This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching provides coaches with specific questions to ask their athletes throughout the year as a way to prepare to coach them and to continue getting feedback. It includes preseason questions, mid season questions, and post season questions for both returning and graduating players. It is from the Leadership Proactive Coaching collection.
Introduction
One of the best way for coaches to prepare to coach their athletes and continue to get feedback is to ask specific questions.
Preseason Questions
- List three reasons why you play
- What words would you like to describe our team?
- What words would best describe the kind of player you are?
- What experience in this sport gave you a great feeling? What was that feeling?