Title: How Coaches Influence Athletes | SportsRec
Headings: How Coaches Influence Athletes
How Coaches Influence Athletes
Encouragement
Leadership and Individual Performance
Leadership and Teamwork
Ethical Considerations

Content: Coaches who maintain a positive attitude and environment can better motivate and encourage athletes. Leadership and Individual Performance
Coaches can have a huge impact on athletes’ personal lives and goals and how they perceive themselves and their community. Individual athletes look to coaches for leadership and encouragement beyond the sports environment, and this also carries over to athletic performance. According to Athletic Insight, the relationship between a coach and a student-athlete determines overall motivation and stress levels. Coaching behavioral practices based on Basketball Hall of Fame coach John Wooden’s "Pyramid of Success," such as hard work, compassion, cooperation, loyalty and enthusiasm, can lead to positive leadership and can influence individual athletes toward personal growth and success. Leadership and Teamwork
Coaches can motivate players toward teamwork when they provide solid instruction and training, encourage a democratic and fair environment and offer support via positive feedback. However, it’s important for coaches to be consistent, and if they’re working with other coaches, the coaching team must work as a cohesive unit. Coaches and players also must work together to achieve success, but it’s up to coaches to be dependable leaders who genuinely connect with and encourage players. Ethical Considerations
It may be difficult for athletes to separate sports from everyday life because the two are typically so intertwined. Yet, questions often arise about athlete ethics, especially when the media reports so frequently on professional athletes who display irresponsible and inappropriate behaviors in their personal lives.