The most gifted athletes rarely make good coaches. The best violinist will not necessarily make the best conductor. Nor will the best teacher necessarily make the best instructional coach. So it's critical to distinguish between the skill of performance and the skill of coaching the performance, two entirely different skills. The best predictor of the future is the past. If a teacher shows coaching potential outside of the job, s/he may have potential on the job. Here are several traits to help identify whether someone is capable of learning to coach.
- A teacher who looks for challenges is a potential coach.
- Teachers who are consistently seeking solutions or improving have the potential to coach.
- A teacher who believes that there is always a better way to do something is a potential coach.
- A teacher who is willing to take responsibility is a potential coach.
- A teacher who confronts problems and won't let go has coaching potential.
- A potential coach is mentally tough. Coaching creates an undeniable tension with one's peers. The separation comes from carrying the responsibility of assessing performance.
- Peer respect doesn't reveal ability, but it can show character and personality.
- Potential coaches have a quality about them - that when they speak, people listen.
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