LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about the role of a coach, including its benefits and challenges; understand how to get started in a coaching career.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

CASEL: Self-management, responsible decision-making

Lesson Plan: I’m a Coach

If you’re a sports fan who’s interested in helping teams win games, read on to learn more about Damani’s professional journey.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “I’m a Coach,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What does a coach do, and what skills are required to become one?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “I’m a Coach”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

Have students use the skills sheet or an online graphic design tool of your choice to write a job posting advertising a position coaching basketball or another sport of their choosing. They should draw on what they learned from the article to divide their job posting into different sections: purpose of the job, description of benefits and challenges, necessary skills and qualifications, and hours the coach can expect to work.

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