so i said in my previous post that this entry was gonna be something..

here's the something.

i really do not know how to start this.

hmm. the something is about coaching and teaching.

I'm gonna talk about coaching and teaching in general and my views and opinion of it. Coaching is mainly used in a sports concept. So in my case, the sport would be archery. I'll include some references from soccer, the other sport which i also feel most passionate about. All in all, no matter what sport, one thing keeps all these in common - sportsmanship and the campaign towards achievement.

Coaching, unlike teaching, is a two-way process. The coach provides the athlete with the benefit of his or her knowledge and experience. The athlete then takes as much or as little of that information to use in their training. There are different levels of coaching from group coaching where the general aim is consistent to one-to-one coaching where the aim is specific to that individual.

A difference between teaching and coaching is that with coaching there is often less focus on the acquisition of skills than in the improvement of existing skills and also fitness. It is about getting the full potential from the athlete in their chosen sport through the application of knowledge and a two-way communication process.

The differences between teaching and coaching occur mainly in the depth of knowledge transfer and the focus of that transfer.

i've mentioned many times in this blog how i've come to enjoy coaching.

Let's go down to my coaching style. It's rather simple. For me to invest my time in a student, i expect the same commitment in return. If the student wants to improve, then the student should make an effort to come down for most, if not all, of the training. Given the commitment, i'll give mine. No doubt my coaching style has brought about good archers. Nadiah still remains as my best achievement. Look at April now, i coached her from the beginning. She became one of the better year 1s.

My approach is that of a friend. Never scolding. Never strict. Just firm. Understanding the limitations of my students. Constantly educating them with what i know. Never selfish in imparting the knowledge that i have. Always ensuring that my students understand how things work in archery. It's like deriving a formula. If you don't understand how a formula is formed, you do not know when to use it. Same principle here, i coach in ways that my students can understand so that they know that whay they're doing is right or wrong.

There are instances when others come and teach my students. I do mind. I admit about that. But i hold myself back. For if the student thinks that these others can impart a knowledge better then i am. then by all means follow them. I leave that decision to the student him/herself. That leaves me with time for me to spend on my own shooting.

But wat pisses me off the most is that when these others who have taken away people who i coached before and then just leave an archer there in confusion when they can't think of a probable solution to what the archer is facing. They just leave them there in the dark. And that's what i don't like. In the past i would go "ahh.. eF it.." and would go over to help the archer.

But not anymore, i've come to realise how stupid i was in coaching people whom i would reap no benefit for myself. The club has a coach now. Go ask the coach for help. I'm not winning any medals coaching.

It's the anger talking. The transition phase that i'm going thru from becoming an uncertified coach to an archer.

It's hard to let go of coaching. I love it so much. But i have to realise that coaching comes at an expense of my own shooting and it has been doing that for a long time. Now it's time to step up my game as an archer.

Coach Jaffar saw potential in me. And i kinda let him down by not progressing with my shooting. I chose coaching instead. I see a wavering faith that he has in me. But i'm going to rekindle it now.

Coaching has imparted in me many desirable traits. Confidence, patience, perseverance and much more. But i have to leave coaching now.

But. I still can be approached if questions need answering. But if you conflict in what i believe in. Then don't expect a reply.


Let the coaches coach and the archers.. erm.. arch..? LOL