Copyright 2002
Soccer Academy of America, Inc.
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Coaches
Successful coaches have
proved in the history of football to have had what is called a
"strong" personality. But what actually makes such a kind?
Is it strength? Knowledge? Ambition? or is it something above
all of these?
A good coach is defined by:
Personality
talent for the coaching
profession
temperament and energy for
working as a football coach
character for a challenging job
Abilities
and knowledge
capability to select and form a
soccer team
ability to prepare and keep
players in good physical and mental shape
leadership on and off the field
Concept
of performance
playing
training
recovering
Success as a coach translates a superior ability to analyze
not only game situations, strategies and tactics but above all, oneself.
It is only through an objective introspective look that a coach will be able to
determine his type of personality, strengths and weaknesses as well as his
potential for the future.
The coach is faced daily
with problems and the solution to any of them
comes naturally in three steps:
evaluation
diagnosis
resolution
Similarly, improving
oneself as a football coach will start with a comprehensive evaluation of self
and activity, then continue with the identification of strengths, weaknesses and
unrealized potential, culminating with the formulation of
corrections/improvements and their implementation.
We propose the following
self-evaluation and look at what actually comes out to be your personality as a
soccer coach.
Select
a score for each question (scale is 1 - 10, 1 being the lowest while 10 being
the highest)
1. Objectives = How confident are you
that you are well prepared for your professional goals and objectives?
2.
Professional Knowledge = Do
you believe you have the necessary knowledge to accomplish these goals?
3.
Intelligent Creative Strategies =
How creative do you think your solutions to your
professional problems are?
4.
Money+Time+Energy = Howmuch
money and energy are you investing in your professional preparation?
5. Total
Dedication = Is the football
game your second nature, in other words, are you totally dedicated to football?
6. Global
vision = Are you usinga
three-dimensional strategy of analysis, diagnosis and treatment to achieve
your football activities?
7. Individual
Winning Formula
= Do you have a strong, competitive winning formula for you and your
team?
8. Changing
Strategies Accordingly
= Do you believe you have enough capacity and mobility to turn a
negative situation into a positive one?
9. Act
Competitively to Win = Do
you have the strength and aggressive edge to maintain direction and aim?
10.
Total-Efficiency = Time, Energy, Money=
Do you think you are combining most efficiently the three aspects of your
activity?
