At Athlete Assessments, we understand the importance of creating an optimal coaching environment for athletes. With the DISC model, coaches can tailor their message and information to the needs of each individual athlete. This helps them gain self-awareness and better communicate their needs. Additionally, the learning style model can assist coaches in understanding how each athlete learns best.
By managing effectively and building positive relationships with their players, coaches can increase the team's chances of success. Communication is essential for any relationship to thrive, and the relationship between players and coaches is no exception. Coaches must also learn sports for life in order to properly train their athletes to reach maximum performance. By implementing effective management processes and staying up to date on changes in the external environment, coaches can reduce the amount of risk involved in their programs.
Following accepted athlete development guidelines and developing professional periodization plans that fit these guidelines can reduce both attrition and exhaustion. Coaches may have limited time to transmit messages to their players due to training time limits, established rest times, and downtime during sports competitions. Locke and Latham's goal-setting theory may provide coaches with additional knowledge about improving individual and group performance (27,2). As the primary people responsible for developing athletes and helping them reach their goals, coaches must acquire practical knowledge of all areas related to performance improvement.
As a positive relationship develops between athlete and coach, many athletes begin to consider their coaches as role models. The ability to communicate is a fundamental component of becoming a successful coach and developing elite athletes. It is the coach's responsibility to create an environment that encourages communication, whether at the end of a close match, during training or at a meeting unrelated to the team or even sports. Coaches must become familiar with these components in order to teach athletes how to develop skills and prepare them for optimal performance.
