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COACH CONVERSATIONS

Club Coach Qualities

Lorri Andersen, DTM

I like to relate our club coach program to some but about the student athletes and the success
of the most famous coaches in history. One of of their shared endeavor. The very best leaders
my favorite coaches is John Wooden. Not because are confident but display great humility. . . Like

he was one of the best coaches of all time but John Wooden, leaders should be both teachers
because he coached a game I understand! and positive role models,” (Jun 5, 2010, www.
These are some of the qualities that stood thewoodeneffect.com)
out in John Wooden, and these are some of the This is how I see servant leadership— to

same qualities that we can develop as we become serve others before ourselves. As Club Coaches,
a club coach: we serve the clubs we are assigned.

Being the best, you can be

“Success comes from knowing that you did
your best to become the best that you are capable
of becoming.” [1]
There is no doubt that we change and grow

as a coach. If we work to do our very best to
become the best we can, we will reach our goals
by serving others.
What kind of work is involved in club

coaching? We use all the skills we learn in our
clubs-listening, evaluating, speaking, organizing,
being prepared, arriving early or on time,
helping, and mentoring others.

Having a Strong Work Ethic

John Wooden (1910-2010) “You can never make up for a lost day. . .
Don’t think you can make up for it by working
Servant Leadership twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within

The reason why Coach Wooden was a good your power to work twice as hard, why aren’t
leader is because he “displayed his sincerity you doing it now? [2]
and his humility. Coaching was not about him, “The best competition I have is against myself

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