Dealing with a negative head coach
What can an assistant coach do when the head coach's negativity is having a detrimental influence on individual and team performance?
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Assistant Coach Tip: Managing the head coach
A good assistant coach does more than help run practices and track things during matches. They help keep the head coach pointed in the right direction.
Assistant Coach Tip: Influencing the head coach
If you're an assistant coach it is pretty much inevitable that you will have a disagreement with the head coach at some point. Here's how to handle it.
The characteristics of a good assistant coach
Loyalty, anticipating the head coaches needs, and not just agreeing with everything the head coach says are three keys to being a good assistant coach.
Assistant coaches acting unprofessionally
I was once told about a case of assistant coaches bad-mouthing the head coach in a way that got back to the players. Totally unprofessional.
Get others involved
There are lots of responsibilities in running a volleyball team or program. We can't do it all ourselves, so we need to learn to get help and delegate.
Making Mentorship Part of the Process
Having a mentor can be invaluable to the development of a volleyball coach. A structure for mentoring needs to be developed to facilitate that process.