Exit Interview

Content:

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

My Eq is What is the best way to incorporate fun while TRAINING kids to perform to the best of their ability in hockey? My best answer is my answer 3. Relationships are the best technique to train kids, while having fun. This is the best answer, because without a strong bond with your players, the players won't have something to look forward to.

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer? 
I spent a long time doing research, but ultimatly the interviews helped e the most, although I did decide on it myself.

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?
My biggest problem was trying to come up with my 3rd answer... the best answer. It took me a hile, because I wanted to come up with this answe on my own. So I used little help, but I did find help in my interviews.

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?
My 2 biggest sources that helped me develop this answer is Coach Gary and Coach Mike. These two coaches gave me a real understanding of what it means to be a coach, that you cant just find in some blog or website.

Extra Blog April

Working on Senior Project.

Independent component 2

Content:  

A) Include this statement: “I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
B)No source. just me.
C) I was able to coach the girls powderpuff team, and coach some of my own team, while giving a few lesson to some players.
I was able to complete 30 hours of coaching. I coached powderpuff, I also gave lessons, and coached my team. Although we didn't win, I feel as if I did my best to let the girls and players be the best hey can be. 

This independent component hardly helped me answer my EQ. I already had my answers locked in. What it did do though was help me confirm my answers. For example, anytie we had a scrimmage, it brought out the best in all the players. Pushing themselves to compete. Or when I created fun games, its helped players want to do the exercises they didn't like doing. For example, Running. I also was able to form bonds with a few people, and this led them to having more trust in me.

Interview 4

1. What makes a coach?

A coach is a motivator/ teacher.

2. What is the best way to coach kids?

Positive enforcement. Explain the negative.

3. Who are the best kids to teach?

You can’t really decide who you get to coach, but whoever you do coach, you have to make the best of it.

4. What is the best age to coach?

I enjoy coaching all ages, but I started coaching a youth program for about 6 years, and its really amazing to see these kids all these years later, and how much they’ve progressed.

5. How much money do you make?

It’s not really about the money. Coaches don’t make a lot of money, and you can not make a living off what they make.

6. Why do you coach?

I did it mostly because my children were interested in the sport, and started playing. I did a lot of book work on the sport itself, and wanted to give kids proper information

7. What's your drive?

8. When did you start coaching and why?

I’ve been coaching for around 13 years off and on, I started coaching 3 to 6 year olds, then ran that program. Moved onto competitive roller coaching, then ice. In there are 5 levels of coaching, I just need 5 the highest honors.

9. How can you make kids listen best?

Make it fun. If you make it fun and short, you can keep interest and focus.

10. What is the best way to teach?

I think you need to have positive reinforcement, and not be negative.

11. How can a man have the power to lead?

educate yourself. Doesn’t matter what you are learning.

12. Is leading something one can learn, or is it natural?

Leading is more of something that comes natural. Like that saying “born a leader,” but I think anyone can be able to teach, as long as they get the proper training on how.

13. What's the best way to succeed at coaching?

Most coaches say its winning championships, but I think the most important is that they learned something new, and 2 that they never lose the drive for the sport.

14. When does a coach reach his maximum potential?

A coach can’t really ever reach it. Its continuous improvement, and you are always learning something.

15. How can a coach better himself?

Make sure you have support.

16. What are the best drills for hockey?

For the young ones we play a lot of games, and explain things with a story. Almost like a fairy tale fashion. For the older kids it is based on competition, and the big thing is game play drills.

17. How can I best form a bond with kids?

You need to make sure you give instruction, but not to the point where you are super strict and mean. Patience plays a big role when forming bonds. Especially with kids.

18. What is a good strategy when coaching?

When coaching you are always making split second decisions, so I think you just need to keep your cool. Especially in the ice rink.

19. What does coaching mean to you?

I  think coaching is super important to me. It’s very exciting  to just watch kids improve over the years

20.What is the biggest challenge as a coach?

I think it’s very difficult for a team to play as well, a team. It is always a challenge to get a team to play in unison, because you will always have different forms of players.

Extra Blog Post March

My Hockey season is over, and Powderpuff has officially ended. Coaching the girls was a real eye opening experience. I feel like it helped me a lot. I realized that not everyone is capable of the task at hand, and it takes.... well, a coach, in order to get everyone on the same page. I had to make sure everyone was up to speed, and make sure everyone was ready, when it was game day. Although we lost, I believe that the girls were at least 10 times better than when they first came to practice. with the limits they gave me, I conditioned them to be the best kids they can be. The problem is no one had enough drive to push themselves. If they did, I would have been able to work them into tip top shape. They would have creamed the Juniors. But, they didn't even like running a lap. I knew I couldn't push them to their limits, so as a coach, I had to come up with another solution. I developed different drills that had incentives, or were fun, so that the girls would be motivated to work. This was a good way to develop my coaching skills, because it gave me an opportunity to see how coaching really works. I was able to teach what I could to get the girls to perform. I am proud to say that they got better too. They truly impressed me on game day. The only reason we lost was because of bad coaching. We didn't make the right calls when game time came along. It was a close game, and if the coaches made a few different calls, I believe we could have won. After it was all said and done, I am glad I had the chance to work with the girls, and coach them. I feel like it was a really good hands on experience, and really helped me in my path to coaching.

interview 4

1. What makes a coach?
2. What is the best way to coach kids?
3. Who are the best kids to teach?
4. What is the best age to coach?
5. How much money do you make?
6. Why do you coach?
7. What's your drive?
8. When did you start coaching and why?
9. How can you make kids listen best?
10. What is the best way to teach?
11. How can a man have the power to lead?
12. Is leading something one can learn, or is it natural?
13. What's the best way to succeed at coaching?
14. When does a coach reach his maximum potential?
15. How can a coach better himself?
16. What are the best drills for hockey?
17. How can I best form a bond with kids?
18. What is a good strategy when coaching?
19. What does coaching mean to you?
20. How did you get into coaching?

Third Answer

• What is the best way to incorporate fun while training kids to perform to their best in hockey.

• Having proper communication and relationships is the key to having fun while playing hockey.

• If you have a strong bond with a kid they will want to learn from you.
• The kids will trust you more and the decisions you make.
• They will believe.

My 3rd interview coach told me if you have a strong bond with a kid it makes the job easier. The kids now have trust in the decisions you make, and will listen to you.

• If you push yourself as a coach and make sure you get to know everyone, you become all the more stronger. More confident in yourself and your coaching abilities.