World Class Coaching System for Athlete Development Coach Development Seminar Robin Gregg 26 th January 2014

Australian Institute of Sport 2013

High Performance Gold Mines Ankerson

South Korea

Kingston, Jamica

Brazil

2010/11 Champions League

High Performance Gold Mines Ankerson

Understand Talent Nature v Nurture (G v E) Nature + Nurture (G + E) Or G E Human Potential Adapted from David Schenk

High performance Low potential High performance Average potential High performance High potential Average performance Low potential Average performance Average potential Average performance High potential Low performance Low potential Low performance Average potential Low performance High potential Potential Performance

High performance Low potential High performance Average potential High performance High potential Average performance Low potential Average performance Average potential Average performance High potential Low performance Low potential Low performance Average potential Low performance High potential Potential Performance

High performance Low potential High performance Average potential High performance High potential Average performance Low potential Average performance Average potential Average performance High potential Low performance Low potential Low performance Average potential Low performance High potential Potential Performance

Iceberg principle Current performance Mindset, motivations, values and background

Talent that shouts and talent that whispers! it isnt difficult to identify talent like Usan Bolt. Anybody could see that he had huge potential when he was sixteen. The real challenge is to identify the potential in something currently ordinary that hasnt flourished yet Stephen Francis, Head Coach the MVP Track and Field Club

Kingston, Jamica

Understanding talent Dont stereotype or adopt a narrow minded approach to your search for talent; Dont always play safe – understand what is behind the performance; Understand what is required to drive success;

Understanding Talent Know the critical factors; In-depth understanding of potential; Understand the reasons for success; Talent that shouts and talent that whispers…..

Practice 10,000 hours by the age of 13 Brazilian Footballer 2544 hours by the age of 13 English footballer

Athlete Development BalanceQualityQuantity Baker & Cobley (2008)

Paradox of Choice if you want take the island then burn your boats Must fully commit and engage in deliberate/deep practice

Developmental Model of Sport Participation Sampling SpecialisingInvestmentMaintenance Cote et al (2008) Intro. To sport Peak Performance

Mindset ? Growth v Fixed Get better or look good (Carol Dweck)

Mindset the art of a successful mindset is to view your victories as a beginning and not as a conclusion Stephen Francis improvement is not inside your comfort zone

Whats common? No self-imposed limits; Dont apply standard models – focus on the unique requirements of each player; Understand the environment;

Environments Social environment; Performance environment designed to make players good not make them comfortable;

Philosophy No rigid philosophy – flexibility in approach Both a devil and an angel Enormously ambitious

Backstage Role a good coach knows that its not about him, its about his athletes Sentayehu Eshetu inhale more then you exhale Colm OConnell

Coaches during sessions

scUK Coach Tracking Study – sources of learning Coaching Practice 83% Books, journals, magazines 83% Reflection on coaching 81% Working with athletes 78% Working with / observing other coaches from within your sport 73% Experience as a player/athlete 63% Watching DVDs 63% Advice from friends/family 53% Online learning 54%Workshops 57% NGB Qualifications 44% Conferences 48% Working with/observing coaches from other sports 43% Non- coaching related education 41% Experience at work outside coaching 44%

scUK Coach Tracking Study – sources of learning Coaching Practice 83% Books, journals, magazines 83% Reflection on coaching 81% Working with athletes 78% Working with / observing other coaches from within your sport 73% Experience as a player/athlete 63% Watching DVDs 63% Advice from friends/family 53% Online learning 54%Workshops 57% NGB Qualifications 44% Conferences 48% Working with/observing coaches from other sports 43% Non- coaching related education 41% Experience at work outside coaching 44%

scUK Coach Tracking Study – sources of learning Coaching Practice 83% Books, journals, magazines 83% Reflection on coaching 81% Working with athletes 78% Working with / observing other coaches from within your sport 73% Experience as a player/athlete 63% Watching DVDs 63% Advice from friends/family 53% Online learning 54%Workshops 57% NGB Qualifications 44% Conferences 48% Working with/observing coaches from other sports 43% Non- coaching related education 41% Experience at work outside coaching 44%

Coach Education Effectiveness interviews with coaches across all types of coaching contexts clearly demonstrate that coach education programs typically play a marginal role in coach development in comparison to learning from experience (Trudel, Gilbert & Werthner, 2010)

Importance of coach education Time spent in coach education is minimal compared to time spent coaching Coach education programs typically play a marginal role in coach development Gilbert et al 2006; Lynch & Mallett 2006; Werthner & Trudel 2006; Erickson 2007)

Learning Situations Coach education programmes providing certification Formal Conferences, workshops etc.- continuing coach education (or CPD) Non- formal Opportunities outside of education and CPD; Intentional and incidental Informal Jarvis, (2006) Merriam, Caffarella & Baumgartner, (2007)

Proactive, e.g. coaches searching the internet, coaches reviewing with each other… Intentional Often unconscious, e.g. emerging from previous experience of the sport as an athlete where some coaching knowledge has been developed. Incidental Merriam et al (2007) and Jarvis (2006)

scUK Coach Tracking Study – importance of learning sources Coaching Practice 98% Books, journals, magazines 92% Reflection on coaching 96% Working with athletes 98% Working with / observing other coaches from within your sport 94% Experience as a player/athlete 84% Watching DVDs 68% Advice from friends/family 72% Online learning 80%Workshops 85% NGB Qualifications 74% Conferences 75% Working with/observing coaches from other sports 76% Non- coaching related education 70% Experience at work outside coaching 64%

Top Tips

Lifetime Learner the best coaches know that when they cease to learn they cease to grow (Higgins, 2003)

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever (Mahatma Gandhi)