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Supporting the Young Sailor - RYA Junior Squad Programme

Join our RYA Junior Squad Programme to develop young sailors and support them in winning medals at international regattas. Learn how you, as parents, can play a vital role in nurturing your child's sailing skills and supporting their journey towards success.

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Supporting the Young Sailor - RYA Junior Squad Programme

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  1. How You Can Support??

  2. The Purpose “…..to develop sailors of the appropriate age and ability to win medals for RYA Team GBR at major international regattas at Junior Youth and Olympic level…..”

  3. RYA Junior Squad Programme ‘Supporting the Young Sailor’

  4. …Sailor Focus You, the parents, are: • A vital part of the support team • The most influential people in the development of your child • We need your help!

  5. The Journey ....Learning & Enjoyment is critical! NJS ZONE

  6. Why Do you want your kids to sail??.. Social & communication skills Time Management Organisation skills Physical & Nutritional Awareness Campaign Management Psychological Skills Decision Making

  7. Laying the Foundations

  8. Educating & Engraining positive habits

  9. 1. Non Verbal Support • Projecting positive & supportive messages!! • Mirroring • Their own behaviours & sailing temperament will be massively influenced by body language & facial expressions… • Will the vibes they pick up help or hinder their sailing!?

  10. 2. Supporting Non-Dependence • Doing enough but not too much! • Finding (realistic) opportunities to encourage sailors to become non-dependent in their sailing • Asking questions to confirm their levels of understanding.

  11. Developing Professional Habits Non-dependency – ‘teaching’ vs ‘doing’ Dependent Independent Non-dependent

  12. When hover over the 3. Reinforce Confidence & Strengths • The more confident sailors feel, the more they will enjoy their sailing & be assertive in their decisions & ability… • Focusing on their achievements & strengths will give them the self-belief they need to keep trying, working hard & enjoying their sailing

  13. 4. Process Focused • What is a Process?

  14. 4. Process Focused • For a young sailor, focusing purely on outcome can be overwhelming without years of experience & the skill of emotional control. • Helping to shift their attention towards the training/racing processes & away from results or outcomes will increase their feelings of control & therefore confidence

  15. 5. Self Paced Reflections… • Recognising whenthey want to talk about the days sailing…. • Do they need a cool off period!!? • Open questions can help... • …Changing the subject & allowing time before debriefing can also help…

  16. Events • 1st Year Regional Squad: WYA, CYRCs, Nationals • 2nd Year Regional Squad: IOCA/ITCA Ranking • Help – IOCA/ITCA websites, help-sheets

  17. Training • www.welshsailingevents.org • Regional Open Training • Club – (CBYC, Mumbles, Neylandetc Open Training)

  18. Behavior Asked to leave the room or water for the session after warning. Parents told about behavior if disruptive to the group. Yellow card displayed on white board. Repeat disruption. Asked to leave the training session for the day or weekend. Repeated problems HPM made aware– place in squad considered if required. WARNING: Discussion with coach regarding behavior. Reminded of consequences of continued disruption.

  19. Any Questions??

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