Years ago, legendary basketball coach John Wooden told people that he didn’t see himself as a coach as much as a teacher. He referred to himself as an educator, and the game of basketball was merely a platform to instruct his athletes about winning in life. He succeeded profoundly. …
Traditional Coach Teacher One-way communication. Two-way interaction. Yells orders. Facilitates learning. Confronts mistakes by shouting. Confronts mistakes with listening. Focuses on what needs to be done. Explains how and why it must be done. It’s about telling. It’s about teaching.
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