Background
The Coaching Essentials workshops are aimed at those who have an interest in coaching or with little or no experience of coaching.
For further information or assistance on any of the below workshops please click contact the sports coach UK Booking Centre on Tel. 0845 6013054 or email. scukworkshops@sportscoachuk.org
For more information on a particular workshop please select from the list below:
What is Sports Coaching?
How to Coach Sports Safely
How to Coach Sports Effectively
How to Coach Children in Sport
How to Coach Disabled People in Sport
An Introduction to Long-term Athlete Development (MS1)
An Introduction to the FUNdamentals of Movement (MS2)
What is Sports Coaching? - This workshop clearly defines coaching and introduces the basic components of coaching sessions. Including sections on the roles, responsibilities and qualities of a coach, it is an ideal introduction for new and existing coaches. The emphasis is to outline safe and ethical coaching practice with specific focus on the
Code of Conduct for Sports Coaches.
At the end of the workshop, coaches will be able to:
- describe the coaching process
- identify the roles and responsibilities of a coach
- describe the competencies of a coach
- identify good coaching practice
How to Coach Sports Safely - Focusing on safe practice in sport, this workshop clearly outlines the health and safety issues associated with coaching. Includes sections on managing risk and manual handling. Essential guidance for every coach, the emphasis is on promoting safe practice as a coach.
At the end of the workshops, coaches will be able to:
- establish a safe environment for coaching
- identify appropriate safety provision within the coaching environment
- provide safe coaching sessions for participants
How to Coach Sports Effectively - This workshop includes practical tips to help develop coaching skills and allow participants to get the most benefit from your sessions. Also includes sections on planning, organising and delivering sessions. Featuring everything you need to be an effective coach,
the emphasis is on detailing the fundamental components of the coaching process - Plan, Deliver, Evaluate.
At the end of the workshop, coaches will be able to:
- identify appropriate information to plan coaching sessions
- develop participants' performance
- provide safe and effective coaching sessions
How to Coach Children in Sport - Aimed at anyone working with children in sport, this workshop presents the basic principles of good practice and introduces the concept of long-term athlete development.
At the end of the workshop, coaches will be able to:
- explain the development of children within sport
- identify the differences between children and adults
- develop safe and effective coaching sessions for children
How to Coach Disabled People in Sport - This workshop tackles questions that are frequently asked by sports teachers, coaches and participants about how to work with disabled sports people. This includes a whole spectrum of new ideas for inclusion, the workshop will introduce and offer guidance to any coach involved with disabled people in sport, the emphasis being to introduce coaches to the Inclusion Spectrum and effective practice.
At the end of the workshop, coaches will be able to:
- determine how to include disabled people in sport
- select appropriate coaching activities
- create effective coaching environments
An Introduction to Long-term Athlete Development (MS1)
sports coach UK is working closely with Sport England, the Youth Sport Trust and other UK partners to develop this workshop and associated resources to make sure they support the implementation of Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD)/ Player Centred processes across the UK. This workshop is seen as vital in ensuring a common understanding of LTAD and its consistent application in the coaching world. It will also greatly assist towards the use of common terminology amongst all the various user groups. This workshop is aimed at coaches to enable them to understand the key concepts of LTAD and what it means to them and their practice.
By the end of this workshop coaches will be able to:
- identify and recognise the reasons for adopting LTAD
- identify and recognise the concepts and key principles of LTAD
- recognise and respond to the implication for coaches and coaching
- identify appropriate action to integrate LTAD into their coaching
An Introduction to the FUNdamentals of Movement (MS2)
This practical workshop explores the concepts of Agility, Balance and Co-ordination and speed (the ABC's). It compliments other coach education resources which may focus on the movement skills of running, hopping, skipping etc. This workshop assists coaches to observe, analyse and coach good movement patterns within their sessions whether multi skill or sport specific.
By the end of this workshop session coaches will be familiar with the fundamental concepts related to agility, balance, co-ordination and speed:
- Agility - dynamic stability, starting and stopping, momentum, acceleration and rhythm
- Balance - establishing a stable core, static stability, exploring the centre of gravity and base of support
- Co-ordination - related to disassociating body parts and the co-ordination of explosive actions including jumping, throwing, striking and kicking
A prerequisite for this workshop is that coaches should have an understanding of the Long-term Athlete Development Model and associated player pathway within their sport.
