Coach Mock Interview
Master 30 Coach interview questions covering leadership philosophy, athlete development, and program building.
Question 25 of 30
Have you experienced coaching a team who have struggled to perform? How have you resolved the problem?
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"When a team of mine is struggling, I take a step back and look at how each player is doing with the team as a whole. Sometimes it is just a player not understanding where they should be which throws off others players, but sometimes it's something bigger like I'm not explaining something the way they can understand. When looking at a problem I look at it as whole so I know where in the process that something is going wrong."
The interviewer wants to know more about the different methods you use when the team isn't performing as well as you'd hope. Do you focus more on team drills, individual drills, conditioning? More importantly the interviewer wants to know that you'll be able to problem solve the difficulties that your team is faced with.
Sometimes players aren't doing well next to each other and they just need to be moved around, sometimes problems are bigger than a simple which. When answering this question you should talk about a time you problem solved an issue with a team.
"I had two twin sisters on a team together at one point and they played horribly next to each other because they weren't always focused on the game. I was able to switch the line up around and both players and the team were able to perform better."
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Yes, I have experience working with a team that has struggled to perform. I've addressed it by talking about the problem immediately after a game. After the discussion, we put it in the past and move on. I may also include some drills in the next practice to help improve on the issue causing the poor performance.
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This reply is a good start! Since this question is more behavioral and situational in nature, I recommend telling a specific story that walks the interviewer through the situation, your role in the situation, the action you took, and the measurable result/resolution.
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