Quotes about coaching
“Coaches have to watch for what they don’t want to see and listen to what they don’t want to hear.”
John Madden
“Probably my best quality as a coach is that I ask a lot of challenging questions and let the person come up with the answer.”
Phil Dixon
“Make no mistake, as you change your leadership style to one of a coach you will face challenges. There will be times when you question why am I doing this. However, you must at all times keep the long term benefits of being a coach at the forefront of your mind.”
Byron & Catherine Pulsifer, from Challenges in Adopting a Coaching Style
“People will exceed targets they set themselves.”
Gordon Dryden
“Coaching is 90% attitude and 10% technique.”
Author Unknown
“A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.”
Ara Parasheghian
“A good coach passes on information quickly. They do not hold back information that affects my job.”
Byron & Catherine Pulsifer, from People’s Expectations of a Coach
“The test of a good coach is that when they leave, others will carry on successfully.”
Author Unknown
“You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.”
Bob Nelson