Before anyone reaches their dream job in coaching, they can expect their journey to take unexpected turns, twists, and detours. However, at every stop along the way, there will be valuable and key lessons. From 6:00 am grinds and barely making payroll to speaking and writing on the national stage, this session will remind those who aspire to be the very best in coaching to appreciate the journey.
This article aims to share practical application strategies that strength and conditioning coaches can use in fostering a positive change in their athlete’s performance by understanding intrinsic and extrinsic performance motivation and how to adopt an autonomy-supportive coaching style.
Coaching staffs need to be mindful of how groups are formed for training, who the leaders are, and what group norms are established across the different combinations of athletes training.