1. The Power of Positive Coaching
Dr. Rick McGuire
University of Missouri
Anne Shadle
University of Missouri

2. What Do I Value?

3. Why Do I Coach?

4. What Is My Coaching Philosophy?

5. MISSION
The Mission of this project is to promote POSITIVE COACHING in sport at all levels, and to enhance lives and society by “Winning Kids With Sport!”

6. DEFINITION
Positive Coaching is all about teaching and allowing athletes to prepare better, perform better, achieve more, to experience personal excellence, and to be prouder, happier, healthier and more fulfilled for their investment and efforts and motivated to come back and do more!

7. COACHING is all about… Teaching Guiding Encouraging Building Believing
Caring
Sharing
Giving
Forgiving
Expecting
Respecting
Modeling
Serving
Inspiring!
McGuire, 2012

8. What Do I Value? (Choose 4)
Teaching
Guiding
Encouraging
Building
Believing
Caring
Sharing
Giving
Forgiving
Expecting
Respecting
Modeling
Serving
Inspiring!
McGuire, 2012

9. POSITIVE COACHING is all about…
Striving for EXCELLENCE
Understanding that it DOES MATTER that we WIN- how we WIN is what really matters!
Achieving OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
McGuire, 2012

10. POSITIVE COACHING is all about…
Teaching and modeling the PROCESS OF SUCCESS
Leading a group to becoming a highly effective TEAM
Nurturing INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
McGuire, 2012

11. Why Do I Coach?

12. POSITIVE COACHING is all about…
COMMUNICATING with our ATHLETES (STUDENTS) just as we would wish to be COMMUNICATED with by our own leaders
Respecting and protecting the SELF WORTH of every athlete (student)
McGuire, 2012

13. POSITIVE COACHING is all about…
Being DEMANDING, WITHOUT being DEMEANING
Shaping the athlete’s (student’s) WILL without breaking their SPIRIT
McGuire, 2012

14. Would you like to be coached by you? Why?

15. POSITIVE COACHING is all about…
Realizing that it DOES MATTER that WE WIN…because it absolutely DOES MATTER that WE WIN in the life of every athlete (student) with whom we have the opportunity to serve as their COACH
McGuire, 2012

16. Positive Coaching Best Ideas!
Coaching Theory
Sport Psychology
Positive Psychology

17. Theory  Science  Application
COACHING
Theory  Science  Application
“Good science makes good sense.”

18. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

19. Theory Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Bandura Social Learning Theory
Self Efficacy
Deci & Ryan
Self Determination Theory
Intrinsic Motivation
Autonomy
Seligman
Flourishing
PERMA (Positive Emotion, Engagement. Relationships, Meaning and Purpose, Accomplishment)
Burns, Bass, Buckingham & Coffman, Avolio
Transformational Leadership Theory

20. The Foundations of Positive Coaching
To be an effective and successful COACH of young athletes, a person must …
Have a genuine love for young people
Have a sensitivity to the priority and special nature of the lives of young people

21. The Foundations of Positive Coaching
Have a passionate commitment to contribute to the joy and happiness of young people through sport
Allow athletes to have FUN – to experience the sheer joy and excitement of playing sport
Find personal enjoyment and fulfillment in seeing excitement in young people’s eyes and smiles on their faces

22. What Is Your Coaching Philosophy? How do you do it?

23. 2013 Missouri Positive Coaching Conference Online Master’s Degree Positive Coaching

24. Missouri Positive Coaching Conference When: June 23-26, 2013 Where: University of Missouri Columbia, MO Keynote Speakers Joe Ehrmann Dr. Rick McGuire

25. The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Philosophy
1. Build a Foundation for future Successes – Physically, Psychologically, Socially and Morally – both in sport and in life
2. Develop and Model a Growth Mindset, emphasizing effort and improvement
3. Develop and Model a positive approach to achieving SUCCESS!
4. Develop the Realization that nothing of any Real Value is ever achieved without willfully engaging in Hard (Smart) Work and Dedication
5. Develop a Healthy Attitude Toward Competition
McGuire, 2012

26. The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Communication
6. Communicate Respectfully with those whom you lead, just as you would wish to be communicated with by those who lead you!
7. Develop and Promote Positive Relationships
8. Demonstrate and Utilize Positive Constructive Instruction
9. Demonstrate and Utilize Active Constructive Responding
10. Develop and Model the regular sharing of Gratitude
McGuire, 2012

27. The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Motivation
11. Develop Intrinsic Motivation, Internal Motivation,
Approach Motivation and Positive Motivation
12. Develop and Nurture the sense of Meaning and Purpose
13. Develop the Desire to Strive wholeheartedly toward Excellence
14. Identify and Build Upon each person’s Strengths
15. Develop the Desire to Have Fun! To experience the compelling sense of pride, satisfaction, fulfillment and joy that comes from new discovery, learning, improvement, mastery, new personal best, and achievement!
McGuire, 2012

28. The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Well-being
16. Model, Promote and Nurture Positive Emotions
17. Develop recognition of personal Autonomy, Self Confidence and
Self Determination through the use of one’s own ability to Make Decisions for oneself, about oneself, and by oneself
18. Create, nurture and protect each individual’s Feelings of Self Worth and Self Esteem
19. Develop the perspective of Optimism as defining sport culture
20. Promote and Protect the priority of individual’s Happiness
McGuire, 2012

29. The Guiding Principles of Positive Coaching
Leadership
21. Model and Develop Positive Character … relentlessly
22.Develop a Spirit of Cooperation
23.Develop and Model the skills of Focus and Self Control
24.Develop and Model the skills of Mental Toughness
25.Develop and Model the skills of Resilience and Persistence
McGuire, 2012

30. Missouri Positive Coaching Conference
Our Challenge to YOU
Get ONE coach from each school to attend

31. Positive Coaching Master’s Degree Best Ideas!
Coaching Theory
Sport Psychology
Positive Psychology

32. The mission of this project is to promote POSITIVE COACHING in sport at all levels, and to enhance lives and society by “Winning Kids With Sport!”
McGuire, 2012

33. Winning Kids With Sport
Teach
Model
Practice
Inspire
McGuire, 2012

34. McGuire, R. (2012). Winning Kids with Sport. Ames: IA
McGuire, R. (2012). Winning Kids with Sport. Ames: IA. Championship Productions. Release Date: October 3, For information

35. Contact Information For Questions, Requests For Programs At Your School Or With Your Team: Anne Shadle University of Missouri

36. Thank You For Being A Coach!