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HHP 324
Dr. Buchanan
April 11, 2016
Coaching Philosophy

My coaching philosophy consists of teaching players pride, responsibility, and respect.


Always take pride in everything you are doing. Be thankful to have the opportunities you have
and make the most of them. With work comes responsibility, not only on the court or field but in
the classroom and in life. Finally, respect your teammates, coaches, teacher, friends, and family
because all those people want what is best for you so respect them by honoring what they want
for you. If my players amount up to my coaching philosophy then I can guarantee my players
success in life. Two meanings go good are particularly relevant for our chapter: (1) good as in
successful or skillful, i.e. a coach who consistently achieves good results; and (2) good as in
doing what is morally right. I.e. a coach whos coaching is virtuous. (Hardman & Jones, p. 45)
A good coach teaches players to succeed and for them to succeed you must work hard in the
process. Coaching players the right skills to give them the athletic advantage then coaching
players how to carry themselves and to respect the game. It would not be out of place to suggest
that in the abundance of literature in coaching, the first meaning of good has received most
attention. (Hardman & Jones, p. 45) I want dont want to be a good coach who only bases
their philosophy on either coaching skill or morals. I want to be a great coach who is an

outstanding teacher on skill and praises high morals. I believe in trying to find the balance
between the two and finding a philosophy that focuses on both equally.
My coaching philosophy aligns with the statement, sport provides coaches the
opportunity to realize a range of technical, physical, and moral excellences. (Hardman & Jones,
p. 72) By combining technique and toughness with moral excellences. Coaching my players to
always respect your opponent but never accept defeat from anybody. Skill and technique is an
important aspect to all sports and are extremely important to be coached properly. I will teach
my players to safest and most proficient techniques to make them to best athletes on the
field/court. I want all my athletes to be physically and mentally dominate in their sport to make
them the best they can be. The phrase, winning is everything has some reasons to be true and
reason to be false. I believe if my team is not winning I am not doing my job correctly. The
overall, number one team goal is to get better every day as athletes and people. We work to be
the best and to accomplish victory in everything we strive for. I will not be a coach who accepts
defeat. I will be a coach who will do everything in my power bring victory to my athletes and
have them be winners in life. You must lose to become winners which is something I truly
believe in. However, I want my players to be winners and I will do everything in my power to
do so.
The coach, as a central cognition in the sports environment, has moral responsibilities
reaching far beyond the purely technical and tactical. (Hardman & Jones, p. 72) My coaching
philosophy aligns with this statement perfectly. I believe coaching comes with a tremendous
amount of moral responsibilities. The coach, in all matters, through word and through deed,
should behave well, set good examples and be committed to the goods and values that make
sport uniquely dear to those who play it (Hardman & Jones, p. 72) Knowing how to act in the

right manner to certain situations says a lot about a coachs moral responsibilities. For example,
if I have a player who is my absolute best athlete and happens to not be holding his standards in
the classroom, my moral responsibility is to discipline in the right way by not letting him
participate in games until he or she complies with my academic policies. I believe in academics
over athletics because doing well in school will take you farther in life than athletics will. Being
an athlete, the sport you play should be something to keep you in line with your school work. If
you love to play sports you must have to have good grades. Otherwise, your privilege of playing
a sport will be stripped away. My personal experience playing sports in high school and football
in college I always had to make good grades or I wouldnt be able to participate in something I
love doing. Moral responsibilities comes with discipline to stay true to what I believe in. If my
players know I want nothing but the best for them, they will believe in me and trust me to make
them the best they can be.
Playing sports my whole life, Ive had the pleasure to be around many of great coaches
who have had a great impact on my life. My high school football coach Jerry Cannaday helped
me solidify my coaching philosophy due to his solid foundation of a coaching philosophy. He
preached on pride, family, and courage. Once I graduated coach Cannaday told me how he is so
great at being a positive mentor to all of his players. He told me, I treat every one of my players
as if they were my kids. And there is nobody in this world who wants nothing but the best for
my kids. So I want nothing but the best for every player I have the honor to coach. I realized
coaching is a special thing due to the amount of influence you can have on kids. Knowing you
can have such an impact on such a young life is something not everyone can successfully do.
To be a coach you want others to succeed before you and that is difficult to many people.
You want an entire team to look up to you and have each player believe in what you are trying to

teach them. Coaches can either take advantage of having such a great impact on people or
manipulate it to a form of power. Ive had good coaches and Ive had bad coaches. The good
coaches each taught me something which I will remember and live by the rest of my life. The
bad coaches will remind me what not to do when coaching and use their bad coaching
philosophies to make mine much better. I will always remember each and every coach Ive ever
had and each coach has taught me how to carry myself and how not to carry myself.
My abilities and strengths in coaching are I will give everything I have in me to bring the
best out of every player and never quit until I have accomplished my goals. My coaching
philosophy will have a strong and solid foundation. I will put in the long hard hours or whatever
it takes to make my athletes winners. I will not put up with disrespect or lack or work ethic in
the classroom or on the field/court. Each player will be held to a high standard and I expect for
all my players to hold themselves accountable to the standards I have for them. I understand I
will be almost a parent figure to these kids and I am fully aware on how to be the best parent
figure I can be. I love having the chance to be a parent figure to these kids and theres nothing I
want more than to have my players remember me for the rest of their lives as a great role model
and coach. I want my players to grow into adults more than I want them to win. However, I
expect nothing but a winning work ethic and a winning attitude from all of my players and with
that victory will come.

My coaching philosophy consists of teaching players pride,

responsibility, and respect. I believe my coaching philosophy will not only bring victory, but
will teach my athletes to serve as great people in this world.

Work Cited
Hardman & Jones, 2007. Ethics in Coaching and Sport

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