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There are many reasons why we engage a coach and just as many 

cause why we do not. A coach is not for everyone. But, if you are ready, a GOOD coach can help you. Some athletes feel too "slow" for coaching help, but that's never the case! A coach can target your specific issues and significantly improve your times. Other athletes think they know themselves well enough to put together their plans. I argue that athletes are not maximizing their potential because a good coach can objectively assess your abilities and limitations and suggest how to improve or address them in a new way.

So what makes a good coach? It takes some thorough work to find the right one — someone you like, respect, and have the knowledge necessary to assist you in your goals. The coach that works for your best friend may not be the fair relevant

 for you. Keep that in your brain and do your analysis.

When hiring a coach, ask your fellow athletes and local shops for recommendations, or go through a directory such as TrainingPeaks or a national governing body (NBG) coach directory. You don't need to stay local — online coaching is just as fruitful

 these days when you have tools like TrainingPeaks to enable location-maverick transmission. If the coach is 

superior, it works flawlessly.

Once you have a list of different coaches to research, set up a time to get to know them. You can meet the coach in person if local or interview them on the phone or via Skype. The process should take weeks to check references and interview several different coaching options. To help you in your search for the right professional, I have compiled a list from some of my current athletes, myself, and peers on 10 things to look for in a good coach.

1. Knowledge and Credentials

Look for a coach who has the experience and has been working with athletes you admire, like, and has seen success with. Ensure that the coach has the right skill set to help you achieve your goals. Refrain from assuming that a successful athlete makes a successful coach. Your coach should have a proven track record working with athletes of all abilities, especially someone like you! Look for certified coaches from NGBs such as USA Triathlon (USAT), USA Cycling (USAC), and British Cycling. There are three levels of coaching asseveration within USAT, with Level 3 being the highest and comparably rare. I recommend checking out www.usatriathlon.org for further explanation of the certification levels. They also have a coach 

inventory of USAT-guaranteed coaches. TrainingPeaks also offers a friendly coach directory with thousands of prospective coaches.

TrainingPeaks offers an easy process to get matched with the right coach for your needs with their Coach Match initiative. All coaches must be TrainingPeaks 

authorize plus have an affirmation from a National Governing Body, so you can take the guesswork out of researching embryonic coaches' backgrounds and instead be placed with your supreme coach.

2. Communication Skills

The coach should have an open-door policy. The coach should be accessible. You should be able to ask questions via email and get replies that are not only timely but also exhausting enough to answer your questions. Emails should be 

come back within an occupation day.

3. People Skills

How does the coach interact with their athletes? Is this person accessible to each athlete? Is this coach pragmatic and a great role 

replica and adviser in the sport? How does this coach motivate their athletes? Make secure you ask for referrals and ask their 

present athletes how the coach

interrelate with them. Some coaches are apathetic– they send 

the scheme and then are done. Some are VERY involved daily. You may lean as regards one of those choices more. Find the right match for you.

4. Goal-Focused

Make secure your coach asks you what your goals are and what you want to realize, both short- and long-term. The coach should be able to set up the day-to-day plan for you but also see the big picture, set up a macro plan, and explain to you why the workouts and races are assembled like they are to obtain your goals.

5. Quality Feedback

Ask the coach how they will provide feedback on your workouts and races. Advance is the name of the game, and if the athlete does not feel they're making progress, they should be able to ask the coach for an assessment on how to change things up. Also, the coach should be up to 

supply feedback on your workouts and data, tell you how to move things around when you're sick or traveling, and convert organize on the fly. They should also be able to give you distinct training feedback, such as how to upgrade your swim smack, for example.

A coach can provide feedback via Skype, email, or social media like Twitter and Facebook. I get an email from TrainingPeaks every time one of my clients completes a workout. From this email, I can assess the athlete's progress and address any issues or questions that arise from each workout.

6. Honesty

This is a tricky one, but I find it vital to success. It's also one of the harder matters to 

dissertation both coach and athlete. When looking for a coach, please ask this coach how they can tell you how realistic your goals are and what you need to do to improve your swimming, cycling, or running. You are doing yourself a disservice if you do not hire someone with experience in handling tough conversations about what is realistic for you regarding progress, race results, and realistic time goals. Honesty sometimes hurts, but it is analytical to the advancement and set pragmatic goals

7. Understanding of Your Training/Life Balance

A good coach understands life. They realize that this is a hobby for most, and it is critical to maintaining a balance with work, family, social life, and sport. Find a coach who

imitates this in their life and leads a similar behavior to yours. If you are a full-time working parent with four kids, hiring someone with similar life experiences or who works with athletes like you will help them understand the schedule you need. A good coach will assist you to sort through these life-sports stability issues daily!

8. Motivational

A good coach should instill credence in the athlete in their racing AND teaching. A good coach should also encourage athletes to be their best and work hard through all their 

warm-ups and races. Find a coach that makes you desire to work rigidly. Someone that inspires you!

9. Perceptiveness

A good coach should be able to the quantity you out. A coach should be able to read each athlete, determine their strengths, which workouts would help them improve and which ones would not, and create individualized programs to bring the best out of them. Each athlete is so different. A good coach recognizes that and writes challenging workouts for each person.

10. Likeability

Yes, you have to like your coach. Read blogs. 

Legally, most people are JUST like their weblog. If you like someone on their blog, you will likely like them as a coach. Courses #1-9 must also be addressed, but the Internet is a powerful tool for research. Ask around. Find the athletes you adore

 and analyze their coaches. Remember that a good coach is one you like, not only as a coach but as a person too.