Difference b/t Coaches and Teachers!

Would you consider your tennis (or any other sport) instructor a teacher and vice versa? Or is he/she really just a teacher and nothing more? So the question lies in what is a coach and what is a teacher. Today I will define the two. A teacher is a person who shares their specific knowledge to a student but that's where it stops. A coach is a teacher but also covers the ins and outs of their career. Think of your own training. When you visit a tennis instructor once a week is he/she more of a teacher or coach? How about an instructor that constructs your entire training cycles? The best players are those who have coaches not teachers. Communication is key in the advancement of sports. For a teacher or coach to convey their ideals into a player they must use the right language, mannerisms and correct ideas for their apprentice to register and regurgitate the information. A coach will understand their pupil as he/she sees them in action, knows how they think, and can pick up habits that the player has picked up or is lacking due to pass observations. A teacher can only go with what they see at that specific time slot. They are not able to really notice the process of development which really handicaps the ability to figure out what the next step in development is. The open communication between player and coach is the biggest factor in development. Knowing that both parties are on the same page allows the process of development to be steeper and not flatline. What other advantages do coaches have over teachers? Planning! Microcycles are short planning periods usually of a week while Mesocycles are long periods closer to 6 weeks. A coach can plan what the short term and long term plans and goals are by using both micro and mesocycles. A teacher on the other hand cannot do either. They can only observe what the player is doing at the instance, try to solidify, and maybe attempt to improve a new skill. This is too much to do in a short time. Remember that a teacher is someone who sees a players once a week for an hour. What can really be achieved here when in fact we can't even call this a microcycle. A coach has full or close to full access to their player which allows him/her to solidify what they have already seen prior to that practice and move on to a new skill. The time that has been saved because of the continuous observation is key. The ability to to plan ahead due to the observations made is vital to the rate of development for a player. So can we now make the statement that coaches are teachers, but teachers are not necessarily coaches? If we look at the overall picture and think of the goals of players I think so. I am not here to say teachers are not good. Rather I am her to tell you that if you are serious about your development look for a teacher that is a coach not just a teacher who will give you good tips but won't be serious about your goals and development. This will give you the best chance of improvement.