Monday 22 August 2011

The Difference between an instructor and a coach - part 3

An instructor listens.
A coach hears you.

An instructor listens and sympathizes.
A coach hears you and acts.

An instructor sees his participant as someone who needs fixing.
A coach sees his athlete as someone to work with.

An instructor lumps everyone together into a "class".
A coach sees "Rita, Joe, Barbara, Judy and Asha".

An instructor loves teaching spin because she gets to burn a few extra calories.
A coach loves teaching spin because of the look of pure joy on the faces of his athletes.

An instructor isn't quite sure what "honouring your participant" means.
A coach not only knows, he lives by it.

An instructor is too busy to talk to management on your behalf.
A coach advocates for you.

Which are you?



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