Performance Coaching Community

1. Performance Coaching Community

2. The Performance Community • Who are the athletes being coached? A narrower range of athletes who have shown extra ability and have moved to district or regional representation at either a youth or adult level. • Regional representatives taking part in national competition • National age group representatives taking part in international competition

3. The Performance Community Who are the coaches? • Have considerable experience and a high degree of knowledge within their sport • Are often in part time professional roles where they are contracted by Regional or National Sports Organisations • Experienced development coaches who have shown ability in coaching more talented athletes • Former elite players who have shown a desire to become involved in coaching • Former high performance coaches who no longer have the time to be involved at a High Performance level • Professionals who coach for a living

4. The Performance Community What are the ideal attributes for a Performance Coach? • Nurture a love of competing and being the best you can be • Focus on skill development and decision making in a competitive environment • Understand the needs of athletes in the Perform phase – primarily youth and senior athletes competing at representative level • Help athletes develop a wider sense of sporting ethics • Provide appropriate sequenced development opportunities and guidance • Understand they create not only better athletes, but better people and role models for younger participants • Have a sense of working in a wider coaching community with similar goals

5. The Performance Community What are the challenges? • Professional expectations in a part time or volunteer role • Lack of experience of High Performance environment • Limited resources compared to High Performance • Need to balance long term athlete development with desire for immediate results • Often short period of time with athletes (tournament coaches) • Expectations of athletes