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Zaaeed Massani
RisingSuns
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Posted - 2014.04.30 00:01:00 -
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Fox Gaden wrote:
At the absolute panicle of game play, among the best of the best, you will find two types of people. The first are people with the greatest natural talent. They make terrible coaches. The second are people who got to the top by analyzing and improving everything they do. These people tend to be the best coaches in the game.
As a coach of D-I track & field athletes, I feel compelled to say that no matter how talented an individual, no matter how thorough and complete their analysis, if you are unable to 1) effectively and tactfully communicate and 2) INSPIRE your "coachees" to want improve, you are doomed to failure as a coach.
EDIT: typo
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Zaaeed Massani
RisingSuns
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Posted - 2014.04.30 00:58:00 -
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dogman dave wrote:
anyone can become a good instructor with proper training
This is very untrue. Anyone can become an instructor. But only those who have a personality suited to it will ever bee good instructors, and only those who have the personality for and and truly love doing it will ever be great instructors.
This coming from an individual who has very extensive experience as a coach, personal trainer, and group fitness instructor.
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Zaaeed Massani
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Posted - 2014.04.30 01:42:00 -
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dogman dave wrote:Zaaeed Massani wrote:dogman dave wrote:
anyone can become a good instructor with proper training
This is very untrue. in your opinion?
Yes, but anyone that works with people and is required to train others for leadership roles will concur with me. Some people just aren't suited to lead/instruct, no matter their natural talent at the related skill.
dogman dave wrote:Zaaeed Massani wrote:
This coming from an individual who has very extensive experience as a coach, personal trainer, and group fitness instructor.
and extensive formal training as an instructor trainer, no doubt? That would be more to the point.
Yes, as a matter of fact. However, at least in my experience going through training to learn to train individuals is relatively pointless. You either have a knack for it or you don't. If you have the skillset and attitude for it you will flourish, and if you don't you will quickly realize it when your pupils fail to succeed under your tutelage and then go find a different instructor.
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Zaaeed Massani
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Posted - 2014.04.30 02:05:00 -
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Fire of Prometheus wrote:@zaaeed, I sort of agree, there are people who are naturally cut out for being teachers/trainers, but there is also multiple types of instructors. For example, there is hands on teachers/instructors (teach through experience), or there is more passive instructors (ones who wrote guides/instructions) I for one find I'm better at the latter 
Absolutely true...but my beef with the statement dogman made was that, and I quote:
"anyone can become a good instructor..."
Not true. Anyone can become an instructor, true. And there are certainly different types of instructors. But I am strongly opposed to the notion that "anyone" can become a "good" instructor.
Yes, I realize that some people will think I'm splitting hairs...but as a professional in a field where the ability to lead and inspire matters greatly, the suggestion that "anyone" can do it and do it well bothers me.
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