Coaching Learner Drivers

What is coaching ?

Coaching in driver training is a process that promotes a higher degree of self awareness through your driving experiences. This helps the learner to be able to cope with demanding road situations by making decisions for themselves aided by the coach.

What is the difference between coaching and instruction ?

Traitionally driving lessons have been conducted on teaching and telling basis, this is where the instructor will tell you what to do over and over again untill you understand the subject being taught.

Coaching however take's the approach of carefully questioning the student (coachee ) into finding the correct solutions to driving problems. Eg if you are told what to do would you necessarily understand with out being told again, but if you found the solution yourself you would be more likely to remember the correct outcome next time.

How would coaching benifit you.?

  1. You would develop confidence earlier to make decisions in driving situations.
  2. You will be able to self correct and challenge yourself when making driving faults
  3. You will constantly improve your driving skills after the test
  4. You will be able to cope with peer presure when driving
  5. You will have the skill to evaluate your own driving and know and understand your own limitations
  6. Most importantly you will gain the skill in evaluating and reducing the risk factors involved in driving

    7. Can everone be coached in learning to drive ?

    Through my experience of instructing and coaching no two students are ever the same, some people will react to coaching very quickly and some will take longer to be at ease with coaching but those same people would fare the same in instruction as well.

    I always plan my lessons to suit everyones individual needs and so coaching is not always the only solution for everyone. I have found with recent students that driving test results have improved especially with the number of driving faults being committed, in fact at the time of writing my last two student passes were 1 fault and zero faults.

Will coaching help me to pass my driving test easier ?

A resounding yes, So far most of my students that have been involved in the coaching process have found that coaching has given them the skills to cope with everyday driving situations such as those faced on the test with a higher degree of confidence, feeling in control of whats happening around them and being able to make correct decisions to reduce risks. Therefore cutting down on the number of driving faults made

What one student had to say about her coaching experience with Woody's.

"I feel driver coaching is an excellent teaching method and that it is due to the coaching style that Woody used with me that I am the driver I have become today. Coaching makes you have to think for yourself without you even noticing, this is an excellent skill to gain and is key to becoming a good driver. Due to driver coaching I feel I was prepared to drive on my own after I had passed my driving test. I know how to react in many difficult situations and do not panic when these arise thanks to being coached. Driver Coaching has allowed me to become a safe calm and prepared driver. Emma Mee 2011"

What will happen on a coaching session ?

The beginning of a lesson will start with recapping what was understood from the previous one. Next we will establish our aims and goals for this lesson, you will be able to set your own aims within reason. next we will practice our aims and with some carefull prompting and questioning you will start to be able to find solutions and answers to driving problems.

The end of the lesson you will be able to evaluate your own performance and we will discuss ways to make improvements and then set the aims for the next lesson.

Call or text Woody on 077382 74033 for your first coaching session