An athletic coach is a person coaching in sport , involved in the direction, instruction, and training of a sports team or athlete .
61-573: The Dronacharya Award , officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games , is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India . The award is named after Drona , often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India . He was master of advanced military warfare and was appointed as the royal preceptor to
122-532: A head coach , associate/assistant head coach , an offensive coordinator , a defensive coordinator , a special teams coordinator , position coaches , among other assistant coaches which can include passing game coordinator, running game coordinator, and advisors . They're support staff such as strength and conditioning coach , quality control , analyst , and recruiting coaches. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna The Khel Ratna Award ( Hindi pronunciation: [kʰeːl rət̪nə] ), officially known as
183-471: A career that spanned over 20 years from 1926 to 1948. The first recipient of the award was chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand , who was honoured for the performance in the year 1991–92. In 2001, sport shooter Abhinav Bindra , then aged 18, became the youngest recipient of the award. Usually conferred upon only one sportsperson in a year, a few exceptions have been made (1993–1994, 2002, 2009, 2012, and 2016–2021) when multiple recipients were awarded in
244-669: A coach to be seen as effective, the people they work with should be improving, with expert coaches being able to sustain that over an extended period of time. There are various areas of development that can be categorized, which was first done with a 5 C's model: competence, confidence , connection, character and compassion and was then later shortened to a 4 C's model by combining character and compassion. People's competence can relate to their sport-specific technical and tactical skills, performance skills, improved health and fitness, and overall training habits. Their confidence relating to an internal sense of overall positive self-worth. Having
305-522: A given year are accepted till 30 April or last working day of April. A ten-member committee evaluates the nominations and later submits their recommendations to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. The first recipients of the award were Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling), Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing), and O. M. Nambiar (Athletics), who were honoured in 1985. Usually conferred upon not more than five coaches in
366-404: A good connections is the positive bonds and social relationships with people inside and outside of the sporting context. Then character is respect for the sport and other participating showing good levels of morality , integrity , empathy , and responsibility . The competence of a person is linked to leadership and centered around becoming a self-reliant member of a sports team and society in
427-501: A prior belief in player performance. The internal and external framing of a coaches role can impact their reflection, suggesting perspective can be a limitation promoting the idea of a coaching community for feedback. The coaching behavior assessment system has been used to show that coaching knowledge and behavior have significant influence on participants psychological profile affecting self-esteem , motivation , satisfaction, attitudes, perceived competence , and performance. For
488-477: A professional level is expecting of players to already be well-versed into the (general) tactics of football, so that he or she can instead focus on implementing their version of football tactics (style of play) into the team. In English football, the director of a professional football team is commonly awarded the position of manager , a role that combines the duties of coach and sporting director. All coaches of association football teams need to carefully consider
549-449: A sports team influence the social interactions which can affect player performance and development, fan culture, and in professional sport , financial backing. Effective coaches have knowledge that helps in all social contexts to make the best of each situation, with the coach–athlete relationship. being one of the most crucial to get right. Excellent communication skills are imperative for coaches in order to provide their athletes with
610-678: A year, a few exceptions have been made (2012 and 2016–2020) when more recipients were awarded in a year. The nominations for the award are received from all government recognised National Sports Federations, the Indian Olympic Association , the Sports Authority of India , the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, and the state and the union territory governments with not more than two eligible coaches nominated for each sports discipline. In case of cricket,
671-454: A year. As of 2023 , there have been 59 recipients across sixteen sport disciplines: athletics , badminton , billiards , boxing , chess , cricket , field hockey , football , gymnastics , para-athletics , para-badminton , para-shooting , shooting , snooker , table tennis , tennis , wrestling , weightlifting , and yacht racing . The nominations for the award are received from all government recognised National Sports Federations,
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#1732781110637732-528: Is "the consistent application of integrated professional, interpersonal, and intrapersonal knowledge, to improve athletes competence, confidence, connection, and character in specific coaching contexts". Coaches need descriptive knowledge and procedural knowledge that can relate to all aspects of coaching, with expert coaches using tacit knowledge more freely. Teachers' knowledge has been categorized, like coaches knowledge with various terms being used. Such terms assist players and athletes' understand what
793-480: Is given to the profile and standard of the events where their trainees have won the medals. For any other games not included in Olympic, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games like cricket and indigenous games, individual performances are taken into consideration. Coach with maximum points is given 80 marks, while the remaining coaches are given marks in proportion to the maximum points. For team events, marks are given per
854-434: Is imperative for youth players to develop, because by the time they reach senior level (aged 18 and over), they are expected to know the tactical basis of the game - first team coaches at senior level do not actively teach tactics, they mainly just implement them. Therefore, youth coaches need to have a solid understanding of the tactics of the game, so that they can facilitate, as a pedagogue, for their players' growth also on
915-422: Is not just about sport specific skills and education, especially when taking a holistic approach. Keeping sports people safe, and healthy while participating are responsibilities of a coach as well as awareness of social factors like the relative age effect . Much of coaching involves interacting with players, staff, community, opposition, and then family members in youth sport. The relationships built in
976-529: The 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Men's High Jump F42 event . The petition mentioned that the points for Mirza's Grand Slam titles from 2011 until 2015 should not be counted as the events were not a part of the list of sports events to be considered for the performance evaluation. The court withheld the conferment and sought replies from the Ministry about the selection process. The Ministry nevertheless presented
1037-685: The Arjuna Award and two recommendations for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (then known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award), athlete K. M. Beenamol and shooter Anjali Bhagwat . The government rejected the recommendations and asked the committee to cut down the list to comply with the award guidelines, where only one sportsperson for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and fifteen sportspersons along with one disabled athlete for
1098-835: The Arjuna Award , three previous recipients of the Dronacharya Award of different sports disciplines, two sports journalists/experts/commentators, one sports administrator, the Director General of SAI, and the Joint Secretary of Department of Sports, with not more than one sportsperson from any particular discipline being included in the committee. The medals won in various International championships and events in disciplines included in Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympics Games, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games are given 80% weightage. The remaining 20% weightage
1159-513: The Indian Olympic Association , the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, and the state and the union territory governments with not more than two eligible sportspersons nominated for each sports discipline. In case of cricket, the nominations are received from the Board of Control for Cricket in India and SAI is authorised to submit the nominations on behalf of all
1220-611: The Kaurava and the Pandava princes for their training in military arts and astras (Divine weapons). It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports . Recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured to have done "outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enabled sportspersons to excel in international events" over a period of four years. Two awards are designated for
1281-599: The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award ( transl. Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award) or formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award , is the highest sporting honour of India . It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports , Government of India . Recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and honoured for their "spectacular and most outstanding performance in
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#17327811106371342-400: The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. The award from 1991 to 2021 was named after Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), the 6th Prime Minister of India . The award since August 6, 2021 is named after Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian field hockey player, widely regarded as one of the greatest field hockey player of all time, who scored more than 1000 goals over
1403-582: The general manager . The term manager used without qualification almost always refers to the field manager, while the general manager is often called the GM. At amateur levels, the terminology is more similar to that of other sports. The person known as the "manager" in professional leagues is generally called the "head coach" in amateur leagues; this terminology is standard in U.S. college baseball . In American football , like many other sports, there are many coaches and assistant coaches. American football includes
1464-436: The shorter formats of the game have made good fielding more valuable. All major U.S. collegiate sports have associations for their coaches to engage in professional development activities, but some sports' professional coaches have less formal associations, without developing into a group resembling a union in the way that athletic players in many leagues have. U.S. collegiate coaching contracts require termination without
1525-423: The " ologies " of sports science like; sport psychology , sport biomechanics , sport nutrition , exercise physiology , motor control , critical thinking , sociology , strength and conditioning , and sporting tactics, with all the associated sub areas of knowledge. This category of knowledge is what most coach education has been focused on but this alone is not enough to be an effective coach. Coaching
1586-542: The Arjuna Awards could be recommended each year. The committee revised the list to recommend Beenamol for the award over Bhagwat but also put a request "to consider everyone". The decision spurred criticism for ignoring the achievements of the shooter and Bhagwat and the National Rifle Association of India expressed their "disappointment" with the decision. Later, the government accepted all
1647-481: The Director General of SAI, and the Joint Secretary of Department of Sports, with not more than one sportsperson from a particular discipline included in the committee. When instituted in 1991–92, the award was given for the performance by a sportsperson in a year. Based on the suggestions provided by 2014 award selection committee headed by Kapil Dev , the Ministry revised the criteria in February 2015 to consider
1708-793: The Director/Deputy Secretary of Department of Sports, the Secretary and the Executive Director/Director (TEAMS) of SAI verify and validate the nominations. The valid nominations are considered by a selection committee constituted by the Government. This eleven members committee consists of a Chairperson nominated by the Ministry, two members who are either Olympians or previous recipients of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna or
1769-576: The Hungarian city of Kocs where such vehicles were first made. Students at the University of Oxford in the early nineteenth century used the slang word to refer to a private tutor who would drive a less able student through his examinations just like horse driving . Britain took the lead in upgrading the status of sports in the 19th century. For sports to become professionalized, "coacher" had to become established. It gradually professionalized in
1830-494: The Secretary and the Executive Director/Director (TEAMS) of SAI verify and validate the nominations. The valid nominations are placed before the selection committee constituted by the Government. This twelve member committee consists of a chairperson nominated by the Ministry, four Olympians or previous recipients of Khel Ratna or Arjuna Award , three sports journalists/experts/commentators, one sportsperson/expert/administrator associated with parasports , one sports administrator,
1891-933: The Victorian era and the role was well established by 1914. In the First World War, military units sought out the coaches to supervise physical conditioning and develop morale-building teams. John Wooden had a philosophy of coaching that encouraged planning, organization, and understanding , and that knowledge was important but not everything when being an effective coach. Traditionally coaching expertise or effectiveness has been measured by win–loss percentage, satisfaction of players, or years of coaching experience, but like in teacher expertise those metrics are highly ambiguous. Coaching expertise or effectiveness describes good coaching, which looks at coaching behaviour, dispositions, education , experience, and knowledge. A widely used definition of effective coaching
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1952-624: The adequate skills, knowledge and mental as well as tactical ability. A coaches ability to improve relies on professional development in continued learning which uses a combination of evaluation and reflective practice . Their recognition of personal ethical views and disposition are also elements of intrapersonal knowledge. The understanding of oneself and ability to use introspection and reflection are skills that take time to develop, using deliberate practice in each changing context. Coaching expertise requires this knowledge much like teachers as each experience can confirm or contradict
2013-435: The award to the sportsperson with the highest marks across disciplines but can only recommend the recipient of the highest aggregate marks in a particular sports discipline. The recommendations of the selection committee are submitted to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. The 2002 selection committee, headed by former football player Pradip Kumar Banerjee made twenty one recommendations for
2074-490: The claimed achievements. The National Anti-Doping Agency is responsible for providing the doping clearance. Any coach associated with a sportsperson who is either penalised or being investigated for use of drugs or substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency is not eligible for the award along with the previous award recipients of Dhyan Chand Award . A committee consisting of the Joint Secretary and
2135-456: The coach is trying to get them to execute. Augmented feedback is one of the terms used, which is the term used for the different ways a coach can give evaluations. Many categories fall under content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and pedagogical-content knowledge. When considering the need to build relationships with others and athletes, interpersonal knowledge has been included. Then when considering professional development , which requires
2196-402: The coaching context. Competencies have guided much of sport psychology supporting positive youth development. The self-determination theory suggests an environment that supports autonomous decision making, can help develop competence, confidence, and connection to others affecting motivation. Effective coaches therefore create supportive environments while building good relationships with
2257-405: The coaching staff does not use the title of "head coach", but is instead called the field manager . Baseball "coaches" at that level are members of the coaching staff under the overall supervision of the manager, with each coach having a specialized role. The baseball field manager is essentially equivalent a head coach in other American professional sports leagues; player transactions are handled by
2318-437: The de-recognised or under suspension National Sports Federations. The previous award recipients can also nominate one sportsperson for the discipline for which they themselves were awarded. The Government can nominate up to two sportspersons in deserving cases where no such nominations have been received from the nominating authorities. The nominations for a given year are accepted till 30 April or last working day of April. All
2379-401: The discipline for which they themselves were awarded. The Government can nominate up to two coaches in deserving cases where no such nominations have been received from the nominating authorities. The nominations for a given year are accepted till 30 April or last working day of April. All the received nominations are sent to SAI and concerned National Sports Federations for verification against
2440-412: The field of sports over a period of four years" at an international level. As of 2020 , the award comprises a medallion , a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹ 25 lakh (US$ 30,000). Instituted in 1991–1992, the award was given for the performance by a sportsperson in a year. Based on the suggestions provided by 2014 award selection committee, the Ministry revised the criteria in February 2015 to consider
2501-413: The game, cricket coaches generally focus on occasionally sending out messages or feedback to the team, especially during breaks in the play such as time-outs ; otherwise, most coaches have an auxiliary role in helping the players practice, with each one generally specializing in improving the batting and bowling skills of the players. In recent years, fielding coaches have received more priority, as
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2562-482: The individuals performance of a sportsperson is taken into consideration. The sportsperson with maximum points is given 80 marks. Rest of the sportspersons are given marks in proportion to the maximum points. For team events, marks are given as per the strength of the team. Following are the points defined for medals at the given events: For a given discipline, not more than two sportspersons, one male and one female, are given highest marks. The committee may not recommend
2623-451: The level of seniority they are coaching at, the professional level that they're coaching at, and the country they are coaching in, amongst others. In youth football, the duties of a coach is primarily to aid in the development of technical skills. Additional skills that are important for a coach to help youth players develop is motor skills, stamina and the ability to read the game of play accordingly. A solid foundation of tactical awareness
2684-582: The lifetime contribution in coaching where the achievements in producing "outstanding sportspersons" over a period of 20 years or more are considered. As of 2020, the award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹ 15 lakh (US$ 18,000). Instituted in 1985, the award is given only to the disciplines included in the events like Olympic Games , Paralympic Games , Asian Games , Commonwealth Games , World Championship and World Cup along with Cricket , Indigenous Games, and Parasports . The nominations for
2745-465: The nominations are received from the Board of Control for Cricket in India as there is no National Sports Federation recognised by the Government. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is authorised to submit the nominations on behalf of all the de-recognised or under suspension National Sports Federations. The previous award recipients of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna , Arjuna Award , Dronacharya Award, and Dhyan Chand Award can also nominate one coach for
2806-620: The number of awards "to maintain the stature of the awards". Following an announcement, in August 2015, that tennis player Sania Mirza was to be awarded, a Public-Interest Litigation was filed in the Karnataka High Court . The petitioner, who was again Girisha, mentioned that his performance was ignored by the committee. Girisha claimed to be a top contender for the award with 90 points, owing to his silver medal-winning act at
2867-515: The payment of a settlement if the coach is found to be in serious violation of named rules, usually with regard to the recruiting or retention of players in violation of amateur status. The NFL head coaches have an association, called NFL Coaches Association (NFLCA), which includes almost all the coaches in the NFL. At baseball 's professional level in North America, the person who heads
2928-403: The people they coach. In professional sports, a coach is usually supported by one or more assistant coaches and a specialist team including sports scientists . The staff may include coordinators, a strength and conditioning coach , sport psychologist , physiotherapist , nutritionist , biomechanist , or sports analyst . In association football , the roles of a coach can vary depending on
2989-451: The performance over a period of four years. The medals won in various International championships and events of the disciplines which include Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympics Games, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games are given 80% weightage. The remaining 20% weightage is given to the profile and standard of the events. For any other games not included in Olympic, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games like cricket and indigenous games,
3050-522: The performance over a period of four years. The nominations for a given year are accepted till 30 April or last working day of April with not more than two sportspersons nominated for each sports discipline. A twelve-member committee evaluates the performances of a sportsperson at various International events which include the Olympic Games , Paralympic Games , Asian Games , and Commonwealth Games . The committee later submits their recommendations to
3111-576: The primary trainee by Satyapal Singh. 2013 award winner Raj Singh also claimed Sushil Kumar and 2012 Summer Olympics medal winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt as their trainee. Following an announcement, in August 2015, a Public-Interest Litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court by Vinod Kumar. The petitioner, former chief wrestling coach, mentioned that he was the chief national coach of men's freestyle wrestling team from November 2010 to April 2015 and claimed that he had more points (420) than
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#17327811106373172-432: The received nominations are sent to SAI and National Anti-Doping Agency for the verification against the claimed achievements and doping clearance respectively. Any sportsperson who is either penalised or being enquired for usage of drugs or substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency is not eligible for the award. A committee consisting of the Joint Secretary and the Director/Deputy Secretary of Department of Sports,
3233-538: The recipient Anoop Singh Dahiya (375). The court directed the Ministry to confer the award on Kumar and provided one week to the Ministry to challenge the decision. However, the Ministry did not change their decision as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had sacked Kumar in May 2015. Coach (sport) The original sense of the word Coach is that of a horse-drawn carriage , deriving ultimately from
3294-433: The recommendations "as an exception" and jointly awarded Beenamol and Bhagwat for the year 2002. In August 2013, the selection committee, headed by Michael Ferreira recommended sport shooter Ronjan Sodhi for the award, with some committee members questioning the process of selection. A committee member noted that discus thrower Krishna Poonia and Paralympic athlete Girisha Nagarajegowda were shortlisted and Sodhi
3355-414: The selection committee are submitted to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. Some of the recipients have been accused of falsely claiming the achievements of the medalist under their names. Satpal Singh (2009), Ramphal (2011), and Yashvir Singh (2012) had mentioned two times Olympic medal winning wrestler Sushil Kumar ( 2008 and 2012 ) as their trainee. The award for year 2012
3416-578: The skills to learn from experience while utilizing reflective practice , intrapersonal knowledge has been included. It is rare in professional sport for a team not to hire a former professional player, but playing and coaching have different knowledge bases. The combination of professional, interpersonal, and intrapersonal knowledge can lead to good thinking habits, maturity, wisdom, and capacity to make reasonable judgements. The subject, sport, curricular, and pedagogical knowledge all fall under this category of professional coaches knowledge. Including
3477-416: The strength of the team. Following are the points defined for medals at the given events: For a given discipline, not more than two coaches, one male and one female, are given highest marks. The committee may not recommend the award to the coach with the highest marks across disciplines but can only recommend the recipient of the highest aggregate marks in a particular sports discipline. The recommendations of
3538-452: The tactical ability and skill level of their teams when selecting tactics and strategy for games as well as practice. The coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will participate in games. Coaches have much less of a role in cricket matches than in other sports, with the team captain making most strategic decisions for their team. During
3599-435: The tactical level. In professional football, the role of the coach or trainer is focused on the training and development of a club's first team. This means that the head coach is responsible for the first team strategy, development, training session schedule and player development. The head coach is accompanied by one or more assistant coaches, and is also assisted by medical staff and athletic trainers . A first team coach at
3660-459: Was bestowed upon para sports athletics coach Satyapal Singh. However, 2010 Arjuna Award winning para athlete Jagseer Singh accused Satyapal Singh for falsely mentioning him as their trainee for the award. Jagseer Singh mentioned that 2006 Dronacharya Award winner R. D. Singh was appointed as the main coach and Satyapal Singh was an assisting coach. Jagseer was informed about such claim via Right to Information Act, 2005 which had him mentioned as
3721-456: Was not the initial choice. However, Girisha's name was removed, and the final voting was done between Sodhi and Poonia. Poonia was accused of lobbying for the award by one of the committee member Anjali Bhagwat, but the accused met the then Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh to promote her case and also rubbished the lobbying allegations. The Ministry conducted a separate enquiry by Secretary of Department of Sports and decided not to increase
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