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Tip 1 - Guidelines for Evaluating Football Coaches

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by alharris 115 | permalink

Developing performance evaluation guidelines provides coaches and administrators information important in creating a successful football program.

For further reading: http://football.about.com/od/Coaching-Tips/a/Evaluating-Football-Coaches.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Coaches - WG Coaching

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Denise Romo | permalink

The great philosopher (and possibly football coach) Aristotle once said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” That being the case, (and with apologies to Stephen Covey) – what are The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Coaches? What are the things that great coaches do every day …

For further reading: http://www.wgcoaching.com/ten-habits-highly-effective-coaches/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Good communication skills are key to successful coaching

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kristian Carstensen | permalink

Coaches need to be able to clearly communicate expectations, goals, standards, and feelings to their athletes.

For further reading: http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/good-communication-skills-are-key-to-successful-coaching ^[3]

Tip 4 - Five tools of an effective coach

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by big BAS Her | permalink

Have you purchased the traditional coaching tools—things such as whistles, coaching clothes, sport shoes, and a clipboard? They’ll help you in the act of coaching, but to be successful, you’ll need five other tools that cannot be bought.

For further reading: http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/five-tools-of-an-effective-coach ^[4]