What are the benefits and Drawbacks

OF COACHING

 

Like teaching, a coaching career has both advantages and disadvantages. Many intrinsic rewards are associated with coaching. The opportunity to work with athletes and strive side by side with them to achieve their fullest potential, the excitement of winning and the satisfaction associated with giving the best of oneself, and the respect accorded to a coach are some of the intrinsic benefits of coaching.

There are several drawbacks associated with coaching. The hours are often long and arduous. The practice hours and the hours spent coaching during a competition are the most visible indications of the amount of time involved in coaching. Untold hours may be spent in preparing practices, reviewing the results of games and planning for the next encounter, counseling athletes, performing public relations work, and, at the collegiate level, recruiting.

Salaries vary greatly, depending on the level coached, the sport coached, and the coach’s position as head or assistant coach. Salaries at the high school level can range from a small stipend to a few thousand dollars, whereas coaches at the collegiate and professional levels may have contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A high turnover rate is associated with coaching. Unlike teaching, coaches are often placed under tremendous pressure to achieve – to have a winning season. Many coaches are fired because of a lackluster win-loss record or for having a poor working relationship with the administration or alumni. Other coaches choose to leave the profession voluntarily, overwhelmed by the pressures and exhausted by the demands, suffering from burnout, disenchanted with the profession, or desirous of a career change.

 

 

3.1. Listen to the text “What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Coaching?” and answer the question in the title”.

3.2. Translate the text into your native language in writing. Put 10 questions of all types on the text.

3.3. Find the English equivalents for the following:

 

разом; важкий, платня; суттєвий/вагомий; користь; збудження; підопічний/вихованець; переповнювати; висока текучість; проводити набір; заспокоювати; змагання/зустріч/поєдинок; велика самовіддача; численний; зарплата/стипендія; видимий, варіюватися, прагнути перемоги; нагорода; подібно; показники; звільняти, тоді як; велетенський, страждати; виснажений, вимога; добровільно; розчаровувати;той, хто жадає/прагне; на відміну від

 

3.4. Open the brackets and put the verbs into proper tense form.

 

1. Many responsibilities (be) associated with coaching. 2. They (include) conducting practice and coaching during the game. 3. Although the coach (work) with highly skilled athletes, the coach (must, be) a good teacher to instruct the athletes in the more advanced skills and strategies necessary to perform at this level. 4. During practices and games the coach (must, motivate) the athletes to put forth their best effort so that their optimal level of performance can be achieved. 5. In many cases these instructional responsibilities (may, be) the least time consuming of all the coach’s responsibilities. 6. Many coaches (spend) untold hours in evaluating practices and the results of competitions. 7. The coach (be expected) to reflect a positive image and exemplify the values associated with sport. 8. Coaches (must, attend) sport and rules clinics so that they (be aware) of the current trends and latest rule changes in the sport.

 

 

3.5. Translate into English:

 

Обов’язками тренера також є встановлення зв’язків з громадськістю, куди входить оголошення результатів змагань, участь в інтерв’ю, виступи перед публікою. Дуже багато часу у тренера йде на проведення набору. Бесіди по телефону з перспективними спортсменами, организація проведення зборів, розмови з батьками, проведення змагань скаутів для виявлення потенційних спортсменів збільшують його робочий день на багато годин.

 

 

3.6. Give a talk on “ What Are the Benefits and Drawbacks of Coaching?”

 

IV. Text III

CERTIFICATION OF COACHES

 

Criteria for certification of coaches at the interscholastic level vary from state to state, as does certification for teaching. Only about half of the states require interscholastic coaches to possess a teaching certificate, although not necessarily in physical education. Furthermore, the increased need for coaches and the lack of teachers available to fulfil these needs had led to the hiring of many nonteacher coaches. As a result, many individuals hold coaching positions who lack the professional preparation and competencies so necessary to conduct educationally sound and safe programs.

Discrepancies in the requirements necessary to coach and concern about the safety and welfare of the participants were two reasons for the establishment of the AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance) Task Force on the Certification of High School Coaches. The task force recommended that for certification, coaches should have knowledge of the medical aspects of coaching, an understanding of the psychological and sociological foundations of coaching, familiarity with the kinesiological foundations of coaching, understanding of the physiological aspects of coaching, and knowledge of coaching theory and techniques.

Young professionals aspiring to coach should prepare carefully for assumption of this important responsibility. This may be accomplished by enrolling in relevant courses and by attending workshops and clinics. Athletic participation and gaining practical experience by working as an assistant coach or a volunteer youth coach in a community program may enhance the professional qualifications of prospective coaches. There are also several coaching certification programs sponsored by private and professional organizations. Prospective coaches can use these programs to enhance their effectiveness in this critical area.

 

 

4.1. Listen to the text “Certification of Coaches”.

4.4. Read and translate the text. Answer the questions:

 

1. Are the criteria for certification of coaches the same everywhere? 2. What had

led to the hiring of many nonteacher coaches? 3. What were the reasons for the establishment of the AAHPERD? 4. What did the task force recommend for certification? 5. How should young professionals enhance their qualifications of prospective coaches?

 

4.5. Find the English equivalents for the following:

 

ефективність, невідповідність набувати практичного досвіду, тематична конференція/короткі курси, володіти, виконувати/досягати, найм на роботу, добробут, відсутність/недостатність, хоча, нормативні вимоги, добра обізнаність, семінар/симпозіум, підвищувати професійну майстерність, кілька, взяти на себя відповідальність, підгрунтя, не обов’язково, проходження відповідних курсів

 

4.6. Entitle the paragraphs of the text.

 

4.7. Give the negative and interrogative forms of the following sentences:

 

1. Certification programs offered by professional organizations have grown within the

last 10 years.

2. These programs try to ensure that individuals who receive certification have the

necessary skills and knowledge to competently plan and administer programs.

 

4.8. Compare the ways of coach certification in the USA and in your country.

Discuss the issue with your group mates in class.

 

 

4.9. Give a talk on “Certification of Coaches”.

 

V. Text IV