Three Types of Approaches That Players Have Toward Practice No matter what sport, all coaches want the same type of player. Every coach gives the same speech about how a player should approach practice and games. First a coach will start off by saying how some individuals are dragging around and need increase their intensity. Then the coach will go on to describe how a players should mentally ready themselves for practice and games. At the end of this inevitable speech, the coach will explain the three types of approaches that players have toward practice and games.