Here are eleven keys to becoming a good coach for teamwork development

1. The Character
of a Good
Team Coach:
11 Essential
Taken from an article by Brandon Fairfax
found at
Like A Team, www.likeateam.com

2. A Good Team
Coach Has A
Goal!
Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where
there is no vision the people
perish,” or more literally, they
run wild and unrestrained.
The effective coach must
have a goal in mind, and must
get the entire team to pursue
that goal.

3. A Good Team
Coach
Develops A
Plan!
After the goal has been set, a
plan must be laid out. Before
any of the team can be
instructed, the coach has to
know how the team will go
about accomplishing its goal.

4. A Good Team
Coach
Recruits the
Team!
The effective coach does not
allow anyone and everyone to
be a part of the team. The
coach must carefully choose
the players that will best fit
into the plan and help to
accomplish the goal.

5. A Good Team
Coach
Positions the
Players!
Once the team members have
been recruited, the coach must
put all of the players into the
correct position. You can have all
the right people, but if they are
not in the right position, doing the
job that they are best suited for,
the team cannot be successful.

6. A Good Team
Coach Earns
Respect!
A coach cannot be effective
without the respect of the
team. Remember, respect is
never given, it is always
earned.

7. A Good Team
Coach Relays
the Strategy!
The team must know the
game plan. It is not enough for
the coach to know the
strategy. He or she must
effectively communicate it to
each member of the team.

8. A Good Team
Coach
Inspires the
Teammates!
The effective coach must be
able to inspire every member
of the team to work hard at
the task they have been
given. No matter how good a
coach is, he or she cannot
accomplish any task alone.

9. A Good Team
Coach Offers
Support!
Once a coach has chosen a
person for the team and given
them a task to complete, the
coach must then offer support
to that person. Coaches must
remember that they are
dealing with people, and
people have good days and
bad days.

10. A Good Team
Coach Lets
the Team
Play!
It is not the coach’s job to run
out onto the field and play the
game. The coach has to trust
the players to go out and do
their job.

11. A Good Team
Coach
Congratulates
the Success of
the Team
Great coaches don’t wait until
the team wins a championship
to celebrate with them. Great
coaches celebrate every victory.

12. A Good Team
Coach Plans
for the
Future!
Effective coaches do not live in
the here and now. They are
constantly looking ahead.
Coaches must be able to see
changes coming, and be able to
adjust accordingly.

13. The Character
of a Good
Team Coach:
11 Essential
Taken from an article by Brandon Fairfax
found at
Like A Team, www.likeateam.com