Bullying is really an epidemic in our society today, and therefore more and more in sport too. That is why all sport associations and their leaders have to spread a clear message about how coaches should lead by example and how they can prevent bullying!<\/p>\n
It is obvious that bullying has to be banned in sport because of the negative impact on players\/athletes: they lose focus, feel anxious and stressed, perform less and even drop out of the sport in the longer term or quit sport. As a coach, do you want to be the player\u2019s last coach?<\/p>\n
In my opinion, it is\u00a0a vital part\u00a0of the role of the coach to\u00a0create a positive environment\u00a0where all the individuals feel safe and are motivated to get the best out of their potential.<\/p>\n
We cannot forget that all individuals are different, so the coaches should not compare them to each other but help them and guide them individually to become better every day. Let us create the environment where players\/athletes work hard to become a better version of themselves and where coaches and parents fully support them on that journey.<\/p>\n
Of course, in performance sports, delivering performances is most important. Even in this environment, positive coaching is the best way to bring players to a higher level and to prepare them to perform in the best possible way: a positive approach in the feedback (even when the performance is not the best one) will be more effective than bullying! Players will feel trust and confidence of the coach and will be more motivated to run a mile and to deliver the best possible performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-coaches","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n