The Ego Coach
Deceptively hides his/her
motive to satisfy whatever
selfish needs must be met to
feel fulfilled – intellectually,
emotionally, or physically.
He/she will often project
high and lofty goals for those
in his charge, but witnesses
will notice the lack of real
effort or commitment to
achieving those goals
because they are not the
real goals. This coach will
deceive himself and others
to satisfy the ego. Self is the
center of the universe.
The nature of sports
coaching implies an
achievement situation,
where the performance of
both coach and athlete is
evaluated. Thus, people are
often inclined to evaluate
a given coach–athlete
relationship as either
successful or unsuccessful
and efficient or ineffective.
Successful relationships
are those that have
unambiguously reached
a level of normative
performance success where
both the athlete and the
coach are happy and share
the same goals and mindset.
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However, we can sometimes
find successful relationships
without being effective,
and here, both the athlete
and the coach can run a
risk of breaching ethical
and professional issues
associated with codes of
conduct and formulated to
protect coaches and athletes.
On the other hand, broken
relationships are the ones
with negative outcomes
regarding performances, but
at the same time, effective
by invariably having some
positive results for the
athletes with regards to
psychological health and
wellbeing.
In conclusion, the coachathlete relationship is
essential to the success
of both sides. As Ara
Parasheghian says, “a good
coach will make his players
see what they can be rather
than what they are.” B
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