Coaching: The Art and Science for Athlete Development

1. Coaching: The Art and Science “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

2. Coaching is an art and a science Science Deals with physical, technical, tactical and psychological training of athletes using modern methods verified through scientific research

3. Coaching is an art and a science Art Application of the modern research based scientific methods to a particular coaching situation. Involves communicating, problem solving, decision making, motivating, etc.

4. Coaching: The Art and Science • Learn what is involved in coaching athletes • Properly • Effectively • Successfully • Broad spectrum of athletes • Novice to high performance • Tyke to masters • “Playground to podium” • KINE 2475 • Youth sport • Most sport recreational not competitive • Most coaches volunteers not paid professionals

5. Coaching Education • Is it for you? • Do you want to continue to be active in sport? • Do you want to be a contributing member of society? • Do you want to be a teacher? • Do you think you may eventually become a parent?

6. NCCP National Coaching Certification Program • Aims (pg. 15) • Provide every participant with a positive experience • Opportunity to achieve full potential through sport • Use sport as a personal developmental tool

7. NCCP National Coaching Certification Program • Mandate • Improve effectiveness of coaching across all levels of sport system • Develop and enhance skills as coaches to become better coaches and role models • Goal - contribute to the development of expert Canadian coaches from playground to podium • Why Coach Education Important? • NCCP - video

8. The “New” NCCPwww.coach.ca

9. Community Sport Stream • Work with small children – few weeks • Parents of participants • Little sport experience • Recreational or house league sport • Low level competition • Promote participation regardless of ability

10. Competition Stream • Performance goals • Competitive ability • Develop athletes Playground to Podium • Teach values through sport • Enhance self esteem

11. Instruction Stream • Teach and refine sport specific skills and techniques • Various proficiency levels • Primarily non-competitive programs (participatory)

12. “Certification” Everyone is required to obtain an NCCP# http://www.coachesontario.ca/getting-your-nccp/ • In Training – taking course • Trained – course completed • Certified – evaluated - external

13. NCCP Core Competencies • Problem-solving • Valuing • Critical thinking • Leading • Interacting

14. Significant Dates in Canadian Coaching Development • 1971 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976

15. Canadian Coaching Development1971 • Canada’s bid to host Olympics accepted • Host country has automatic berth to all Olympic sports • Development of Sport Agencies and programs through various government agencies • Immigration and Manpower • Sport and Recreation • Sport Canada – Jean Charest • Canadian Heritage Ministry (http://www.pch.gc.ca/ ) • Minister of State (Sport) – the Honourable Bal Gosal

16. Sport Agencies • COA Canadian Olympic Association • Canadian Olympic Committee All aspects of Canada’s involvement in the Olympic Movement www.olympic.ca • Game Plan Development of athletes and teams for international competition

17. Sport Agencies • Sport Canada • Dedicated to valuing and strengthening the Canada experience http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/pgm/sc/index-eng.cfm • CAC Coaching Association of Canada • Mandate to improve the effectiveness of coaching across all sports and at all levels of the sport system. http://www.coach.ca/

18. Coaching Association of Canada • Programs • Canadian Professional Coaches Association sets standards of coaching • National Coaching Institutes “most comprehensive learning experience for high performance coaches” 7 centers – Victoria, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax • Women in Coaching Program increase number of coaching opportunities for women – since 1987 over 200 women received over $1 million

19. Canadian Coaching Development1972 • Interprovincial Council of Sport and Recreation • Began developing model for a National Coaching Program • Summit Series • Canada – Soviet Union hockey series • Soviets praise Lloyd Percival

20. Canadian – Soviet Union Summit Series1972 Lloyd Percival – The Hockey Handbook Dick Irvin – Coach Montreal Canadiens 1951 Stanley Cup Champions “Product of a three year old mind” Anatoli Tarasov – architect of Soviet hockey “Your wonderful book introduced us to the mysteries of Canadian hockey” • Richard vs Howe – greatest hockey player • Ability of Paul Henderson

21. Canadian Coaching Development1974 First formal NCCP courses offered • Over 1 millions participants • Canada recognized as a world leader in coaching development

22. Canadian Coaching Development1976 • Olympic Games – Montreal • National team coaches “foreigners” • Basketball, gymnastics, fencing, rowing, swimming, volleyball, waterpolo • Foreign cultures different from ours – how? - cultural legacies - Asian, Caribbean, North American, Mexican -Outliers, Gladwell (2009) What is our Canadian Sport Culture? “Multiculturalism” in Canadian Sport?