Foundation Domain, Competency 1: Demonstrates Ethical Practice

The Foundation Domain is focused on how coaches should conduct themselves while coaching and in all interactions with related individuals. From a broader competency-development view, the competencies within the foundation domain would be considered a set of coach-focused competencies (i.e., describing who the coach “is;” the “being” of the coach), while the other three domains are focused on coaches’ behavior (i.e., what the coach “does”). In the job analysis process, these two perspectives are typically framed as “worker” focused versus “work” focused, respectively.”