Coaching, as a new method of working on competences, has both supporters and opponents. It is based primarily on an active relationship between the coach and the person wishing to acquire new skills or competences. However, the method of achieving practical skills differs from the standard educational process, as it assumes that the whole process of reaching the desired goal depends solely on the person concerned. It is therefore a method of working through which we can restructure coping patterns in order to achieve the desired goals.