Recruitment And Selection Process For College Athletes

As a coach at the collegiate level, not only do I want create better athletes, but also develop an athlete’s maturation. In order to become a success athlete, you must have success in academics as well. Even though you plan on playing professionally, it is important to prepare yourself with other aspects of life. By being academically successful, it forces you to learn time-management skills, good study habits, problem solve, and prioritizing. If you want playing time, you must pass your classes. As a team goal, they must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. This should be the easiest goal to attain and become a priority to my athletes. To motivate my athletes, I would let them know that they deserve to win. What this means is that when they face an opponent who is equal or more superior, the athlete must honestly know that they deserve to win. Knowing that the athlete has trained harder, longer, endured more hardship and put everything on the line. I believe this feeling will allow an athlete to look at her or himself in the mirror after a loss, and say that there was nothing else that they could have done more. With this, an athlete will able to control their emotions and be more sustainable at their lowest times.

For example, if an athlete was to arrive late to practice, the entire team will face consequences by doing ten push-ups. This will allow the athletes to feel responsible for one another and develop a strong bond with one another. If a problematic situation were to occur, I would remember to remain calm and be on my best behavior. You can’t expect the athlete to show good behavior if the coach can’t display good behavior. Lead by example. I would also become a more situational leader because I would want to adapt to certain situations by figuring out the best solution in order to achieve optimal performance from my