Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a sports management class.

旁白：听一段运动管理课程节选。

Professor: So, I want to end today with a topic that many of you have questions about when you come to see me during my office hours.

教授：所以，我想用一个话题来结束今天，你们许多人在我的办公时间都问过这个问题。

A lot of you have told me you are specifically interested in careers as coaches.

你们许多人告诉过我，你们对教练这个职业特别感兴趣。

Now, it doesn't matter what sport you are interested in coaching, volleyball, basketball, swimming...

现在，不论你们对教哪种运动感兴趣，排球、篮球、游泳……

There are some considerations for all new coaches to think about as they plan their careers.

当新教练规划职业生涯的时候，有一些需要考虑的事。

A recent study, a survey of high school head coaches, helped identify some obstacles,

最近的一项研究，对高中总教练的调查帮忙识别了一些障碍，

some things that head coaches felt they were not prepared for as they began their careers.

总教练觉得当他们开始他们的职业生涯的时候没有准备好的一些事情。

They were surveyed to determine what things they would do differently if they were starting their careers over again.

他们被调查去确定哪些事情他们会做得不一样，如果他们重新开始他们的职业的话。

Based on their responses, several themes emerged.

基于他们的回答，许多主题出现了。

The largest number of responses was in the area of relationships.

最大数量的回答是有关人际关系领域。

79% of the coaches indicated that if they had to do it all over again, they would do things differently in this area.

79%的教练表明如果他们重来一次，他们会在这个领域做得不一样。

They said they'd deal differently with assistant coaches, parents, student athletes, school administration, and, and pay more attention to those relationships.

他们说他们会用不同的方式处理和助理教练、父母、学生运动员、学校管理机构的关系，并且更关注这些关系。

The second most critical area for these coaches was organization and administration.

对于这些教练来说，第二最重要的领域是组织和管理。

To them, this meant things like better managing their budgets, and delegating responsibilities, making sure that even minor things were taken care of,

对他们来说，这意味着比如说像更好的管理预算、分配责任这些事情，确保即使是小事都被照顾到，

like pre-game meals, those sort of things.

比如赛前餐，这类的事情。

Student: Excuse me, professor, I know good nutrition is important,

学生：对不起，教授，我知道好的营养是重要的，

but organizing pre-game meals isn't really something you consider when you are thinking about going into coaching as a career.

但是安排赛前餐这种事，并不是把当教练作为职业的人会去考虑的事情。

Professor: No, I guess not, Kenny, but it's more an example of paying attention to the details, being organized.

教授：不，我想不是。肯尼，但是这是一个注重细节的例子，变得有条理。

I do want to emphasize that the profession of coaching is about more than just wins and losses.

我想要强调，教练这个职业不仅仅是胜利和失败。

In fact, winning is probably stressed too much. At its best, I'd say coaching, especially in high school and college, is about teaching life skills through game strategy.

实际上，胜利可能被过分强调了。尤其是在高中和大学，教练是通过竞技策略去教授生活技能。

Of course, coaching requires a specialized body of knowledge.

当然，教练需要专业知识。

If you coach tennis, you need to know the rules of tennis.

如果你教网球，你需要了解网球的规则。

If you are a football coach, you need to know all about football strategies.

如果你是足球教练，你需要知道所有关于足球的策略。

And those are the sorts of things that you'll get in your classes here at the university.

并且这些类型的问题，你会在大学学习。

But if coaches spend too much of their time on game strategy, well, you see, maybe that's secondary too, to the knowledge and skills,

但是如果教练花费太多时间在竞技策略上，好，你看，可能这是次要的，相对于知识和技能来说，

you'll need for the other roles you'll undertake as a coach, especially, as that survey emphasized, skills in dealing with people, and, and administration.

你会需要知识和技能来承担教练角色，特别是，正如那个调查强调的，处理人际关系和管理的能力。

Student: But, how do you... how do you improve in those areas, I mean, I'm gonna be an assistant coach at a high school beginning next month, and ...

学生：但是，你怎么做……你怎么在这些领域提高，我意思是，下个月开始我将会在一个高中做助理教练，并且……

Girl:Really? Nice going, Kenny!

女孩：真的吗？太棒了，肯尼！

Professor: Yes, that's wonderful!

教授：是的，非常棒！

Student: Thanks. I'm excited.

学生：谢谢。我很兴奋。

Professor: So, congratulations! Ok, well, to get better organized,

教授：所以，恭喜你！哦，好吧，为了有更好的条理，

one thing is take courses in business management and not just the sports management courses in the physical education department,

要做的一件事就是上商业管理课程，并且不仅是在体育教育部门的体育管理课程，

other business and finance courses.

还要上商业和金融课程。

Oh, oh, but wait a minute.

哦，哦，但是等一等。

You said you are starting next month?

你说你下个月开始？

What sport will you be coaching?

你教什么运动？

Student: Uh, gymnastics, mainly.

学生：嗯，主要是体操。

Professor: Okay, in my career, I've learned, well, as part of building and maintaining strong relationships and working on administrative skills,

教授：好的，在我的职业生涯中，我学到，作为建立和维护强大人际关系和管理技能的一部分，

you've got to consider the other needs of your team beyond the sport itself.

你必须考虑你团队的其它需求，除了体育本身。

Remember, the team members are athletes and students, and remember that if you are enthusiastic about what you are doing, well, enthusiasm is... is catching, right? You want team members to enjoy participating,

记住，团队成员是运动员和学生，并且记住，如果你对你做的事情有热情，那么，热情是有感染性的，对吗？你想让团队成员享受参与，

Student: Right, but what about setting rules for your team, and, is it better to be strict or not so strict?

学生：对，但是那么为团队设置规则呢？严厉更好，还是不严厉更好？

Professor: Actually, I don't believe in having a lot of rules.

教授：实际上，我不相信建立很多规则有用。

And coaches often do have too many.

而教练通常有太多规则。

I think that can get in the way of leadership and box you in.

我认为它会阻碍领导力，并且限制你。

I think people sometimes set rules just to make things easier for themselves.

我认为人们有时候设置规则仅仅是为了让他们自己省事。

That way maybe later they just can refer to the rule and avoid making a choice.

那样的话，可能之后他们就会遵守规则，并且避免选择。

You know that kind of person I'm talking about, right?

你知道我谈论的那种人，对吗？

But that's not to say the team shouldn't have any rules at all. Of course they need some.

但是这不是说，球队不应该有任何规定。当然他们需要一些规定。

So early in a season, or when you first take a new job, establish a few basic ground rules for what is acceptable and non-acceptable behavior.

所以在赛季初，或者当你第一次从事一个新工作，建立一些基本的规则，规定哪些是可以接受的和不可以接受的行为。

Girl:So, what are some good ones?

女孩：所以，什么是好的规则呢？

Professor: Well, a... A couple rules a coach should have are: insist that players be on time, and insist that they practice hard, and give their best effort.

教授：嗯，教练应该建立的一些原则是：坚持球员应该准时，坚持刻苦练习， 并且尽他们最大的努力。

And when you do establish a rule, stick to it.

并且，规则一旦建立，就要遵守它。