Good Coach, Bad Coach

Much has been said and written about good coaching. This primer is therefore intended not as new information but rather as a collection of some elementary wisdom from that body of knowledge in a nutshell, to serve as a reminder and an opportunity for personal reflection on how we think about coaching and behave as coaches and trainers.

This document was originally designed as primer on behavior patterns for coaches of adolescents, where

the import of the coach’s role as custodian of the athlete’s whole person is particularly significant, but it applies just as well to coaches and trainers of all levels of athletes and teams.

Athletes will give, and grow, beyond imagination under the influence of someone who dares to be a Good Coach.