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What three qualities or personality traits do you think are the most important

for a coach to have?

Name: Name: Cole MacCrimmon Age: 15
kalia Dubé School: Char-Lan DHS
Age: 10 Answer The most important qualities for a
School: École élémentaire Ste-Lucie coach to have are good communication skills,
Answer leadership, and patience. A good coach will talk
to his or her players; ask questions, share ideas,
I play a lot of different sports and I have noticed
observations, and information. Listening is also
that the best coaches have common qualities and
a big part of communication. A coach should be
personality traits. I think that the 3 characteristics
a compassionate listener and welcome players’
that are most important for a coach to have are
questions. A coach needs to be able to connect
leadership, kindness, and patience. I think leadership the lines so that everyone on the team has an
is important because the coach needs to be able to understanding of what is going on. I feel that a great
encourage players to play to their full potential and to coach should be an exceptional leader and motivator,
guide the team towards a common goal. I like when my someone who has the ability to inspire and unify a group
coach takes time to explain the drills to me and explain why we are doing of players so that they are committed to the team. I believe that following the
something because it helps me and the team understand better. To me, kindness rules, attending practices, showing respect for the team’s performance, and having
plays a big role too because the players respond better to someone who is nice a positive attitude are some examples of leadership in coaching. Finally, a coach
and kind during practices and games. I also feel that patience is important because needs to live by the saying, “patience is a virtue”. As a coach, you need a lot of
patience to handle the growth and development of players, to get through a long
everyone learns differently and if the coach is impatient and not willing to get
season, and sometimes players’ attitudes. Good things will happen for a coach who
through to everyone we won’t want to play and it will be hard to learn.
is patient.

Name: Evan Robertson Name: Chancey Novosad
Age: 10 Age: 12
School: École élémentaire L’Ange Gardien
School: Long Sault Public School
Answer
Answer
First, I think a good coach should to get to know the
I think the first quality of a good coach is that they are
players and help develop each player on the team. As
someone who is interested in making sure I improve each player develops personal skills, we can bring

in the sport I’m doing. They will explain and talk those skills together to build a better team. I think a
to me and show me things in practice to help me be coach should control their players and make sure that
a better player. The second quality of a good coach is they play in a respectful way, but also help the players
work as a team to protect their teammates. I think a coach
that they push me to be a better player in both games and
should show sportsmanship and teach the kids to learn from
practices. They make me want to work hard. The third quality
their mistakes, win or lose. Finally, I also feel a coach needs to have very good
of a good coach is that they are positive with me whether I succeed or fail. They
knowledge and love for the sport they are coaching. This is important to me because
encourage me by pointing out my strengths and correcting me and helping me with
I look forward to playing and competing. I have been lucky to have had very good
my weaknesses. All coaches are different, but these are the qualities that I want to see coaches so far in the sports I play and I love going out to every game and practice,

in all of my coaches. whether it’s hockey or soccer or whatever sport.

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