What is the most important qualities a coach can possess?

[extracheeseplease]

Picking brains here.....whether from players, parents or coaches what do you see as being the most important assets a coach can possess?

[MNHockeyFan1]

Plain old hard work, and never giving up, on the ice and off the ice.

[suntzu]

First and foremost, work ethic. Followed by communication skills.

[Indian Head]

The ability to duck. Eyes in the back of his head.

[Irishmans Shanty]

What a coach must know;

1. The ability to evaluate talent accurately

[windtomyback]

The ability to garner respect from teenage boys....

(by the decisions he makes during the season, his hockey knowledge, and the way he relates to them on and off the ice).

[Govs93]

What a coach must know;

1. The ability to evaluate talent accurately

2. Be able to recruit this talent to your private school

[Can't Never Tried]

#1 Loves the game!
- Knowledge of the game.
- Leadership- sets a good example.
- Good Motivator.
- Total commitment.
- Continually strives to better himself in the game thru education .
- Understands the athlete, his abilities, and potential.
- Communication – Giving feedback / listening.
- Self control and discipline.
- Respects the game.

[Irishmans Shanty]

What a coach must know;

1. The ability to evaluate talent accurately

2. Create a roster where everyone understands their role

[packerboy]

The ability to teach and enforce what you taught.

Thats the hard part.

Show kids the right way to play and then make sure they do it right all the time.

Anybody can evaluate talent. Most people sitting up in the stands can spot the best players after a shift or 2.

Teaching is the most important part and if the coach does that right, everything else will fall into place.

Recruitng kids away from Johnson is easy.

[inthestands]

Communication skills and the ability to have players believe in what you are teaching them.

Unless you have both, it's a tuff road during the season and in everyday life.

[Neutron 14]

What a coach must know;

1. The ability to evaluate talent accurately

2. Create a roster where everyone understands their role

3. A roadmap to all the orphanages.

[Irishmans Shanty]

Anybody can evaluate talent.

The best and the worst players are simple, but the pile in the middle is where it gets tough. You have to factor in where a player is and where they will be down the road, and that ain't easy.

[packerboy]

Anybody can evaluate talent.

The best and the worst players are simple, but the pile in the middle is where it gets tough. You have to factor in where a player is and where they will be down the road, and that ain't easy.

IS , You have coached so you know and ,of course, you are right. It is difficult .

But I dont like it when coaches think that thats thier main function. Too much time is spemt on talent evaluation and not enough on talent development...ie teaching.

The only exception to that is ,of course, if its at an orphanage.

[Can't Never Tried]

Anybody can evaluate talent.

The best and the worst players are simple, but the pile in the middle is where it gets tough. You have to factor in where a player is and where they will be down the road, and that ain't easy.

That's where the politics come into play

[Irishmans Shanty]

Anybody can evaluate talent.

The best and the worst players are simple, but the pile in the middle is where it gets tough. You have to factor in where a player is and where they will be down the road, and that ain't easy.

IS , You have coached so you know and ,of course, you are right. It is difficult .

But I dont like it when coaches think that thats thier main function. Too much time is spemt on talent evaluation and not enough on talent development...ie teaching.

The only exception to that is ,of course, if its at an orphanage.

pb..Thanks to Neutron I'm only up to #3. You, more than anyone knows that even the big fella himself, didn't create this place in a day.

[Pioneerprideguy]

Communication is the key. If a coach can communicate to a player & parents the benefit of attending a private school (say HM) then he is 1/2 way home. All he has to do then is open the door on the bench & say, "next five", and things take care of themselves.

[sicknasty7722]

Picking brains here.....whether from players, parents or coaches what do you see as being the most important assets a coach can possess?

How to coach?

[Neutron 14]

Communication is the key. If a coach can communicate to a player & parents the benefit of attending a private school (say HM) then he is 1/2 way home. All he has to do then is open the door on the bench & say, "next five", and things take care of themselves.

[Irishmans Shanty]

What a coach must know;

1. The ability to evaluate talent accurately

2. Create a roster where everyone understands their role

3. A roadmap to all the orphanages.

4. Never have a rule that affects the best player on the team

[Dazed&Confused]

An understanding Spouse!
Consistancy
Unending energy and devotion

[Mario58]

My ideal coach would be everything mentioned above...plus
I think it's important to be a coach off of the hockey rink. Help guide these boys past high school. Help them to network. Explain options. Be there for some of the h.s. summer tournaments and/or elite games. Boys love coaches who show up.

[ACTUALFORMERPLAYER]

Knowing which job to take. I heard Orono is the place to be.

[mnpuck1233]

Needs to be firm on players...i know a kid who got kicked off his team 3 years back for chewing grizz mint....what a shame

[tomASS]

#3 is a dream of every coach of youth players - orphans, orphans, and more orphans