Coaches need to be able to use a range of styles and to select the most appropriate for the given participants, context and purpose. No one style is better or worse than the other. There is a time to tell, a time to watch and listen, a time to let participants do more thinking and take more responsibility. Each style will have its place, although some are likely to result in more lasting learning than others. You may demonstrate different styles within this continuum during a single session. Coach-centred The coach-centred coach typically shows the following behaviours: Coaching through drills: Practices tend to be very structured with use of progressive drills. These can be unopposed, semi-opposed or opposed. Sometimes the drills are practised without relation to the game. Authoritarian/ instructional/ didactic: The coach provides lots of instruction and feedback. There is little opportunity for player input and often the coach has a specific technique or method in mind. This coach often rules with an 'iron-rod' and is a real disciplinarian. Technique-driven: The coach sets up lots of practices to improve technique. These are typically repetitive and unopposed. The coach often references key factors very well.