Judging the Book

A button up or polo and dress pants doesn’t automatically make you a good coach. A sleeveless t-shirt, basketball shorts and a tattoo sleeve doesn’t make you a bad coach either.
 
Today I want to clear something up when it comes to judging coaches by their cover, as it were. There are some of the big names and ‘industry leaders’ in the strength and conditioning realm, that very much judge a book by its cover.  Won’t name names, but one of them, their last name might also be a certain trade profession of the Mario Brothers sort.
 
In any case, for those that don’t know, here’s what you must look like or else be considered unprofessional in this group of unmentionables eyes’;
 
-Polo or button up (no t-shirts or hoodies)
-Pants always (dress pants preferred)
-No showing tattoos
-No piercings
-Dress shoes or very new looking sneakers
-Never have drink or food in hand
-LOOK like you work out (*eye roll*)
 
If you’re reading this, you know none of the above is 100% on the nose for myself or many of the coaches I would recommend someone see. Can tell you for a fact that a polo does not make you professional or a good coach, my old commercial gym made us all wear a polo, didn’t prevent some of those trainers from being unprofessional or total cowboys.
 
On the other side of it, I know 3-4 coaches personally that are top notch that rock full sleeves of tattoos and have no issue showing them off. Has yet to stop them from delivering top notch coaching. A also know a few others personally that would live in a hoodie if they could, still bang out quality coaching and programming.
 
The point is this, coaches are all going to present differently. There isn’t anything wrong if a coach wants to dress well and look buttoned up. If that makes them feel confident and deliver as a coach, hell yeah do it. Quality coaches look different, are different shapes, sizes and personality. As long as they meet a certain standard in terms of proper clothing and not looking totally un-put-together, then the biggest thing is are they delivering good coaching and serving their clients well. So in the end, no don't judge someone if they don't dress a certain way, from one professional to another, it does more harm than good.

Thanks for reading fam, back next week with more fun! Happy Weekend!