Important tips for junior coaches.
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The overall aim of coaches is to help young people build a love of participating in sport for lifelong involvement.
This guideline deals with the coach as an instructor. Other aspects of coaching are dealt with in other guidelines, particularly 24. People Making it Happen.
Educating participants about sport is an important role of junior sport coaches who need to be able to:
- plan sessions
- instruct in sports skills, rules and etiquette
- teach teamwork and cooperation
- give feedback to help improve skills
- evaluate the success of the teaching process
To do this, coaches need to understand the developmental stages in how young people learn and how skills are developed.
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