Coaching Philosophy
Give an example of a value
health, success, knowledge, etc.
Name one of the four conditions that leads to a failed athletic contest.
Referring errors, bad luck, cheating, and gamesmanship
Give me one example of a restorative skill.
Just think of penalties
Define tactical rule violations
Intentionally breaking rules, without deception, so that you can gain an advantage.
What is conventionalism.
Name one of the components of a personal statement.
Overview of who you are, your education/experience/skills, and goals
What word is being defined with the following statement: "An attempt to break the rules of a game while scaping detection/punishment"
Cheating
What are three constitutive skills used in basketball?
dribbling, passing, shooting, etc.
Formalism- Strictly adhering to the rules
Ethos of sport- Solidarity amongst athletes on what actions are permittable
What does judicious mean?
Being done with good sense/judgement
What are values?
A person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgement of what is important in life.
According to Dixon, what is the problem with the following statement: "A great team might be able to salvage a victory from bad luck, while a less talented team may not."
Using the word great...we are talking about a better team and worse team, not a great team.
Describe the difference between central and peripheral constitutive rules
Central-Most important, reflecting qualities of complexity, openness, aesthetic richness, and symbolic power
Peripheral- Simple, less open and more rote, aesthetically less interesting, and symbolically sterile
What is needed to counter a formalist? (according to Fraleigh)
An ethos argument
Briefly describes Simon's opinion on restorative skills.
Name all three components of a coaching philosophy
Purpose, values, and leadership style
What was the definition of psychological toughness I gave in class?
The ability to remain calm under pressure, avoid gamesmanship tactics, and push your physiological limits.
Briefly describe the three different rules.
Constitutive- Rules that explicitly prescribe procedures for achievement of the pre-lusory goal (make the game unique)
Regulatory- Rules that get the lusory project back on track
Auxillary- Rules that lie outside the test construction
Give an example of an intentional tactical rule violation that Fraleigh would consider acceptable.
Acts that are intended to reduce a negative impact of time or geographic position on the violator's effectiveness (delaying time in a football game to provide a longer field for a punter)
Name one of the four reasons Simon thinks judicious strategic fouling is acceptable
The team that strategically fouled was left with no other choice because they could no just use constitutive skills
The penalty for the foul offers reasonable compensation
It doesn't detract from the central tenants of the sport
What is the value at the top of John Wooden's Pyramid of Success?
Competitive Greatness
What was Dixon's opinion on psychological toughness?
It should not be the overarching ingredient for athletic excellence (as seen during the playoffs) because it can lead to inaccurate assertions as to who the better team/athlete is
According to Torres, should games be decided by constitutive or restorative skills? And WHY!
Constitutive because these are the skills that central tenants of a sport; therefore, they are far more important.
Briefly, what are Fraleigh's thoughts on intentional tactical rule violations!
They may be acceptable (not ethical) so long as they do not detract from the central tenants of the sport (constitutive rules and skills)
Describe the penalty killing/power play in hockey.
One team loses a player due to fouling too many times, and now that team is at a numerical disadvantage.