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Principles of Coaching Introduction Special Olympics Coach Definition Special Olympics Coach Description   Part I: Developing Your Coaching Philosophy      What do we mean by Philosophy?      Identifying Your Coaching Philosophy           Exercise #1 — Coaching Assets Self Evaluation      Developing Your Coaching Objectives           Exercise #2 — Assessing Your Objectives      Winning           Striving to Win           Exercise #3 — Personal Reasons for Coaching           Keeping Winning in Perspective           Coaching Styles      Developing a Picture of Your Coaching Style           Exercise #4 — Developing a Picture of Your Coaching Style — Part 1           Exercise #4 — Developing a Picture of Your Coaching Style — Part 2           Exercise #4 — Developing a Picture of Your Coaching Style — Example   Part II: Understanding and Utilizing Sport Psychology      Developing Your Communication Skills           The Communication Flow           What Makes Communication Ineffective           Developing Credibility When You Communicate           Exercise #5 — Assessing Your Communication Style      Learning How to Listen           Improving Your Listening Skills           Coach as the Model      Positive Reinforcement and Rewards      Communicating and Correcting Errors      Using Rewards      Misbehavior      Goal Setting and Motivation           Developing Self-Confidence through Goal Setting           Exercise #6 — Developing Self-Confidence through Goal Setting           Performance Goals versus Outcome Goals           Motivation through Goal Setting           Measurable and Specific           Difficult, but Realistic           Long versus Short-Term Goals           Positive versus Negative Goal Setting           Set Priorities           Mutual Goal Setting           Set Specific Time Lines           Formal versus Informal Goal Setting           Team versus Individual Goals           Goal Setting Domains           Exercise #7 — Setting Realistic Goals   Part III: Coaching and Teaching Basic Sport Skills      How Athletes Learn      Motor Program      Stages of Learning      Learning Models      Teaching Skills      Simple Skills      Complex Skills      Levels of Instruction   Part IV: Coaching and the Community      Expanding Your Coaching Knowledge      Promoting Increased Athlete Competition Opportunities           Within Your Special Olympics Sports Program           Facilitate Inclusion into School and Community Programs           Make Facilities Available           Encourage Other Administrators, Coaches and Students to Volunteer           Build Public Awareness           Raise Funds for Your Local Special Olympics Organization           Within Your Community Sports Programs      The Coach's Role in Special Olympics Unified Sportsฎ   Download all of Principles of Coaching as a Microsoft Word Document or PDF file — Click on the appropriate icon below

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