Coaches Development is the integral part of Sports Development,but, unfortunately its neglected in India and people make plans for making stadium which a huge money making the scheme.They don't understand that Coaches Development can make more money than Stadium budget.

1. DEVELOPING COACHES

2. Scope of Presentation
• Available resources
• Structure for growth
– technical & coaching
staff structure
– coach education and
officiating education
• The need for trained
coaches
• Coaching along the
athlete development
pathway
• Components of a
coach development
programme

3. Scope of Presentation
• Establishing a coach education/training
programme
• Retention, upgrading/updating, recognition

4. Reason for Existence of NSAs
• Development of the
sport
– Participation
– High performance
– Sporting environment
(events, competitions,
facilities, equipment,
apparels, coaching,
officiating, etc)

5. Potential Growth Areas
• Governance - Strong leadership and good
management practices
• Technical development – coaching and
officiating development
• MARCOM – marketing and
communications

6. Technical Development
• Technical capabilities as software for sport
development
• Coaching as essential input to the athlete
development pathway
• Officiating provides platform where the
sport is played

7. Coaching Development Plan
• Objectives
– more and better coaches
– quality coaching ( a broader issue)

8. Athlete Development Pathway
• From introduction to the sport to retirement
from the sport
Learn
to play
Free
play
Training
to train
Training to
compete
Compete Play

9. Coaching along the Pathway
• Coaching programmes to cater for the athlete
development pathway
• Suitable coaching programmes – Fun, less
structured, low competitive emphasis, modified
sports for kids, late specialisation sports vs early
specialisation sports, progressively competitive,
recreational programmes
• Coaching structure (staffing) to facilitate proper
implementation of coaching programmes

10. Sport Development & Coaching Programmes
Space
Attrition
High Performance
Programme
Self-directed programmes
Community recreational programmes
Affiliates’ programmes
School programmes
Club programmes
ApproachCoaching
Programmes
Late vs early
specialisation sports
Gerontology
and sports
Fun, less structured,
low comp. emphasis,
modified sports
Learn
to play
Free
play
Training
to train
Training to
compete
Compete Play
Athlete
Dev.
Pathway

11. Coach Development Pathway
Coach
Education/
Training
NCAP Level 1 NCAP Level 3 Beyond L3NCAP Level 2
Key knowledge
Sound basic skills
Reasonably competent
In-depth knowledge,
Advance skills,
Vast experience
Integrated knowledge
-training principles
-sports science
Intermediate skills
Experience
Play sport
Applied research,
Innovation,
Mentoring
Coach
Dev.
Pathway
Approach
Space
Fun, less structured,
low comp. emphasis,
modified sports
Late vs early
specialisation sports
Gerontology
and sports
Learn
to play
Free
play
Training
to train
Training to
compete
Compete Play
Athlete
Dev.
Pathway

12. Coach Education
• Coach education curriculum should mirror
the coaching programmes and the athlete
development pathway
• Competencies of coaches should be
developed to match the athlete’s skills level,
age, gender, abilities-disabilities,
recreational vs competitive route

13. Coach Education
3 Main Components
• Coaching
theory/principles
• Sport specific
technical knowledge
and skills
• Practical experience
• Exercise physiology
– Principles of training
– Strength & conditioning
• Sport psychology
• Biomechanics
• Nutrition
• Athletic injuries
• Skills acquisition

14. Continuing Coach Education
(CCE)
• What is CCE?
– CCE consists of educational and coaching
activities that serve to maintain, develop, or
increase the knowledge, skills, professional
performance and relationships that a coach uses
to provide services for the public or the
profession

15. Establishing a Coach
Education/Training Programme
• Strategic Planning
– Vision, mission, key thrusts, desired outcomes,
deliverables
• Levels of expertise required
– high performance, broad base, industry
• Number of coaches required at different
levels
– short term and for the next 5 years

16. Establishing a Coach
Education/Training Programme
• Available resources
– SSC’s Coach Education team (Coaching
Development Department), and funding support
– existing local coach education/training
programmes
– programmes under the International Federation
or Regional Federation
– programmes in the universities/polytechnics
– potential partners

17. Upgrading/Updating, Retention,
Recognition of Coaches
• Continuing Coach Education (CCE)
programme
– generic knowledge and skills
– sport specific knowledge and skills
• Contractual terms and incentives
• Recognition Programmes

18. Structured for Growth – creating
a living/organic system
• Employment of key technical personnel (technical
director, coaches, coach educators) to provide for
stability and continuity
• Involvement of technical personnel in decision-
making - change agents
• Provide leadership by technical personnel on sport
development plans, strategies and policies -
implementers

19. Technical Development Structure
Vice President,
Technical (Coaching & Officiating) Development
Technical Director
OfficiatingCoach
Education
Coaching Officiating
Education
High Performance
Manager

20. NSA COACHING COMMITTEE / COACHING STRUCTURE MODEL
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
( )
PANEL OF COACHES
NATIONAL NATIONAL
YOUTH
CENTRES OF
EXCELLENCE /
CLUBS
NATIONAL
SCHOOLS
SPORTS NICHE
SCHOOLS
MEN
( )
( )
WOMEN
( )
( )
BOYS
( )
GIRLS
( )
CENTRE A
( )
CENTRE B
( )
CENTRE C
( )
BOYS A
( )
BOYS B
( )
GIRLS A
( )
GIRLS B
( )
NORTH ZONE
( )
EAST ZONE
( )
SOUTH ZONE
( )
WEST ZONE
( )
COACH EDUCATION
DIRECTOR
( )
PANEL OF COURSE
CONDUCTORS
( )
( )
( )
NSA NCAP
LEVEL 1
NSA NCAP
LEVEL 2
NSA NCAP
LEVEL 3
NSA NCAP
EPL
Continuing Coach
Education
programme
NATIONAL HEAD
COACH (MEN)
( )
NATIONAL HEAD
COACH (WOMEN)
( )
ELITE DEVELOPMENT
COACH
( )
Vice President, Coaching
Coaching programmes for athletes
Coach education programmes
for coaches
To be adapted based on the
requirements of the sport. Some
sports might not warrant a Technical
Director.
CoachingCommittee
High Performance
Manager

21. Technical Director
– providing leadership
• Sport development
– Provides strategic directions to the development of sport
– Develops sport development plans and programmes
• Coaching development
– Devises and implements a suitable coaching structure
– Draws up guidelines for the selection of coaches
– Works with head coaches to formulate overall plan,
strategies and programmes for the development of coaches
• Coach Education
– Provides directions to Director, Coach Education, to
develop coach education courses
– Develops technical manuals and educational resources

22. Technical Director
– providing leadership (con’t)
– Conducts technical courses
– Implements coaching attachments, other continuing
education courses, mentoring programme
• Application of sports science
• Officiating Development and Education
– provides directions for programmes implementation to
support the development of the sport
• Administration
– Manages the budget
– Submits reports
– Maintains a register of coaches/technical officials

23. End of Presentation
Thank You

24. Coach Education & Training in
Singapore
National Coaching Accreditation Programme
Continuing Coach Education Programme
National Registry of Coaches

25. Scope of Presentation
• Historical background
of coach education in
Singapore
• NCDP2
• NCAP
• Continuing Coach
Education
• Elements for growth
– Professionalism
• Coaching philosophy
• Coach’s Code of Ethics
– National Register Of
Coaches

26. COACH EDUCATION IN
SINGAPORE
• SSC Coaching plan implemented in 1976:
• Basic Certificate in Coaching (65-95 hrs)
– Module 1 (Theory - SSC),
– Module 2 (Technical/Practical - NSAs)
• Advance Certificate in Coaching (80-120 hrs)
– Module 1 (Theory - SSC),
– Module 2 (Technical/Practical - NSAs)

27. COACH EDUCATION IN
SINGAPORE
• Implemented in 1978:
• Instructor’s Certificate (24-30 hrs)
– Basic Theory, Technical and Practical
– conducted by NSAs
• 1987 : Coaching Plan Review
– Adopted the coaching manuals produced by
the Coaching Association of Canada as
teaching materials

28. COACH EDUCATION IN
SINGAPORE
• 1996 : revamped the SSC Coaching Plan
• Also saw the need to establish policies and
procedures

29. COACH EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE
Eight position statements:
National Coaching Development Plan (NCDP)
Integration of Certification
Partnerships
Excellence in Coaching
Coaching Employment
Values and Ethics
Opportunities for All
Parental Awareness of Coaching

30. VISION
• SSC, in partnership with the National Sports
Associations (NSAs), to produce competent
coaching personnel and leadership that will
deliver quality coaching to raise the level of
sporting development towards developing
Singapore to be one of the top 10 sporting
nations in Asia by 2010.

31. Underlying Approach
Quality Coaching For Sporting Singapore
Key
Thrusts
1.Education
andTraining
2.Coaching
Employment
3.Recognition
Build Awareness and Embark on Public
Education Programmes
Integrated Approach and Policies

32. MISSION
• Integrated Approach and Policies: To provide
an integrated approach and policies for SSC and
it’s partners, the National Sports Associations
(NSAs), to promote and enhance quality coaching.
• Education and Training: To establish standards
and delivery systems for the education and
training of coaches.

33. MISSION
• Coaching Employment and Employability: To
support the development of coaching as a vocation
through supporting the employment of full-time
key coaching personnel and by implementing
programmes that will improve the quality,
quantity and status of coaches, and access to
quality coaches.

34. MISSION
• Awareness: To create greater awareness of
quality coaching and coaching development
programmes.
• Recognition: To give recognition to
coaches for their significant contributions to
the coaching vocation.