Before the experience, what did you think would happen?
Before the first practice, I wasn't sure how the entire process was going to go. The girls I would be coaching were not football players, and I was not sure how they were used to being coached. This means that within the first practice I would have to decide who I was going to coach (who would start at Quarterback), how she received and retained information most effectively, and also begin growing her as a player. This is a lot to get done, especially in a short practice. I was anxious to see if it would all fall in to place.
Before the first practice, I wasn't sure how the entire process was going to go. The girls I would be coaching were not football players, and I was not sure how they were used to being coached. This means that within the first practice I would have to decide who I was going to coach (who would start at Quarterback), how she received and retained information most effectively, and also begin growing her as a player. This is a lot to get done, especially in a short practice. I was anxious to see if it would all fall in to place.
What did you expect to gain from an educational standpoint?
I was hoping to try different coaching methods/philosophies that I have experienced throughout my years in athletics and see which ones seemed to work, and which ones didn't. I tried to think of the different coaches that i have had and the things they did that made both me, and the kids around me successful. Knowing that every athlete is different, I knew that this would more than likely be a trial and error scenario. I hoped to learn about the player I was coaching, as well as myself as a coach.
I was hoping to try different coaching methods/philosophies that I have experienced throughout my years in athletics and see which ones seemed to work, and which ones didn't. I tried to think of the different coaches that i have had and the things they did that made both me, and the kids around me successful. Knowing that every athlete is different, I knew that this would more than likely be a trial and error scenario. I hoped to learn about the player I was coaching, as well as myself as a coach.
What new knowledge did you hope to gain from this experience?
My hope was that this experience would open my eyes to what coaching might be like, and to see if there would be a spark of interest for coaching as a possible career choice.
My hope was that this experience would open my eyes to what coaching might be like, and to see if there would be a spark of interest for coaching as a possible career choice.