1. Level 1 Coaching Course Conductors Antalya-Belek (TUR), 9-18 December 2013 by Pascal COLMAIRE & Constantine YANTSIOS
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2. Partners of the course FITA - International Archery Federation
Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc
Maison du Sport International
Avenue de Rhodanie 54
1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Phone +41 (0) Fax +41 (0)
Colombo Archery Centre.
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The Blue, Red and Yellow boxes at the top left of the slide indicate for which level this slide is the most appropriate: Blue for level 1, Red for level 2 and Yellow for level 3.
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Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

3. Before the start of the coaching course
Control of participation
Participants /expert(s) Introduction
Places
Transportation
Accommodation
Certification
Various
Agenda
9. Objectives
List of tasks and introduction to cover before starting the course.
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Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

4. Introduction: Constantine YANTSIOS (GRE) / 1
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5. Introduction: Constantine YANTSIOS (GRE) / 2
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6. Introduction: Constantine YANTSIOS (GRE) / 3
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7. Expert: Pascal Colmaire / 1
Started Archery in 1970
Earned a dozen national titles in France and in Canada.
French Team Member in various selections between 1972 and 1986: World and European Champion in Team Field Archery.
First Student National Champion in 1973 at the age of 17.
Became Professional Archery Coach in 1978.
Leader of the French National Team from 1987 until 1992.
Education in Archery, Sports and Physical Education: BEES3 and DES INSEP in France - NCCP4 in Canada - Physical Education Professor.
Studied Kyudo since Now 4th Dan and teach this martial art.
National Archery Coach in Canada after France’s success in the Olympic Games in Barcelona, from 1993 until 2000.
Director of the National Archery Center in Canada.
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Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

8. Expert: Pascal Colmaire / 2
Conducted Courses in Archery about 30 countries.
Elected in:
1993 – FITA Technical Committee Member.
1995 – to collaborate in the FITA Coaches Committee in FITA and as Vice President of COPARCO in charge of Development
2006 – Director of the Foundation for the Development of Archery.
Technical Delegate: Pan-American Games in 1999 ; Outdoor World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2005 ; Pre-Olympic event in 2003 ; 2004 Olympic Games
Archery Development and Coach Education Director of FITA since 2000.
Coordinator for the Archery Coaches Manual for France, Canada and FITA (Levels 1 and 2). Author of numerous technical articles.
National Coach of Switzerland (third country) from 2001 until 2005.
Director of the « Fondation Internationale de Développement du Tir à l’Arc » (FIDTA) since 2006
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Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

9. Expert: Pascal Colmaire / 3
Continental, World and Olympic Medals
Bronze Silver Gold Total
Continental
World
Olympic G
Total
World Records: 7 adult, 6 junior and 3 cadet.
Total = 16
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10. Course evaluation & Certificates
Program
Jours
8h30 - 9h30
9h45-10h45
11h - 12h
13h h45
15-16
16h h15
1 ()
In room
On range
2 ()
3 ()
Free / Sightseeing
4 ()
Strengthening room
5 ()
6 ()
7 ()
8 ()
9 ()
10 ()
Course evaluation & Certificates
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11. Topics Program Coaching within FITA Efficient Coaching Coach Role
Required skills
Archery techniques
Instructions / Observation
Breathing
Tournament Preparation
Visual activity
Shooting perceptions
Body Balance Gal & S.
Equipment
Strength Gal & Spec.
Stress management
Practical Teaching
tournament
List of topics to be covered during the course.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

12. Coaching Levels in FITA How many levels in coaching should
FITA develop?
Coaches Role = help in the development of the archer.
Identify the steps in the development of the archer.
Identify the needs of the archer in each step.
Develop a coaching level for each step including specific knowledge.
This slide explains the thinking process of the FITA Coaches Committee to determine how many coaching levels will be useful in archery.
This philosophy led us to three levels. These levels 1, 2 and 3 will be presented in the next few slides.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

13. Coaching Levels in FITA
THE NEEDS OF THE BEGINNER:
Discover the fundamentals of archery in a way that the beginner can be capable of practicing any type of archery (including any type of bow or discipline).
COACHING REQUIREMENTS:
To instruct the basic TECHNIQUES & SAFETY fundamentals of archery:
To any beginner: child, adolescent, adult, senior or handicapped person.
To an individual or a group of beginners.
In an archery club, a school, a community centre, a rehabilitation centre or at a tourist centre.
In an enthusiastic way
MAJOR DIFFICULTY:
Prevent teaching a specific technique too early in development.
SOLUTION:
* The Coaches Manual should correlate with the objectives and difficulties of the level of learning.
Simple presentation of the level 1.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

14. Coaching Levels in FITA
ARCHERS NEEDS:
Improve the efficiency in one or two kinds of archery, emphasizing a combination of type of bow and discipline.
At this level some archers choose to participate at a recreational level and others at a competitive level.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
Be able to increment the capabilities of the archer in some disciplines.
MAJOR DIFFICULTY:
Being competent in various archery disciplines and divisions.
SOLUTION:
Use of systematic teaching modules.
Simple presentation of the level 2.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

15. Coaching Levels in FITA
ARCHERS NEEDS:
To reach a high competitive level in one or more various types of disciplines in archery.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
Be capable of training and developing specific competitive abilities of the archer in one or two archery disciplines over a determined period of time.
Team builder and Manager Psychologist
Adapter and innovator Collaborate with researchers
MAJOR DIFFICULTY:
Articulate various types of developmental concepts in one plan.
SOLUTION:
Develop a specific curriculum to be compatible with the most common aspects of archery at the competitive level.
Simple presentation of the level 3.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

16. Makes the archers progressing.
After the course
What is a good coach?
Makes the archers progressing.
Is a certified coach a good coach?
Certification = recognised potential to become a good coach
But still a lot to do: learning & development of know-how’s.
What do we need to get progressing archers?
Hence to become a good coach
This slide explains the thinking process of the FITA Coaches Committee to determine how many coaching levels will be useful in archery.
This philosophy led us to three levels. These levels 1, 2 and 3 will be presented in the next few slides.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

17. Efficient coaching environment
“BEING A GOOD COACH IS NOT ENOUGH”
National Archery Association Objectives:
Have archers who progress inside the elite world of archery.
Criteria:
Efficient Coaching Assistance
Access to a high level of coaching services
Dynamic network of competitions
Good administration
Objectives/Services Contract:
Between the National Archery Association and the archer.
Example of a National Team Structure.
National Team Program COORDINATOR
To produce elite archers and to maintain them at top level, it is not enough for a coach to know the archery, training and teaching techniques. A coach also needs to work in an efficient environment/organisation.
First the coach must know the objective of the sport organisation he/she works for.
In dot blue 4, ‘Good administration’, major efficiency criterions of a sport organisation.
In white some suggestions for the operation and structure for the National teams.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

18. Efficient coaching environment
CRITERIA:
Efficient Coaching Assistance
Access to a high level of training services
Dynamic network of competitions
Good Administration by the National Archery Federation
Good Coaching Certification Program
A strong Continual Education Program for Coaches
Availability / Professional Coaches
Level of coaching assistance appropriate to the training needs of the archer at the various steps of his/her evolution.
Details of the criterion ‘Efficient Coaching assistance’.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

19. Efficient coaching environment
CRITERIA:
Efficient Coaching Assistance
Access to a high level of training services
Dynamic network of competitions
Good Administration by the National Archery Federation
Archery facilities and equipment in good condition.
Access to the archery facilities all year.
Adapted schedule to suit work or school
Availability of general sports facilities: gymnasiums, strengthening room, pools, etc.
Support of specialists for developing general physical capabilities, psychology, and for medical assistance. …
Details of the criterion ‘Access to a high level of training services’.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

20. Efficient coaching environment
CRITERIA:
Efficient Coaching Assistance
Access to a high level of training services
Dynamic network of competitions
Good Administration by the National Archery Federation
Various levels of tournaments (in accordance with the archers ability).
Varying organized levels of tournaments to prepare the archers for any level of competition.
A tournament calendar with many events in order to personalize the schedule of competitions for each archer.
Judges with a high grade of expertise.
Excellent Media exposure …
Details of the criterion ‘Dynamic network of competitions’.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

21. Efficient coaching environment
CRITERIA:
Efficient Coaching Assistance
Access to a high level of training services
Dynamic network of competitions
Good Administration by the National Archery Federation
Role-players recognition
A comprehensive and fair decision process
Good communication at all levels
Transparency of all activities
Good methods of administering the budget …
Details of the criterion ‘Good Administration by the National Archery Federation’.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

22. Olympic Solidarity The IOC is your partner What is it? Its Programs:
Olympic Scholarships for Athletes- London 2012
Development Program for Youths- 2016
Youth Olympic Games – Singapore 2010
Technical Courses
Coach Scholarships
National Sports Structure Development
Program for Sports Administrators
Higher Education for Sports Administrators
Regional Forums
Olympic Games Participation
Sports Medicine
Sports and Environment
Women and Sports
International Olympic Academy
Sports for Everyone
Culture and Education
See complete listing:
List of the OS programs. The 3 first (in Yellow) are for the athletes, 4-6 (in White) for coaches – 7-8 (in Yellow) for Sport administrators, the following ones in White are usually not specific to one sport.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

23. National Archery Federation National Olympic Committee
The IOC is your partner
OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY Program Application
National Archery Federation Development Program
NAF identifies the needs / weaknesses
Identification of the Olympic Solidarity Programs that relates to the needs of the NAF
Apply for the Program from the National Olympic Committee
This slide explains how to apply to an OS program.
Please strongly suggest that a copy of the application be also sent to FITA Development department. Because FITA can inform the OS headquarter (also in Lausanne), then OS can “talk” to the NOC
National Archery Federation
Archers
Coaches
Sports
Administrator
Investigator
National Olympic Committee
IOC
Olympic Solidarity
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

24. FITA and your CAA are your partners
Assistance from FITA
Apply to your Continental Archery Association
Each year FITA gives some budgets to each CAA, for administration, for Development and also give the revenue from the membership (paid by the countries from the respective region) to the respective CAA. Some CAA’s have also some own revenues (sponsorship, membership, Continental Olympic Associaton…), hence some money is available from the CAA’s as well!
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

25. Efficient coaching environment
National Team Coordinator
National Technical Director or National Sports Committee President
Many countries have duplicated these two positions within their regions, provinces or states
Work closely with the personnel in charge of:
- Coaching programs
- Athletic services
- Competitions
- National Archery Federation Administration
This slide is for new countries in archery. To inform them of the existence of such a position in many National Archery Federations
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

26. Efficient coaching environment
Example of a National Team Structure
Club Teams
National and Regional events by clubs have an important role to add value to the membership in a club.
Provincial and Regional Teams
National Cadet Teams
National Junior Teams
National Adult Teams
National Reserve Team
Formed by “young” archers with talent and other members from the adult team who have not reached their individual goals.
National Archery Indoor Selection
National Archery Field Selection
National 3D Selection
This slide is for new countries in archery. To inform them of the organisation of the elite – from the club to the National team(s) in many National Archery Federations.
The competition by teams of clubs are particularly valuable for the level 1. They can :
Involve some archers who have no individual good calibre
Generate a better support from the city and other potential partners
Motivate the club to better organize the training of their members
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

27. Efficient coaching environment
OBJECTIVES AND SERVICES CONTRACT - Contents
Access Criteria – Duration of Collaboration (2 years minimum)
What they expect of the archer = progressive personal objectives.
What will happen if the archer realizes their objectives J
What will happen if the archer fails to reach their objectives L
The minimal implication of the archer
The behavior expected of the archer once becoming a team member …
What the Federation will offer the archer and the equipment to realize their objectives
Similar contract for the Coach
Another suggestion to new countries in archery, the establishment of a contract between the athlete, the coach and the organization (National or Provincial Federation, or the club).
Two years are proposed for the first collaboration since everyone can have a bad year.
In yellow, a summary of the contract with the archer.
In White, the commitment of the organization: support team (coach, physio, …) how many training camps, equipment allocation, money, travels…
In Blue, the contract with the coach is quite similar to the one with the athlete, but a decent archery coach should be able to make – at least 80% - of the archers progressing.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

28. The coach MUST strongly assist this person!
Efficient Coaching
Attention
One of the most common errors is to give excess importance to the technical aspect of training. Experience has demonstrated that a high technical archer in a poor structured environment has very little probability to reach and maintain oneself in the archery elite.
Suggestions
For every requirement mentioned earlier, a person or committee should be clearly designated as responsible, or the coordinator, in your Archery Federation or at least in the High Level Performance Committee.
The coach MUST strongly assist this person!
After the course, most of the participants will forget this set of presentations, they will only remind the technical parts of your teaching; they will be eager to use these new techniques with their archers. Fine! But they also have to assist their sport organization (Club, Province or National Archery Association) to build an efficient environment for the couples archers-coaches.
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director

29. Thank you… Ready to answer your questions!
Self explanatory.
Before starting the next day, it would be good to ask the participants what do they remind from this session….
Pascal COLMAIRE – FITA Development & Education Director