The other day I came across an excellent article by Jeff Janssen on the differences between coaching men and women. It's kind of long, but well worth the effort to get through.
If you're a male coaching females, you'll definitely want to check it out. If you're a male who's been coaching boys up 'til now it's critical that you read it. There's a huge difference, and techniques that work with boys don't always work so well with girls.
One of the key ones is how each gender reacts (generally) to criticism. I've always said if you yell at girls they tend to take it very personally, and feel that they've let you down. If you tell at boys like that they just think you're a jerk. This article pretty much bears that out.
By the way, if you're a female coaching females, or a female coaching males, you'll find this article valuable as well. Whatever combination you have, you'll probably want to keep this one handy.
If you're a male coaching females, you'll definitely want to check it out. If you're a male who's been coaching boys up 'til now it's critical that you read it. There's a huge difference, and techniques that work with boys don't always work so well with girls.
One of the key ones is how each gender reacts (generally) to criticism. I've always said if you yell at girls they tend to take it very personally, and feel that they've let you down. If you tell at boys like that they just think you're a jerk. This article pretty much bears that out.
By the way, if you're a female coaching females, or a female coaching males, you'll find this article valuable as well. Whatever combination you have, you'll probably want to keep this one handy.
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