Who Are You as a Coach?

Article by Doug Cooper April 2017
Magazine Article

Article by Doug Cooper April 2017

Have you ever taken the time to stop and ask yourself what kind of coach you are, or what kind of coach you aspire to be?I’m sure if you reflect back on your previous coaching experiences there will be some coaches who have inspired, and perhaps some who have not; there will be some you try to emulate and others you try not to. It is these past experiences that will have shaped what you believe to constitute a ‘good’ coach, and no doubt from this evolved the kind of coach you are, or want to be. You will have some clear beliefs of what coaching should be, and from this how you should be when coaching – these are your underpinning values as a coach.