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Do coaches earn too much?
We’ve now come to a touchy subject. Do football coaches earn too much? Hmmm… The fact is coaches who work with children earn far too little. I’ll try to express my opinion by sharing a story. When you’ve heard it, you’ll understand my take on whether coaches earn too much. One day, a rich merchant decided to commission an interesting painting from a painter. This specific painting was supposed to represent a rooster in the most perfect way possible. A few years went by since his order, with no sight nor …
Is a professional knowledge crucial in hiring a coach?
Evaluating football, especially coaches, is very difficult and complex. Football clubs and the football academies, as a rule, do not make their decision on the basis of the professional qualities of coaches solely but on the basis of their imaginative values. And among the sports public, usually, the opposite opinion counts. The majority of football enthusiasts are convinced that when deciding on the hiring of a new coach, his professional qualities are crucial. In reality, this is not exactly accurate. Professional knowledge and the results of the coaches are not decisive …
Players do like coaches who think positively
Always try to think positively! Most of the coaches do not take this recommendation seriously because they do not understand what it really means or do not consider it as useful and effective. A positive attitude leads to a boundless source of motivation aimed at success and victory. Weren’t all of us who still play football or used to play football convinced that the game wasn’t lost at the moment our opponent scored, but at the moment when we thought we would lose it? Positive thinking is a mental attitude that …
The crucial role of a coach in conflict situations
Coaches don’t like conflict. They’ll do everything they can to avoid tension in the changing rooms. Naturally conflict with players or colleagues isn’t good at all, and should be avoided at all costs. No matter how bad things become, sometimes the consequences for the team can be useful. There’s never complete harmony in the team. Football is a game where only eleven actually play. The apparent team harmony only lasts for as long as the team is winning. With the first defeat, along come the first signs of tension. The role …
Is a lost match a failure?
For successful coaches, it is not! The lost match, but also any other mistake that coach makes, should not be perceived as a failure. It should be accepted as a lesson that moves you forward to future successes. Mistakes that coach makes and lost matches are simply a path to a deeper understanding and future quality solutions. We need to understand the loss to be able to measure the victory, right? The lost match is nothing if you are aware of your mistakes in the preparation and setting of the match. …