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2006/7 3.9 Handout 5

Level IIIArmy Family Team Building

Coaching and Mentoring

Principles Followed by Coaches

Typically good coaches will use and follow these principles:

Listening is more important than talking.Peoples motivations must be understood.Everyone is capable of achieving more.A person's past is no indication of his or her future.People's beliefs about what is possible for themselves are their only limits.A coach must always provide full support.Coaches don't provide the answers.Coaching does not include criticizing people.All coaching is completely confidential.Some people's needs cannot be met by coaching and coaches should recognizeindividuals with these needs.