsibility. A key to any coach’s integrity and success is his understanding of the variety of ways he needs to exhibit responsibility.

Coaches need to be responsible:

for their own actions

to their players

to their players’ parents

to their staff of coaches

to the other coaches in the athletic program

to their administrations

to the school/league community

to their families

to their standards

to the profession of coaching

This booklet will explain these responsibilities, the importance of coaches focusing on these responsibilities, and ways for coaches to make sure they are responsible for these things.

Be Responsible for Your Own Actions

As always responsibility begins with oneself. Coaches ask their players to be responsible for their own actions all the time, whether it be training, workouts, academics, or decisions while away from the team. However, coaches must be the example of this for their players. Coaches must recognize that while their words are extremely important in establishing their programs, their actions will be far more important. For instance, when coaches tell players that they need to be punctual and then they themselves show up late to practice or consistently are getting there right before practice begins, their actions are not consistent with their words, and their actions will be what the kids will focus on most.

Some of the areas where a coach needs to make sure to focus on his own actions are punctuality, preparation, poise, respect, work ethic, team-first attitude, sportsmanship, and living the team standards. I’m sure that people could come up with more areas for coaches to be accountable for their own actions, but this list is a good list to begin with. If coaches are accountable in these areas, they will be well on their way toward setting an example of accountability for the players on their teams.

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Be Responsible to Your Players

Coaches are leaders of young people. Their players look up to them for