KIN 2526 Lecture : Psyc 2526 Final Notes
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Kin 2526-psychology of coaching: human beings can control 2 things and 2 things only: Transitional coach- use players as tools to meet their personal needs such as status, money, glory, validation, and identity. Hold power over players to get responses they want. Ex: coach says, scholarships are not guaranteed or i control playing time . Transformational coach- use platform to impart life changing messages that their players may not understand now, but get years later. Elite status or other centered - use power to nurture and transform players to help mature as human beings. Coaches are authentic and lessons they teach last a lifetime. 2nd care about make up of the team. Coaching power can be used for good and bad and memories last for a lifetime. You can say or do something in an instant that gives another person heartache for the rest of their life. Necessary: must be a good you, to be a good coach.