What does is take to be a great Youth Sports Coach?
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English - July 16, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBHealth & Fitness Sports youth sports kids sports sport training education sport landscape athletes athlete development Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Coach D and Matt Young speak with Obi Atkinson about what does it take be a great Youth Sports Coach.
Obi has pursued his studies in Coaching Effectiveness as a way to build impact on a larger scale. By focusing on providing education to coaches and teachers, it allows an impact factor on school experiences, youth sport programs, and communities.
Combining his education with experience as a coach allows Obi to understand and apply how coaching has transformed over the years through different fields and why we need to focus on:
Hear the in-depth discussion on challenges and opportunities for coaches including:
Opportunity to learn from coaches in other sports to understand what they are doing. Youth Sport Coaches are uniquely positioning to provide life skills, such as body awareness and building relationships, that are hard to replicate in other areas. The instinct to coach how you were coached isn't necessarily best for how to coach others.Facing challenges such as the tradition of silo's and not providing resources to all those who touch the youth sports system will harness the impact on providing quality sports experiences to keep kids active for life.
Obi began his studies in Physical Education in South Carolina on a soccer scholarship with a desire to get into teaching. He continued his studies at West Virginia University followed by a Masters in Science at The Ohio State University. As a Graduate Assistant at The Ohio State University, Obi is working on his Doctrine in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. The flexibility in his requirements in his program allows him to to focus on youth sports, specifically coaching effectiveness in youth sports. Obi's earlier coaching experience includes the Whitecaps London Soccer Club and Worthington United 94.
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