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Question 10 of 30 for our Coach Mock Interview

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Question 10 of 30

If a player openly badmouths your coaching decisions, how will you handle the situation?

"I once had a player who during practice was talking how they didn't think the drill I was running was helpful. I pulled the player aside afterwards to hear their opinion why they thought what they thought- there was a deeper issue that the player was dealing with and we discuss proper ways that she should work on frustrations."

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How to Answer: If a player openly badmouths your coaching decisions, how will you handle the situation?

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  • 10. If a player openly badmouths your coaching decisions, how will you handle the situation?

      How to Answer

      The interviewer wants to know how you handle conflict with players. The interviewer wants to hear about different ways you deal with players and if those ways are appropriate. One of the best ways to handle the situation is to pull the player aside and have a private conversation.

      Depending on the situation you may have to have a team decision, so for this question you may want to pick a situation where you had to deal with this and explain what you did to handle it.

      Written by Cassandra Bates on November 11th, 2019

      Answer Example

      "I once had a player who during practice was talking how they didn't think the drill I was running was helpful. I pulled the player aside afterwards to hear their opinion why they thought what they thought- there was a deeper issue that the player was dealing with and we discuss proper ways that she should work on frustrations."

      Written by Cassandra Bates on November 11th, 2019

      Anonymous Interview Answers with Professional Feedback

      Anonymous Answer

      "I would pull the player aside and talk to him. This usually happens because of something else going on in the player's life."

      Rachelle's Feedback

      You are very right - situations like this are often a result of outside influences. Again, if you have encountered this specific situation in the past, you could also provide a story-based example of a 'time when...' using the STAR framework to form your story (Situation, Task, Action, Result).

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