Literacy Task 2

Michael Rifenburg

Dr. Rifenburg

English 1102

March 22, 2015

High School basketball coach

Interesting in having a career that involves  physical exercise and molding players into young men?

Follow the slides to learn more about being a high school basketball coach and the literacy skills needed to succeed!

What are the goals of coaching?

According to my interview with head coach Tom Waiters:

All coaches,

no matter the sport or the level of play,

look to win games.

They also seek to impact the character of their players positively and

ensure their players succeed academically

What do they read?

To help them accomplish their goals, coaches read:

Plays

Emails

Progress reports

Scouting Reports

What do they read?

Here are some plays Coach Waiters uses:

What do they read?

Here are some examples of scouting reports used by Coach Waiters:

What do they write?

Based on my interview with Coach Waiters, I learned that coaches write the same things that they read.

In tandem, the genres coaches read and write on a regular basis help them accomplish their objectives.

The most important, genre, however, are the plays. If the plays as a genre are adjusted or changed in anyway, a coach's job and the team's performance would change.

Skills needed?

So, if you are still interesting in being a high school basketball coach, here are the skills you need to develop in college through course work:

Critical reading and writing skills

Public speaking

Physical therapy

Skills needed?

Here are some intangible skills worth developing in and outside of classes:

Leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Additional Questions

If you want to know more about high school basketball coaches, Coach Waiters agreed to entertaine questions via email.

You can reach out to him at CoachW@nne.k12.edu