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Contents	Page

Snapshots
Coaching Profile	1
Coaching Style	2

Orientation & Coaching Factors
Self Management	3
Coaching Style	4
Independence Potential	5

Communication Style & Attitude Survey	6

Emotional Quotient	7

Commitment Reluctance Report
Overall Commitment Reluctance Score	8
Sensitivity to Rejection	9
Implementation of Commitment	9
Perception of a Career in Coaching	9

Summary of Scales	10
Responses from Opinions Section	11

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Coaching Profile

COACHING PROCESS (structure)

Thrives in fluid/adaptive situations

Prefers existing structure

A measurement of your self-management potential; specifically, your ability to plan, organize and implement initiatives.

COACHING STYLE

Outcome and Performance Oriented

Balanced

Motivated by the social aspects of coaching

Reflects the degree to which you are performance or athlete-centered in your coaching style

APPROACH TO LEARNING

Highly analytical

Learns only what is necessary

Relates to the importance you place on learning new things and your comfort in transferring knowledge to others.

TASK ORIENTATION

Short term, intensive

Long term, relaxed

Reflects your sense of urgency and importance of daily goals and objectives.

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

Outgoing; personable; extroverted

Balanced

Builds relationships gradually; introverted

Reflects your natural style when training and helping others in areas of development.

SELF DIRECTED

Self Confident with Internal Locus of Control

Deflated Self Confidence and External Locus of Control

Reflects your confidence in your ability to successfully coach as well as your locus of control.

COMFORT WITH CONFLICT

Comfortable, might actually create conflict

Prefers to avoid conflict situations

Reflects your comfort handling difficult interpersonal situations.

EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT (EQ)

Understands & uses emotional information

Relies on non-emotional information

Your ability to monitor and regulate your own emotions, as well as pick up on others' emotional states.

LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT

Coping effectively at this time

Requires additional coping skills

Assesses your ability to monitor and regulate your stress levels.

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Coaching Style

LEADERSHIP

Autocratic

Democratic

Team Member

Your natural leadership style and dominant approach with others.

COMMUNICATION STYLE

People oriented

Balanced

Factual/Analytical

Your dominant approach to communicating with others on an interpersonal level.

IMPLEMENTATION STYLE

Directive/demanding

Permissive/supportive

Your approach to implementing goals, objectives and strategies.

APPROACH TO MOTIVATING OTHERS

High energy/enthusiastic

Relaxed/detached

Your natural approach to motivating others.

DECISION MAKING

Quick/decisive

Methodical

Reflects the amount of information you prefer before making a decision, and the speed at which you normally make decisions.

FEEDBACK STYLE

Only if necessary

Enjoys giving and receiving feedback

Reflects the frequency at which you prefer to give feedback to your athletes.

COACHING ORIENTATION

Performance/results

Results/people

Supportive

Reflects your coaching orientation towards results versus relationships.

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Orientation & Coaching Factors

EP	SELF MANAGEMENT (EP)
34
	PROACTIVE	RESPONSIVE

DESCRIPTION

Task Orientation
With a strong personal sense of being a self-manager, you will anticipate that others will have and use these same attitudes/skills. If necessary, you will be willing to work with athletes and others to develop or refine these skills, but would certainly be more comfortable if they possessed them already.

What Is Your Coaching Style Likely to Be?
With this type of competitive orientation you will likely coach your team/athletes with a clear focus on targets/results and in a determined, persistent and occasionally assertive manner. It is important to remember that not all of your athletes will possess such a competitive orientation and that some of your athletes are there for purely social reasons. You will naturally gravitate towards those athletes who possess a similar competitive disposition, but in order to be effective with all types of athletes, you will need to tone down your results-oriented disposition with certain athletes.

DEVELOPMENTAL SUGGESTIONS

As a Self Manager
With your level of self management potential your natural inclination is to plan and organize your daily responsibilities. However, as a coach there are normally a lot of unforeseen variables that will appear on a day-to-day basis, forcing you to be reactive at times. You are going to need to learn to roll with the punches sometimes and understand that things can't be perfectly planned all of the time.

With Regards to Your Level of Competitiveness
You have a high level of competitiveness. You must however not lose sight that there is a great deal to gain from sport outside of the competitive outcome. Don't let your focus on winning / losing detract from your ability to build meaningful relationships with your athletes and to impart other important life lessons on them.

ATHLETE MATCHING CONSIDERATIONS

As a strong self manager you natural tendency is to focus on your own behavior and performance with the assumption that others will take care of their own. Unfortunately, a large number of your athletes will require you to tell them what they need to be doing and to follow up with them to ensure that they have done it. Your natural fit will be with athletes who are self managed and who can be left up to their own devices. You will need to identify those athletes who require external support and either provide it, or assign an assistant coach to those duties.

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Orientation & Coaching Factors (cont'd)

AP	COACHING STYLE (AP)
4
	PERFORMANCE-CENTERED	BALANCED	ATHLETE-CENTERED

DESCRIPTION

Your balanced disposition will allow you to be effective with a very diverse pool of athletes. Your coaching style is one that emphasizes performance and success, but does so in a humanistic and compassionate way. You expect a lot from your athletes, but have the ability to deliver performance information in a way that does not jeopardize your relationship.

DEVELOPMENTAL SUGGESTIONS

Your scores are approaching the middle of this scale indicating that you have a fairly balanced coaching orientation. On one side you value performance and success and on the other you value the relationship that you have developed with your athlete(s). This disposition should allow you to be very effective at delivering performance feedback in an way that does not compromise your relationships. Ensure that you hold your athletes to high enough performance expectations, and that you are not becoming accepting of sub-par performance.

ATHLETE MATCHING CONSIDERATIONS

Your score reflects a balanced disposition between the people and performance sides of coaching. This disposition allows you to provide constructively-critical feedback to your athletes, but in a way that will not compromise your coach-athlete relationship. This balanced disposition will also allow you to work effectively with a diverse pool of athletes. Gaining insight into your athletes preferences will allow you to coach and provide feedback to an athlete in accordance with their preferences for this information.

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Orientation & Coaching Factors (cont'd)

IP	INDEPENDENCE POTENTIAL (IP)
45
	INDEPENDENT / AUTOCRATIC	BALANCED	TEAM ORIENTED / DEMOCRATIC

DESCRIPTION

You have a very strong orientation towards independence, so much so that it will be an issue as a coach if your athletes and colleagues (coaches, managers, trainers, etc.) don't recognize and accept it. You are a "my way or the highway" type of leader, and if accepted as such, you will be fine. Unfortunately, such a disposition has been shown to not be conducive with the majority of people's preferences for leadership, and as such, you may need to slightly alter your approach (i.e., consciously try and be more democratic and open to ideas).

Decision Making and Feedback Style
Due to your high degree of independence you likely prefer a more autocratic decision making style. This style is obviously effective in certain situations, but the research to date appears to show that athletes prefer a more blended decision making style from their coach. Try to identify situations where you can include athletes' input into the decision making process that won't interfere with the competitive outcome. Doing so will help develop a degree of autonomy among your athletes and give them the sense that they are at least partially in control of their athletic experience. Moreover, you likely do not prefer to give feedback often. Remember that there athletes who thrive off of this structure and support and prefer in on a much more frequent basis that you naturally provide.

DEVELOPMENTAL SUGGESTIONS

Your independence is an asset when it comes to making autocratic decisions in critical situations. However, the "my way of the highway" coaching mentality can make you inflexible in your coaching style. Research has shown that a more tailored and customized approach is the most effective in facilitating performance and satisfaction among your athletes. Be cognizant of your natural disposition and work on trying to me more open to others ideas and customizing your approach to each athlete. Doing so will make you effective with a larger number of athletes.

ATHLETE MATCHING CONSIDERATIONS

You will work best with athletes who are also very independent because they too do not like a lot of feedback. With that being said, independent athletes will also believe that their opinion is the correct one and will be as stubborn in their stance as you are. It will be important for you to establish boundaries with independent athletes and ensure the clarity of the coach-athlete dichotomy. Dependent and democratic athletes may drive you crazy as they will constantly require feedback and support. In order to be effective with these athletes you must provide them with this feedback and support. If you don't they will become frustrated and disengaged.

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Communication Style & Attitude Survey

PO	PEOPLE ORIENTATION
35
	Outgoing; personable; extroverted	Balanced	Builds relationships gradually; introverted

Description

Interpersonal Style
Interpersonal skills and continuing positive relationships are extremely important to your satisfaction. You will be comfortable and prefer to relate to athletes, support staff, peers and superiors on a very personal basis. You are an extroverted individual, who enjoys being around other people.

Athlete Matching Considerations

Your outgoing personality will fit with the majority of your athletes. Be careful with more introverted athletes, as their preference is to build relationships over time. Let them approach you on their terms and when they feel comfortable.

INV	INVESTIGATIVE ORIENTATION
13
	Highly analytical	Learns only what is necessary

Description

Approach to Learning
Learning/teaching are fun and you will naturally coach/train from that perspective. You enjoy teaching and explaining things to others, while also learning yourself. You must remember that not everyone shares your love for information and details, and thus some of your athletes are going to want just the necessary information.

Detail When Communicating
Your analytical orientation comes through in the amount of detail you use when explaining or describing something. Because you enjoy detail, your natural style is to provide it to others when communicating. It is important to remember however that several of your athletes will be more applied learners and thus won't put as much stock in the theoretical or high level explanation. These athletes will want to learn by doing and will only what high level instruction.

Athlete Matching Considerations

Your communication style will naturally fit with athletes who are also more analytical. It will however frustrate athletes who are more high level. Try to be cognizant of each athlete’s preference for detail, and to communicate with them accordingly.

Attitude Survey

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Emotional Quotient
The ability to understand and apply emotional information about ourselves and others effectively.

SELF AWARENESS I: MOOD LABELING

Labels feelings and emotions as they are happening

Does not label feelings and emotions as they are happening

A measure of a person's ability to accurately label personal feelings and emotions.

SELF AWARENESS II: MOOD MONITORING

High monitoring

Optimal monitoring

Low monitoring

A measure of the amount of energy a person puts forth in monitoring his/her own feelings and emotions.

SELF CONTROL

Demonstrates good self control

Low control over impulses and negative emotions

A measure of a person's restraint as it relates to one's control over his/her impulses, emotions, and/or desires.

MANAGING EMOTIONAL INFLUENCES

Perseveres

Focus can change

A measure of a person's ability to manage emotional influences that would prevent him/her from taking those actions that he/she believes are necessary in dealing effectively with everyday situations and/or meeting personal goals.

EMPATHY

Recognizes emotions in others

Low awareness of emotions of others

A measure of a person's ability to understand the feelings and emotions of others.

SOCIAL JUDGEMENT

Uses knowledge of the emotions of others in decision-making

Does not factor in the emotions of others in decision-making

A measure of a person's ability to make appropriate decisions in social situations based on the emotional states of others.

OVERALL

Understands & uses emotional information

Relies on non-emotional information

An overall measure of how well a person understands emotional information and uses it effectively.

Self Directed

Lifestyle Management

Self-Confidence/Locus of Control
At an average level of self-confidence/self-control, you see much of your life as being in your own hands. There are situations however that you feel that you don't have control, which is a common feeling reported by coaches.

Lifestyle-Coping Ability
With this high average result, it would indicate that whatever your current stress situation is, you are handling it well. Ensure that you remain cognizant of what situations / events stress you out and what coping mechanisms are the most effective in regulating your stress.

"The orientation of a coach to ask for commitments from athletes and hold them to their commitments."

Overall Commitment Reluctance Score = 78

Excellent

Good

Needs Training and Coaching

Has the potential to strongly pursue commitment from others

Might avoid asking for high levels of commitment

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Sensitivity to Rejection

Very Good

Average

Caution

Highly Sensitive

Not Concerned With How People View Him/Her

Afraid of How Others Will Feel About Him/Her

Overview

Your score indicates that you are thick skinned and comfortable making tough decisions if necessary. You are not afraid to make unpopular decisions or to introduce new ways doing things.

Implementation of Commitment

Strong

Average

Caution

Will implement requirements

Might avoid difficult or unpopular requirements

Overview

You would enjoy and be quite comfortable at implementing new initiatives providing you agree with and have a strong commitment to the goals and objectives associated with the initiatives. You would continue to encourage and push your athletes to accept new approaches until you were comfortable that the activities and procedures necessary to achieve the objectives were being implemented properly. You would lead by example and attempt to keep and expand your commitments to the implementation process.

Perception of a Career in Coaching

Very Positive

Has Some Concerns

Overview

Your scores suggest that you do not view coaching in a very positive light. Your responses may reflect what you believe to be the general perception of coaching, however such a belief pattern makes you susceptible to not putting the necessary effort and commitment into this role.

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Summary of Scales

EP	SELF MANAGEMENT (EP)
34
	PROACTIVE	RESPONSIVE

AP	COACHING STYLE (AP)
4
	PERFORMANCE-CENTERED	BALANCED	ATHLETE- CENTERED

IP	INDEPENDENCE POTENTIAL (IP)
45
	INDEPENDENT / AUTOCRATIC	BALANCED	TEAM ORIENTED / DEMOCRATIC

CWC	COMFORT WITH CONFLICT
14
	COMFORTABLE WITH CONFLICT	AVERAGE	AVOIDS CONFLICT

EQ	EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT
71
	HIGH EMOTIONAL AWARENESS	RELIANCE ON NON- EMOTIONAL INFORMATION

PAGE 1 SCORES

	Enterprising	People Oriented	Achievement Oriented	Independent

Power Scores	102	35	80	102
Neutr Scores	68	13	74	57

	Acquiescent	Investigative	Relaxed	Team Oriented

34	82	4	45	59
EP	BL	AP	IP	PS

PAGE 2 SCORES


34	44	78	&nbs p; 34
SD	LM	CR	U C

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Responses from Opinions Section

1=Don't Agree At All

2=Agree A Little

3=Somewhat Agree

4=Moderately Agree

5=Definitely Agree

1.	My opinion is always the correct one (2)
2.	To be a successful coach, it is necessary to get athletes to like me (3)
3.	Good coaches don't necessarily attract good athletes (5)
4.	I avoid actions that might make other people dislike me (5)
5.	It is important that people approve of me (1)
6.	Coaches are highly regarded in the sporting world (1)
7.	My family and friends are very supportive of my choice to coach (1)
8.	I thrive under pressure (2)
9.	I find it easy to discipline athletes (2)
10.	I find it easy to make new acquaintances (1)
11.	I would have no problem implementing a decision that is unpopular with my athletes (4)
12.	In a group, if a person doesn't like me I feel uncomfortable (4)
13.	I often coach my family and friends on their personal lives (1)
14.	I adapt to what I think others expect of me (1)
15.	Other coaches often come to me for advice (4)
16.	I have little influence over my team (1)
17.	At informal social events, I often talk about coaching (5)
18.	I have met very few people whom I do not like (3)
19.	I get upset when someone challenges my authority (2)
20.	To be successful as a coach, I must change my image (5)
21.	I avoid presenting an unpopular point of view during team meetings (4)
22.	Effort gets results (4)
23.	I have never told a lie (4)
24.	The outcome of a competition has no effect on my attitude (4)
25.	Most athletes feel that their coaches enjoy the power of controlling others (5)
26.	My current coaching job is quite satisfying (3)
27.	Chance determines most things in sport (2)
28.	I would have difficulty integrating a demanding coaching job into my lifestyle (4)
29.	Athletes tend to have less of a commitment to the team than do coaches (2)
30.	Things don't get me down (1)
31.	I am often influenced by others (2)
32.	I sometimes have difficulty completing important tasks (5)
33.	I am reluctant to make decisions (5)
34.	I am an underachiever (2)
35.	I am good at most things that I try to do (1)
36.	No one is ever rude to me (2)
37.	I allow my attitude to negatively affect my performance as a coach (1)
38.	People get the respect they deserve (3)
39.	I generally have a very positive attitude toward coaching (2)
40.	There is little opportunity for growth in my current coaching career (5)
41.	All my habits are good and desirable ones (1)
42.	People's good qualities are seldom recognized (5)
43.	I never envy another person's good luck (4)
44.	Hard work brings success (4)
45.	It is difficult to balance my personal and coaching demands (4)
46.	I have never been late for work or for an appointment (3)
47.	I find it very easy to 'wind down’ after a competition (4)
48.	Success is mostly luck (3)
49.	Coaches are generally positive role models (5)
50.	Sometimes I have doubts about the whole course of my life (2)
51.	Athletes often influence the strategy / direction I put in place for the team (2)
52.	I usually feel very happy and content (4)
53.	I am a confident person (2)
54.	I am usually relaxed (1)
55.	Regular habits are an important part of my success (1)
56.	Promotions in coaching are seldom based on performance (2)
57.	Coaches should not aggressively push athletes to increase performance standards (2)
58.	I create my own opportunities (3)
59.	Mistakes are inevitable (3)
60.	Most of my jobs have been quite stressful (1)