Personal Mission Statement : To offer coaching that inspires and guides zealous athletes to achieve their career dreams. I will do this by personally engaging the athletes through practice, drills, and inspiration sessions. I want to produce mature and satisfied individuals who can leave an impact in the world they live in.
My coaching is important because it focuses on the success of the athletes and not my interests. If I were to win the National Championship, I would be satisfied for the success as a coach. Nevertheless, seeing my team “play to their best basing on the training that we had, would be more satisfying no matter the result of the competition” (Evered and Suleiman, 1999, p.198). Right after the game, I would want to see and feel the “we put a tough match.”
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(Moser, 1992, p.28) message in the eyes of the athletes.
I believe that my coaching career is more of a calling than a job. My talent that nurtures the career is the ability to organize and design training. I will be able to influence a generation of athletes through the character traits of being positive, accountable, resilient, respectful, appreciative, and encouraging. This influence will go a long way in molding their character throughout their lives, not only in the sport. They will know that “it is not always about win or lose but also personal satisfaction and doing one’s best” (King & Eaton, 1999, p. 3). This will aid in achieving my mission statement.
My inspiration as a coach would come from solid cooperation and friendly relationship with the athletes. I would regret most if I cause my team not to “demonstrate the team spirit which is essential for our success” (Pius & Saadan, 2009, p. 78). In the coaching field, I would want to change the mentality of focusing on winning rather than the process that leads to it. Implementation of my statement will influence the prevalent perceptions on ‘what impactful coaching means.’
References
Evered, R. D., & Selman, J. C. (1989). Coaching and the art of management. Performance measurement, management, and appraisal sourcebook , 194-207.
King, P., & Eaton, J. (1999). Coaching for results. Industrial and commercial training , 31 (4), 145-151.
Moser, T. (1992). How Should the" Ideal-Coach" Be? And How Is the" Real-Coach" Judged By the Athletes? In 4th International Scientific Symposium on Orienteering .
Pilus, A. H. M., &Saadan, R. (2009). Coaching leadership styles and athlete satisfactions among hockey team. Journal of Human Capital Development (JHCD) , 2 (1), 77-87.
