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Welcome to the Coaching section. It is a pleasure to be a new addition
to the editorial staff and I look forward to sharing plenty of great
information related to coaching and sport with you in the coming
issues.
This issue will tackle the topic of coaching education and what
programs are available to improve the coaching skills of our volunteers
and educators.
If you have information you would like us to include or if you have
an idea for a topic you would like to see covered in the coaching
section feel free to email
me and I'll see what I can do.
Martin Short
Coaching Section Editor
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USA
Hockey Coaching Program
Did the exciting Olympic Hockey this year get you motivated to be
more involved in this fast growing sport?
USA Hockey has a strong tradition in educating their coaches to
be able to teach the technical skills necessary to achieve success
in hockey as well as the finer points of coaching such as team building
and motivation.
There are several levels of this coaching program from teaching
mites to high school hockey.
The Hockey Coaching
Resource
Another great resource site for hockey coaches with links to articles,
coaching clinics, tips, tactics and various coaching materials.
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Questions to Ask, or
Thoughts to Share?
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Half of all youth between 10 and 18 participate in local sport
programs with another 6.5 million athletes being involved in interscholastic
sport. Obviously there is a great need for adult coaches and volunteers
to run these teams and programs.
Coaches hold a very influential position in the athletic setting
which can spill over to other aspects of their lives. Any year more
than 4 million coaches work with more than 40 million athletes in
the United States. With this many individuals playing a central
role in athletes development, there is a very real need for coaching
education.
Few volunteers have any training in creating a healthy psychological
environment and although they clearly have the best intentions,
they are often ill prepared in motivational issues and age appropriate
strategies with their only exposure being the media and their own
athletic experiences if any.
Enjoy browsing this issue which is aimed at informing you about
some of the opportunities out there to make us all better coaches.
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High School Coaching
Education
The National Federation Coaches Association, a part of the National
Federation of State High School Associations provides opportunities
for coaching education at their website as well as interesting commentary
on the future of coaching education in America.
At this site you will find several articles, information on coaching
education requirements and a professional development coalition.
They also tackle the more philosophical issues such as why coaching
education is important and how coaching can make the shift from
vocation to profession.
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Volunteer Coaches
Education
The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is geared towards educating
coaches who devote their free time in youth sport organizations
and community sport programs.
There are basic eduation courses as well as higher level courses
for coaches interested in or already coaching at higher levels.
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There are several countries that strive to provide nationally
accepted and standardized coaching education for amateur athletics
at all levels of the sport system, most notably the UK,
Australia and Canada.
Coaching Association of Canada
Canada has a national coaching certification program sponsored by
3M. The program caters to coaches from the novice to master in nearly
60 sports. It is designed to improve the sport experience for coaches
working with developing athletes involved in school, club, or community
sport; and to improve the success of high performance athletes competing
at the provincial, national, or international level.
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