Part III: Coaching and Teaching Basic Sport Skills
Objectives:
Move athletes from being coach dependent to being independent and self-monitoring
Teach athletes sports skills and to know when and how to use them
One of the primary roles of the coach is teaching. Teaching means helping athletes learn physical skills and improve their athletic performance. The coach has the responsibility to develop athletes from the beginning stage of learning to becoming skilled athletes. Like all training, the process of learning skills is a long-term process. Teaching techniques is a fundamental skill in successful coaching. Techniques are the building blocks of skilled performance. A skilled athlete has good consistent technique and knows when and how to use technique to produce the best results.
