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EMMA ROSS

Research suggests that female athletes tend to prefer a more democratic approach to the coaching process. Now what that means is they want to co-create parts of the coaching process.

They want to explore the reasons behind some of the decisions that a coach is making versus males who might tend to value a more autocratic approach. That is, the coach will tell them what to do and they will follow those instructions.

So understanding what female and male athletes really appreciate in terms of your coaching style can be really helpful in you getting the best out of them. There is really no such thing as a male and a female brain.

And we are all shaped by our genetics and our biology, that’s the nature part. And our environment our upbringing, our education and society, that’s the nurture part. And so we are all beautifully unique. But what the research helps us to understand is where women and men tend on average to differ in how they think and behave.