The last article I wrote was entitled the “The Athlete of the future”. Therefore, this follow-up, “the Coach of the Future”, is intended to capture a view of how athlete and coach could function harmoniously and futuristically together during the next upcoming period of sports.
Hopefully, the athlete and coach will meet in positive circumstances to fulfill each other’s objectives, dreams, and ambitions in a compatible way. It won’t be as easy as it might first appear, the world is dramatically changing, and both want different experiences than they might of in the past.
Will the hugs and congratulations of the past be similar, or will many want to have different objectives, perhaps more spiritual or technical abilities?
The question requires a different approach perhaps.
Will we play solely to be more successful in our craft or perhaps crave different results besides won and lost records, and championship medals. How deeply do we want more and is it an age that future coaches present the new techniques? Many studies have been done which show even young children being mindful. Therefore, it seems appropriate for coaches to teach the finer techniques of mental training. They will respond favorably. Even young people may want fuller, deeper meaning to games played. Or do we simply want to find better ways to win games and championships?
All our backgrounds have a similar tread- experiencing sport in our initial time period.
Every person involved in youth sports remembers their most influential community coach while growing up. This significant coach had great meaning for each athlete’s journey. He or she is remembered for fear and intimidation or with fondness and a warm glow. For the majority of young people first experiences are positive memories that can be carried through a lifetime.
