The Power of Positive Coaching

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The Power of Positive Coaching

• Dr. Rick McGuire
• University of Missouri

www.drrickmcguire.com Anne Shadle University
of Missouri
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What Do I Value?
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Why Do I Coach?
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What Is My Coaching Philosophy?
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MISSION

• The Mission of this project is to promote
  POSITIVE COACHING in sport at all levels, and to
  enhance lives and society by Winning Kids With
  Sport!

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DEFINITION

• Positive Coaching is all about teaching and
  allowing athletes to prepare better, perform
  better, achieve more, to experience personal
  excellence, and to be prouder, happier, healthier
  and more fulfilled for their investment and
  efforts and motivated to come back and do more!

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COACHING is all about

• Teaching
• Guiding
• Encouraging
• Building
• Believing
• Caring
• Sharing

• Giving
• Forgiving
• Expecting
• Respecting
• Modeling
• Serving
• Inspiring!

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What Do I Value? (Choose 4)

• Teaching
• Guiding
• Encouraging
• Building
• Believing
• Caring
• Sharing

• Giving
• Forgiving
• Expecting
• Respecting
• Modeling
• Serving
• Inspiring!

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POSITIVE COACHING is all about

• Striving for EXCELLENCE
• Understanding that it DOES MATTER that we WIN-
  how we WIN is what really matters!
• Achieving OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE

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POSITIVE COACHING is all about

• Teaching and modeling the PROCESS OF SUCCESS
• Leading a group to becoming a highly effective
  TEAM
• Nurturing INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

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Why Do I Coach?
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POSITIVE COACHING is all about

• COMMUNICATING with our ATHLETES (STUDENTS) just
  as we would wish to be COMMUNICATED with by our
  own leaders
• Respecting and protecting the SELF WORTH of every
  athlete (student)

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POSITIVE COACHING is all about

• Being DEMANDING, WITHOUT being DEMEANING
• Shaping the athletes (students) WILL without
  breaking their SPIRIT

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Would you like to be coached by you? Why?
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POSITIVE COACHING is all about

• Realizing that it DOES MATTER that WE WINbecause
  it absolutely DOES MATTER that WE WIN in the life
  of every athlete (student) with whom we have the
  opportunity to serve as their COACH

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Positive Coaching Best Ideas!

• Coaching Theory
• Sport Psychology
• Positive Psychology

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COACHING

• Theory ? Science ? Application

Good science makes good sense.
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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
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Theory
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The Foundations of Positive Coaching

• To be an effective and successful COACH of young
  athletes, a person must
• Have a genuine love for young people
• Have a sensitivity to the priority and special
  nature of the lives of young people

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The Foundations of Positive Coaching

• Have a passionate commitment to contribute to the
  joy and happiness of young people through sport
• Allow athletes to have FUN to experience the
  sheer joy and excitement of playing sport
• Find personal enjoyment and fulfillment in seeing
  excitement in young peoples eyes and smiles on
  their faces

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What Is Your Coaching Philosophy? How do you do
it?
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2013 Missouri Positive Coaching
ConferenceOnline Masters Degree Positive
Coaching
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Missouri Positive Coaching ConferenceWhen June
23-26, 2013Where University of
MissouriColumbia, MOKeynote SpeakersJoe
EhrmannDr. Rick McGuire
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The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Philosophy 1. Build a Foundation for future
Successes Physically, Psychologically,
Socially and Morally both in sport and in
life 2. Develop and Model a Growth Mindset,
emphasizing effort and improvement 3.
Develop and Model a positive approach to
achieving SUCCESS! 4. Develop the Realization
that nothing of any Real Value is ever
achieved without willfully engaging in Hard
(Smart) Work and Dedication 5. Develop a
Healthy Attitude Toward Competition
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The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Communication 6. Communicate Respectfully with
those whom you lead, just as you would wish
to be communicated with by those who lead
you! 7. Develop and Promote Positive
Relationships 8. Demonstrate and Utilize
Positive Constructive Instruction 9. Demonstrate
and Utilize Active Constructive Responding 10.
Develop and Model the regular sharing of
Gratitude
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The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Motivation 11. Develop Intrinsic Motivation,
Internal Motivation, Approach Motivation
and Positive Motivation 12. Develop and Nurture
the sense of Meaning and Purpose 13. Develop the
Desire to Strive wholeheartedly toward
Excellence 14. Identify and Build Upon each
persons Strengths 15. Develop the Desire to
Have Fun! To experience the compelling sense of
pride, satisfaction, fulfillment and joy that
comes from new discovery, learning,
improvement, mastery, new personal best, and
achievement!
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The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Well-being 16. Model, Promote and Nurture
Positive Emotions 17. Develop recognition of
personal Autonomy, Self Confidence and Self
Determination through the use of ones own
ability to Make Decisions for oneself, about
oneself, and by oneself 18. Create, nurture and
protect each individuals Feelings of Self Worth
and Self Esteem 19. Develop the perspective of
Optimism as defining sport culture 20. Promote
and Protect the priority of individuals
Happiness
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The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Leadership 21. Model and Develop Positive
Character relentlessly 22.Develop a Spirit of
Cooperation 23.Develop and Model the skills of
Focus and Self Control 24.Develop and Model the
skills of Mental Toughness 25.Develop and Model
the skills of Resilience and Persistence
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Missouri Positive Coaching Conference
Our Challenge to YOU Get ONE coach from each
school to attend
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Positive Coaching Masters DegreeBest Ideas!

• Coaching Theory
• Sport Psychology
• Positive Psychology

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The mission of this project is to promote
POSITIVE COACHING in sport at all levels, and to
enhance lives and society by Winning Kids With
Sport!
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Winning Kids With Sport

• Teach
• Model
• Practice
• Inspire

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McGuire, R. (2012). Winning Kids with Sport.
Ames IA. Championship Productions.Release Date
October 3, 2012For information
http//drrickmcguire.compositivecoaching_at_missouri
.eduwww.facebook.com/MissouriInstituteForPositive
Coachinghttp//online.missouri.edu/degreeprograms
/ed-positivecoaching/index.aspx
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Contact Information For Questions, Requests For
Programs At Your School Or With Your TeamAnne
ShadleUniversity of MissouriAShadle1_at_gmail.com

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• Thank You For Being A Coach!