Community Junior Sport Coaching final report - 2009

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Table 4-13 What the coaches enjoy most about coaching What the Coaches Enjoy Most About Coaching % of Similar Responses Enjoy watching the players have fun 30 Enjoy watching the players improve 26 Player/coach interaction 17 Enjoy teaching in general 17 Just love doing it 4 Other 4 Finished playing and wanted to stay involved 2 Perhaps more important for coach educators is identifying aspects of coaching that coaches enjoy least and developing strategies to reduce or minimise these aspects. It has been suggested that volunteer junior coach turnover could be linked to coaches being dissatisfied with their coaching experience. The broad category of ‘parents’ accounted for over 50% of responses. This included abusive parents, parents emphasis on winning, criticism from parents, and parents who think their kids are better than what they are (table 4.14). Parents also contribute to another cause for concern – poor player attendance. The other major contributor is discipline issues and misbehaviour. In total these reasons account for 77% of responses. Abusive and critical parents can make things difficult for the coach. This situation sends mixed messages to the players. This can contribute to player defiance and discipline becomes a problem. Players are more likely to have a poor concept of ‘team’ if their parents are always pushing them to the detriment of others. Abusive and critical parents often make excuses for their son so the player never has to be responsible for their actions. Parents who place an over emphasis on winning also makes things difficult for the coach who is trying to be inclusive of all players and provide enjoyable opportunities that may contribute to lifelong participation in the sport. The coaches in this study indicated that their motive was to create an environment for fun and learning but it seems there is a high level of stress and pressure which must surely challenge the coach’s motive to continue. Junior Community Coaching Report December 2009 56
Table 4-14 What the coaches enjoy least about coaching What the Coaches Enjoy Least About Coaching % of Similar Responses Parents (51.5) • Abusive parents 18 • Emphasis on winning 18 • Criticism from parents 13 • Parents who think their children are better than what they are Discipline issues/ misbehaviour 18 Poor player attendance 8 Politics / selection issues 8 When things do not go to plan 5 Weekly reports 2.5 Lack of support (general) 2.5 Players of different abilities in one team 2.5 No comments reported 2 2.5 Main issues facing junior coaching today Following on from the question asking coaches what they least liked was exploring the main issues they faced in junior coaching today. Again parents were the number one issue followed by an ‘emphasis on winning’ and ‘discipline issues/trying to manage players’. Coaches also identified ‘lack of support’ which related both to the organisation and other parents who could assist at training e.g. ‘holding the tackle bags’. These issues must be addressed if sports organisations are to entice junior coaches to continue coaching. Strategies must be developed to support the coach. If coaches do not have fun, then as is the case with children, they will not return (Wiersma and Sherman, 2005). As these findings suggest, most coaches have had experiences with athletes and parents who are difficult to handle. Smith and Smoll (2002) looked extensively at youth sport and have identified a number of strategies to deal with challenging situations that may deter continued participation as a youth sport coach. Some examples include the uncoachable child, the spoilt brat, overcritical parents and sideline coaches (see Smith and Smoll, 2002, Way to go, coach!, p141-176). It has also been suggested that coaches should seek out social support during times of high stress in order to experience a relatively less stressful environment (Kelley and Gill, 1993). If coaches are given assistance in dealing with these situations it may decrease stress and increase enjoyment thereby encouraging them to continue coaching. Junior Community Coaching Report December 2009 57
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