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Abstract
Developing coaching expertise is a lifelong process that enables coaches to grow personally and professionally. One key approach coaches can utilize as part of this journey is to build a sound pedagogical base and implement effective pedagogical skills. In coaching, extensive subject knowledge, coupled with pedagogical experience, provides the coach with a variety of instructional options to select from to help athletes learn, especially when they fail to grasp an explanation, demonstration or concept. The purpose of this article is to provide coaches with the following six strategies to develop a pedagogical coaching base: 1) seek opportunities to learn, 2) establish a teaching style that fits, 3) adapt to the learner, 4) implement teaching cues, 5) maximize participation opportunities, and 6) give effective feedback.
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Pete Van Mullem
Pete Van Mullem ([email protected]) is an associate professor in the Business Division at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID.
Jane Shimon
Jane Shimon is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Boise State University in Boise, ID.
Heather Van Mullem
Heather Van Mullem is a professor in the Division of Movement and Sport Sciences at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID.