In re Michael McMaster's coaching discussion, and John F's post;
Is one required to "be" a player in order to become a coach? I've given a
great deal of energy over the years to both playing and coaching and there
is something missing from this discussion of standards of competence, in
my view. That is those who create the standards set the standards by their
own biases, which may not reflect the true possibilities of either the
individual or the system.
Those who would require someone to "pass" their test may themselves not
pass someone else's test for the same subject matter. So it is important
to be clear about what is being tested, by whom, and for what purpose, if
there is to be any element of "fairness" in the standards.
By the way, it is NOT necessary for the coach to have been a star player,
or any player at all, to become a "competent", or indeed an excellent
coach, as many examples exist of such individuals. "Stars" do not make
good coaches in many cases...there is no automatic guarantee of good
coaching coming from a star player, as there is no guarantee of good
managers coming from "A" students.
Ciao.
--Regards, John Constantine Rainbird Management Consulting PO Box 23554 Santa Fe, NM 87502 http://www.trail.com/~rainbird rainbird@trail.com
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