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Coaching to Perform

Coaches Support, Mentor, Facilitate and Empower

Effective Coaching is a Three Part Process

• Educating

  • Identify skills

  • Select training methods

• Developing

  • Monitor performance

  • Use coaching guidelines

• Counseling

  • Identify performance problems

  • Confront problems directly

  • Involve individuals in solutions

Guidelines for Effective Coaching

• Be a positive role model

• Be where the game is played

• Listen and observe

• Think and speak success

• Build on strengths - don't harp on weaknesses

• Celebrate successes as they occur

• Accept mistakes (use them as learning tools)

• Communicate

• Focus on each team member (separately)

• Provide consistent support, feedback and positive reinforcement

Tidbits

• You're not trying to knock someone down, you're trying to get the best out of them

• Everyone has something positive to bring to the situation

• You need to provide a balance of both positive and negative feedback

• When communicating; listen, respect and care...speak in "we" terms

Personal Action Plan

• Find a great coach or recall attributes of a coach you have known

• Identify your own development needs

• Develop a training plan (read, peruse the web, go to seminars)

• Implement the plan

• Monitor the

• Listen and respond

• Reward