Survival Guide for Mum and Dad Coaches – 8 April 2008

Flick — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:54:32 +0000

Have you been put in the daunting position of having to coach your child�s sports team this year? Your role as a coach can be made lot of easier by receiving skills and practical knowledge from the professionals. The Western Region Academy of Sport has the answer to this intimidating and often very challenging prospect. Coach the Coach Survival Guide for Mum and Dad Coaches, is a day for beginner coaches that will give them the necessary skills and knowledge to be an effective coach. The program will be held at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst on Sunday 18 May 2008. The initiative will include two sessions; the first is a morning information session which is an hour and a half full of helpful information and tips. Coaches will be taught about how to establish goals and objectives, how to structure a training session, how to handle athletes and parents and how to become a better coach. Simon Woinarski, Sport Education Coordination from NSW Sport and Recreation will conduct the Survival Guide. Simon has over eight years of experience in sport development and will bring a fresh approach to coach education. The optional second component of the Survival Guide is an hour and a half practical which will look at skills and drills specific for basketball, hockey or netball. Attendees will leave with a season plan of drills to implement and develop throughout the training and competition season for their respective sport. A morning tea will be provided between the two sessions to give participants an opportunity to network with fellow beginner coaches from various sports. Survival Guide for Mum and Dads was run successfully last year with participant�s thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to develop and be a better coach for their children. Amanda Matthews attended the day last year and said �The program was very valuable and it helped me as a first time coach. I have been able to put the skills I learnt into practice whilst coaching my daughter�s netball team. The day was also a great opportunity to meet other parents that were in the same position as me, it was definitely value for money�. For more information and to register go to www.wras.org.au, select the �download� tab and download the �Survival Guide for Mum and Dad coaches application form� or call the Western Region Academy of Sport on 63384821.END

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Survival Guide for Mum and Dad Coaches – 8 April 2008