Coaching Pre-Assessment PerspectiveThe author initially compared the term coaching to a sports team. In this context, the coach tries to inspire the team to win matches. Sports coaches help players realize their potential and motivate them to perform through discipline and by teaching them relevant skills, techniques and tactics. This is usually achieved through mutual communication and building meaningful relationships with team members. The coach becomes a motivator and facilitator of growth or sports skills. This growth will ultimately lead to the achievement of individual and collective goals. For the sports team, the coach will direct the growth of its members by developing training, encouraging them and monitoring their progress. The player will become more skillful in the game. The most skillful players win. Sports coaches will assess their players' overall strengths and weaknesses by placing the player in a position that accentuates his positive attributes, with the goal of overcoming any negative aspects. Post-Assessment View of Coaching Coaching is quickly becoming a new profession outside of the team sports arena. . Executive coaching is considered a popular intervention for organizations wishing to develop their employees. To further improve executive development, companies and business schools are using executive coaching (Gehlert, Ressler, Anderson, & Swanson, 2013). Nearly 60% of large American companies use executive coaches for the development of their employees (Newsom & Dent, 2010). Executive coaches help identify specific goals and provide the client with the tools, perspective and structure needed to achieve those goals. While executive coaching is similar to consulting, con...... middle of paper ...... TH, Anderson, NH and Swanson, NM (December 1, 2013). A method to improve coach-participant matching in executive coaching. The Coaching Psychologist, 9(2), 78-85. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/results?sid=1df27ec2-99f5-4830-9337-a2f2d709efb7%40sessionmgr4004&vid=1&hid=4213&bquery=coaching&bdata=JmNsaTA9UlYmY2x2MD1ZJnR5cGU9MSZza PWVkcy1saXZlNewsom, G. and Dent, EB (2010). An analysis of the work behavior of executive coaches. Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 1-6. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2010.54484915Peltier, B. (2009). The psychology of executive coaching: theory and application (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. The Executive Coaching Handbook. (2012). In The Executive Coaching Handbook (5th ed., pp. 1-85). Retrieved from http://www.theexecutivecoachingforum.com/docs/default-document-library/echb5thedition2_25.pdf?sfvrsn=0