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Quarterly Publication: coaches clipboard 3 Notes from the Manager, Coaching Services 4 Don’t Leave Home Without It Contributing Writers Kristine Chambers, Laura Watson, Coaching Apps Heather Aussem, SportMedBC, Melissa Lambert, Richard Way British Columbia Coaches Week | Games and Activities 5 Coaches BC Board of Directors President Gord Hopper Vice President Ajay Patel toolbox Directors Derek Mager Kathy Newman Norm Olenick 6 Catch First … then Coach – The Power of Perceived Control Mike Renney Jennifer Schutz Publication Agreement # 40063490 features Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Watson’s Whys: Sharing 101 for Coaches ViaSport 8 1000-510 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8 9 Developing Speed Toll free: 1-866-427-2010 e-mail: [email protected] 10 BC Coaches Week | Contests & Events home page: www.viasport.ca BC Coaches Perspective is delivered to members and supporters four times a year. 11 Coach of the Year 2012 Winners All rights reserved. Reproduction or use, in whole or in part, by any means without the 12 The Improtance of Staying Hydrated express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. All materials submitted will remain the property of ViaSport. Views 14 Recognizing the Signs of Burnout expressed herein, including Time Out letters to the editor are not necessarily 16 The Question of Sport Specialization those of this magazine, the Coaches Association of BC or its sponsors. Non-member subscriptions: $20 annually. coaching development Order through [email protected]

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Cover photo credits: Taken by Keven Dubinsky, courtesy of Team BC at the 2013 Canada Summer Games. Photo of Team BC fencing coach Zbigniew Pietrusinski high-fiving athlete Shaul Gordon during competition at the Games. 2 Perspective FALL 2013 Notes from the Manager, Coaching Services By CHANTELLE REINKENS, Manager, Coaching Services, ViaSport

irstly, I want to congratulate all of the “ Do not go where the We’d also like to congratulate Laura F Team BC coaches and athletes on Watson on her new role as a Senior their great performances at the Canada path may lead, go instead Coaching Consultant with the Coaching Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec Association of Canada. Laura will this August. We are extremely proud where there is no path be based here in British Columbia. of all the coaches who represented and leave a trail.” Coaches BC and ViaSport would like to British Columbia and how they were thank Laura for her contributions to the able to bring out the very best in their sport sector, especially the coaching athletes. Who Rocks the House? Team ~Ralph Waldo Emerson community throughout the years. Her BC Rocks the House! Congrats on a influence and ambitious personality great showing! will be greatly missed, but we wish her good luck in this new and exciting role As a celebration for British Columbia’s around the corner, the clock has started and look forward to working with her coaches, we are happy to bring you counting down, but don’t worry – there in this new capacity. Thanks Laura! the 7th annual Coaches Week running is still time to register your event on September 14 - 22. The main focus of the Coaches BC website. Flip to the Coaches Week is to recruit, develop centerfold for a schedule of events and celebrate coaches throughout the already registered and a list of contests province. This year we are excited to and prizes. Get your community If you have questions or offer bigger and better prizes than involved today and be part of the would like to get in touch ever before, so make sure not to miss movement by visiting our website now: with Chantelle directly any of the contests. With the event just www.coachesbc.ca/coaches-week. please email her at [email protected].

A Year Of Transition For Coaches BC ith the Coaches BC Annual General Meeting this month, W we also use the opportunity to reflect on 2012 - 13. This year, Coaches BC engaged in an organizational milestone that will continue to provide coaching leadership in the future AGM DETAILS by moving in with the ViaSport team. On September 10, we DATE: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 will be wrapping up this important year of transition with our membership at our AGM (see details, right). TIME: 6:00 pm

The Coaches Board has spent considerable time and effort LOCATION: Fortius Sport & Health working with ViaSport to create a successful transition into 3713 Kensington Ave, Burnaby our new home. This has involved careful thought with the To attend the Coaches Association program transfers, legacy building and financial transactions. To note, within the structure of ViaSport there will be of BC AGM, please RSVP to Heather a Coaches Advisory Group. For the inaugural Coaches Aussem at [email protected]. For Advisory Group, members were selected and approved those unable to attend, you are able to jointly by the current Board of Directors of Coaches BC and vote in absentia by filling out the form leads at ViaSport. Current Coaches BC Directors at Large available at www.coachesbc.ca. Norman Olenick and Jennifer Schutz have been selected to the Coaches Advisory Group and the five additional group members will be announced this fall.

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Don’t Leave Home Without It! Going to a tournament? Travelling for pleasure? Make sure you take a copy of BC Coaches Perspective Magazine with you and have a photo taken, because all submissions will be entered into a draw! One winner will be selected to receive a Coaches BC prize package. The winner’s photo will also be published in Perspective. RULES: 1. You must be a member of Coaches BC to enter. 2. Have someone take a photo of yourself holding a copy of BC Coaches Perspective (magazine must be visible) with the background showing where you are. 3. Email a high quality digital photo to Coaches@ViaSport. ca. Tell us where the photo was taken, why you were there, and who is in the photo. Very briefly tell us about yourself (hometown, what you coach, etc.). Photo Contest Winner 4. Be sure to include your name, phone #, address, and email JOHN HUNTLEY, Aberdeen Judo Academy Kamloops, BC address (this information won’t be published). John Huntley and fellow judo practitioner Keith Durrrant from Aberdeen Judo Academy in Kamloops, BC wait Take Perspective patiently to compete in the All Japan High Dan Judo With You Tournament at the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Send us a photo, and you too can be Japan. John travels to Japan every year to compete in the featured in the magazine. Take a look tournament with Keith, who has lived in Japan for the above on how you can enter your own past 33 years. picture in our Don’t Leave Home Without It contest. Coaching Apps In every issue of Perspective, we feature a few of our favourite coaching, sport and health related apps. Have an app that you love? Let us know at [email protected]. If we post your suggestion, you’ll be sent a special gift!

Basketball Playmaker GameChanger Scorekeeping and By PVI Maine LLC Live GameStream for Baseball, Designed for your iPad—the Basketball Softball, and Basketball Playmaker is a revolutionary tool for By GameChanger Media, Inc coaches, scouts, press and fans, enabling basketball plays to be digitally created and saved for future reference. GameChanger is a simple yet powerful app for baseball, softball, and basketball scorekeeping and viewing of live plays and stats. Plays can be saved and played back at any time (during a timeout, a practice or a bench conversation). For the *Create your team, schedule, roster and lineup high tech coach, this app also features support for iPad * Make easy lineup edits and substitutions external devices that allow use with projectors, HDTV’s * Undo plays or change historical plays for in-game editing and monitors. * View live score and play-by-play recaps Designed by a software designer with 25 years of * Resume scoring a game with auto-save on every pitch or shot experience as a programmer and as a coach, the app will * Track pitch counts and total playing time (baseball / softball) run on the iPhone and iPod touch, but is not recommended * Track team and personal foul counts (basketball) due to the small screen size. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Buy now at the iTunes store for $9.99 at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/basketball- Free for coaches and scorekeepers (Team Admins) at: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/gamechanger- playmaker/id391318075?mt=8 scorekeeping-live/id318906314?mt=8

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A Collection of GAMES and ACTIVITIES to get people moving and use their brains SEPT. 14 – 22, 2013 ENERGIZERS Energizers are designed for minimal organization, minimal equipment, and COMING UP FAST! minimal space/time… but maximum fun. There are no winners, no abilities Celebrating BC coaches at all or skills are required, and being “in the middle” isn’t a bad thing! levels, in all sports across British Columbia. Coaches Association The Alphabet Game ABCDEFG... of BC will launch its seventh This game is great for passing time on a team road trip or just to break annual Coaches Week to recruit, up a tiring afternoon. Gather your group in a circle and start by picking a fun theme (I like ‘sports’). Going around the circle clockwise, have the develop and celebrate coaches first person say something in that category that starts with the first throughout the province. There is letter of the alphabet and the next person the second letter and so still time to register your event at on. For example: I say Archery, the next person says Badminton, www.coachesbc.ca/coaches-week. the next person says Climbing and so forth. When a person can’t Flip to the centerfold article to see think of anything for their letter of the alphabet, or can’t remember the 2012 Coach of the Year winners what letter they are on, they are out of the circle. Keep going through the as well as some of the exciting alphabet until you have your last person(s) standing. events already scheduled for BC Hint: Letters like Q, X, and Z can be tricky, so you can come up with Coaches Week 2013. exceptions for those letters. LEARN MORE: http://www.wikihow.com/Play-the-Alphabet-Game BRAIN GAMES Designed to wake up your brain and your body! These cognitive challenges are great for afternoon waker-uppers, when that after-lunch dreariness sets in. The purpose is to give your brain something to think about, outside of routine, focusing on crossing the mid-line of the body to engage those left brainers and right brainers. Neurobics Neurobics is a term used to define a type of “cross training” exercise for your brain. It involves using one or more of your senses in a novel context to engage your brain in an alert way. The great way to try out neurobics is to break up your daily routine with something completely unexpected. A simple but challenging way to try this out is to spend some time doing a routine hand movement with your non-dominant hand. Try eating a meal with your opposite hand, or for an even greater challenge spend 10 minutes using the computer mouse with the non-dominant hand. LEARN MORE: http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/RelatedItems/1,1459

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Perspective Fall 2013 5 TOOLBOX Catch First ... Then Coach (Part 2) The Power of Perceived Control By KRISTINE CHAMBERS, B.H.Kin, M.Sc., MLF (triathlon and multisport), FMS facilitator, post-secondary instructor, mom. [email protected]

ast issue, in Part 1 of this article, we explored the 3) allowing time for 1) and 2) L concept of ENGAGING athletes in programs and Asking athletes practices by employing methods to strengthen social to be more connections within groups. Social support is critical to hu- reflective about man societies, regardless of what form that support takes. their performance can This article will branch into a different though equally involve asking them about pervasive theme in psychology and human functioning technique, effort levels, commonly referred to as “perception of personal control”. physical feelings, emotions, Having a sense of control has consistently been found to cognitive focus, having fun, have adaptive effects. Perceived control is associated with outside-of-sport influences emotional well-being, reduced physiological impact of (e.g. school, other activities), stressors, enhanced ability to cope with stress, improved how they feel they are performance, less pain, and a greater likelihood of making performing a movement, and so on… endlessly! difficult behavior changes (Thompson & Spacapan, 1991). * Younger athletes often require more leading questions Across a variety of environments, from the classroom than advanced athletes. to the workplace to the medical center, and in diverse E.G. YOUNGER ATHLETE (A) populations including children to older adults, it is generally adaptive to have a sense of control (Thompson C: Did that feel fast, slow, or in between? & Schlehofer, 2013). A: Ummm….. kind of fast but…. in between. How is this related to coaching? Sport has traditionally C: Do you think that speeding up your arms or your involved high coach control. Often this approach limits legs will help you go faster? the athlete’s input, involvement, and engagement. Recall A: Maybe my arms? there are four “primary reasons” people participate in C: OK, super. Now which picture do you want sport. One of those reasons is “self-direction”. Coaches to imagine to make your arms faster – beating are often hesitant to give athletes more control because a drum with your elbows or giving a “million” they fear losing control. On the contrary, when using hockey-high fives with your fists? methods that increase athlete self-direction, coaches will Etc.... increase long term influence on athlete development E.G. ADVANCED ATHLETE and performance because athletes learn cognitive and C: How was that speed compared to competition speed? behavioural skills that will benefit them for a lifetime. A: Not quite there. Slower than usual, I think. Following are several methods that all coaches can employ at various levels and ages. C: What can you do to increase the speed? A: Quicker feet? Increasing Self-Direction C: And what cues are you going to think about to do that? A: Fast feet and toes. A) Encourage Thinking C: Ok good. Can you think of anything external One of the easiest ways to increase athlete self-direction (outside of your body) that might help move your is to encourage athletes to think for themselves. This feet without thinking directly of your feet? requires three critical pieces: A: The “hot potato” worked well last practice. Pretending 1) asking questions of athletes, the ground is hot. 2) listening carefully and building on THEIR answers, not C: Great. Good memory! Let’s give it a try and see on what you want to hear, how it works.

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• Have athletes repeat a number of repetitions of an B) Give Choices exercise or distance. Providing choices is a simple way of giving athletes a • Each rep they are timed and/or ranked or “marked” by perception of control, encouraging basic thinking AND the coach. maintaining a degree of coach control (because you choose the choices!). Choices also form the basis of • Each rep they change their focus of attention or behavourial training if you have young children. Self technique. control is encouraged but still remains within limits, • Each rep they rank how they felt (e.g. effort level, boundaries, or bandwidth set by the parent or coach. efficiency level, etc. depending on the goal). E.g. “You can do this task beside me, on the field, or in • After all reps are completed, athletes and coaches the corner. Where do you want to do it?” They still must analyze which technique or mental state best matched do the task (your choice) but they have control over the performance goals. WHERE to do it (their choice). E.G. INTERVAL RUNNING (SPRINTS) Below are some examples of using choices within a practice: 200m run at max effort (for time) 1 – Choose-your-own warm-up * Athletes rank how efficient they felt on a scale of 1-5 Provide a list of 10 activities (1 min. each) for warm-up. (1=least efficient, 5= most efficient). Athletes choose 6 to 8 to complete. • Focus on hot potato feet (or ground is hot) 2 – Variation: rainbow warm-up • Focus on something pulling you to the finish Provide two activities in each “colour” (e.g. two red • Pretend someone is chasing you activities, two orange activities, two yellow… and so on). Athletes choose ONE activity in each colour to complete. • Run “behind” your body 3 – Behavioural switches and sport psych • Pretend to pedal a bike while you run Athletes choose a mental state to adopt in a portion of a • Choose your own practice, session, or game. Analyze which cue resulted in the fastest time. Why? Athletes associate colours with mental states and practice Create other like-cues that may affect the outcome in a switching them at different times to match the focus of similar fashion. activity. E.g. what is your focus during warm-up, drills, * This is a powerful technique to use with athletes mini games, etc. who are frequently injured. It helps them pay closer 4 – Dicey challenge attention to their patterns of movement and helps them Create 6 drills, activities, or sets. identify causes or sources of discomfort before they Bring some dice to practice. Athletes roll and then do grow into full blown injury. the corresponding activity. Set a time limit for them to * This is also a very effective method for using with complete as many rolls as possible (e.g. 10 mins). adolescents in their growth spurt. Often they are * This is a very effective activity for younger athletes to unable to gauge effort levels as their anaerobic consolidate or practice multiple skills in a ‘fun’ format. systems develop. By asking them to pay attention and The activity works well for older athletes once they have anaylze their effort levels during practices they can learned certain drills OR as a social exercise if they develop a feel for different energy zones. perform in partners. C) Self-Analysis Final Notes Increasing self-direction of athletes will result in Set up portions of practices where athletes analyze independent, motivated, and creative athletes who are and evaluate their own performances, then take part in the problem solving process to improve. Apply this able to adapt, perform, and evaluate performance. It also to technique and basic plays at novice levels; try this in builds on one of our basic human needs – the desire to in relation to training intensities and tactics at advanced control on one’s destiny. levels. REFERENCES: Thompson, S. & M. Schlehofer (2013). E.G. FORMULA FOR SUCCESS Health Behaviour Contructs: Theory, Measurement, and Research. In this activity athletes “discover” their own preferences National Cancer Istitute. for efficient skill acquisition, effort level, or performance.

Perspective FALL 2013 7 Watson’s Whys Sharing 101 for Coaches

By LAURA WATSON, Senior Coaching Consultant, Coaching Association of Canada

e all learned it in kindergarten, where you can’t control what the W and you don’t have to be opposition is doing. If your athletes can smarter than a 5th grader to know only execute plays based on knowing the importance of it. But as far as when and where everyone is, they sharing goes, many coaches forget aren’t going to be successful when this basic concept. When it comes those people aren’t where they are to opportunities to learn from other supposed to be! It’s the reason there is coaches, such as clinics and mentoring, a significant difference between “skate the challenge is that no one is willing to open ice vs. create open ice” (or “run to share their “playbook.” Every to open field vs. create open field” etc.). coach feels they have secret plays that would be the downfall of their success A coach’s willingness to share their earth shattering playbook of brilliance should they fall into the hands of the have opportunity. Without it there with others can only benefit all parties opposition. As coaches, we not only is pressure. The key is the athlete involved. Teams communicate their think that our strategies and tactics are learning to create time and space, or strategies and plays internally so the so incredible that it is the fundamental be in control of it, rather than having to athletes can learn the systems only reason for our success, but also that if work within its confines created by the to the extent that they can then vary another coach should learn them that opposition. they would be able to implement those them and implement as necessary. plays even better than we can and thus Setting successful athletes above Encouraging athletes to challenge the defeat us in every opportunity. others is their ability to interpret the plays and take them to the next level game, or “read and react” (herein empowers them to understand the Assuming that another coach would be referred to as R&R) at any given time purpose of the play but also to adapt able to read, understand, and interpret and in any given space. Too often, it when needed. Sharing strategies these incredible plays, they would also teams rely on executing set plays with fellow coaches and competitors have to implement these or counter that require their athletes to follow a pushes each other to the next level and plays at the exact opportunity they are specific pattern they have practiced therefore elevates the sport. required in a competition. Now if this repeatedly. Aside from this being The saying, “if you always do what is the case, we are also making the a significant waste of practice time, you’ve always done, you’ll always get assumption that their whole strategy the challenge lies in a game situation revolves around learning to assess and what you’ve always got,” holds true. respond to what our athletes are doing “ Think differently. Some of the best (and most successful) at any given moment. plays come from coaching clinics Be better. in other sports, as many team sport In theory, this need for secrecy strategies translate into others and is valid in something like military Better coaches = very few coaches use this to their operations (for obvious reasons). But better athletes + advantage. As coaches, we need to the reason this doesn’t apply in sport realize that if we want to learn from are two factors that make sport the better sport.” others, we need to be willing to share ever-changing event that it is: time ourselves. and space. With time and space we ~ Laura Watson

8 Perspective FALL 2013 The Three Key Elements Of Any Speed Development Program World’s leading sport conditioning organization focuses its expertise on speed

- Excerpt from DEVELOPING SPEED by Ian Jeffreys

t is often said that “speed kills”— technique helps ensure that I speed having long been recognized athletes can use their physical as a major component of superior capacities to enhance their speed,” performance in many sports. But explains Jeffreys. “Technical whereas speed was once seen training targets areas of deficiency as largely a genetic trait greatly in the running action.” This form possess excellent physical unaffected by training, the world of training starts with an analysis capacities but lack the required of sports today recognizes that a of performance and then addresses technique to optimize them. Therefore, well-structured and scientifically areas of deficiency such as arm the focus of specific elements is sound training program can, in fact, action and leg action. different for each athlete.” improve speed. According to the 3. Application of speed. Unless National Strength and Conditioning Since no speed development program running speed is enhanced in Association’s Ian Jeffreys, coaches will be universally optimal, coaches a sport-specific context, the and athletes alike must develop a need to adjust programs in response to development of technique and the fundamental knowledge of the factors these differences. “Undoubtedly, the development of physical capacities that contribute to speed in order to more knowledge a coach or athlete has are of no benefit. “The critical maximize the benefits of training. regarding the scientific principles of question is how to effectively program design, the more effectively In DEVELOPING SPEED, Jeffreys, the transfer them to enhance game they will be able to adapt programs first coach working outside the United speed,” Jeffreys stresses. “This to their specific needs,” Jeffreys States to be honored as the NSCA’s transfer requires an athlete to concludes. High School Professional of the Year, perform high-quality, sport-specific details how speed relies on both motor bursts of speed. While this may Written by eight of the NSCA’s top skill development and the development seem obvious, much field sport experts and edited by Jeffreys, of physical capabilities to produce training neglects frequent high- DEVELOPING SPEED is the definitive effective ground-reaction forces. speed running.” It’s for this reason resource for Developing Speed training He believes any speed development that a speed improvement program programs that optimize athletic program should include three key must involve speed application and performance. Offering assessments elements: address all of the elements that and the application of speed training to affect performance in a particular eight specific sports, this authoritative 1. Development of physical sport, such as initial acceleration, guide is the third entry in the NSCA’s capacities. Jeffreys says that transition acceleration, and Sport Performance Series and provides an effective speed development maximum speed. all the tools needed for maximizing program must develop an athlete’s speed. force production capacity in the Jeffreys warns that the omission of musculature involved in sprinting. any of these elements will produce less From DEVELOPING SPEED by NSCA -National Strength Maximal force capacity, rate of force than optimal results. “These elements & Conditioning Association, Ian Jeffreys. Copyright development, and stretch-shortening also should be tailored to the individual © 2013 by Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. cycle ability all likely play important athlete’s characteristics,” he says. Excerpted by permission of Human Kinetics, roles in determining running speed. “Some athletes use great technique Champaign, IL. Available to order from Human Kinetics Canada at but lack the physical capacities to 2. Technical development. www.HumanKinetics.com or by calling maximize this technique. Others may “Development of sound running 1-800-465-7301.

Perspective FALL 2013 9 BRITISH COLUMBIA Mark This Week On Your Calendar! COACHES WEEK SEPTEMBER 14 - 22, 2013

BRITISH COLUMBIA COACHES WEEK, an initiative of Coaches BC from September 14 – 22, 2013, focuses on the recruitment, development and celebration of sport coaches with events around the province. Events include training opportunities, workshops and celebrations of the work of volunteer and community coaches. How will you celebrate Coaches Week? Be creative! Think of some way to get involved in your community. Here’s some ideas: • Plan a coach-related event in your community, sport club or association and register it as a Coaches Week event • Athletes - surprise your coach with a gift of thanks and take a picture, send to us and tell us why your coach deserves it! • Attend one of the FREE NCCP courses offered across the province • Enter one of our Coaches Week Contests listed below (submission deadlines: September 20)

CONTESTS Photo Contest: Do you have photos of your coach in action? Has your parent taken Stories Contest: Tell us what coaching means to a photo of your coach in action while you are you and/or why you became a coach. Share either one or playing? a few stories about your coaching experience. We may Submit your high resolution photos of “coaching in publish your story in our BC Coaches Perspective action.” Top 3 photos will be published in the BC Coaches magazine or post it on our website (with your Perspective magazine with Grand Prize winner being featured on permission). It’s a great time to reflect on what the cover. Email to submissions to: [email protected] you have committed so much of your time to... coaching! We look forward to hearing about Details: Photos should be @ 300dpi high (or larger) your experiences. Please send details of who is featured in the picture (names, team name, where it was taken, etc.) Make sure to include your name, contact information and age of athletes. Send submissions to: [email protected] GRAND PRIZE: One night stay at The Hotel at River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC, along with a breakfast buffet for two and GRAND PRIZE: Six month Richmond Olympic Oval a $50 credit for Tramonto Restaurant. The winning photo will be membership featured on the cover of the next BC Coaches Perspective magazine. SCHEDULE OF COACHES WEEK EVENTS *Note course location, date and time subject to change. Full details available on our website: www.coachesbc.ca/coaches-week

LOCATION DATE NAME OF EVENT HOSTED BY Coquitlam Sept 14 HIGH FIVE(C) Sport BCRPA/City of Coquitlam Campbell River Sept 14/15 NCCP Competition Introduction Part A PacificSport Vancouver Island Victoria Sept 14 HIGH FIVE(C) Sport BCRPA/PISE Victoria Dawson Creek Sept 14/15 Competition - Introduction Part A PacificSport Northern BC & City of Dawson Creek Barriere Sept 14/15 NCCP Introduction to Competition Part A PacificSport Interior Prince Rupert Sept 14 HIGH FIVE(C) Sport BCRPA/School District 52 Nanaimo Sept 14 High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development PacificSport VI Cloverdale Sept 14 2013 Coaches Appreciation Cloverdale Minor Fastpitch Assn. Abbotsford Sept 14/15 NCCP Competition Introduction A PacificSport Fraser Valley Nanaimo Sept 14 Coach Recognition Announcement CKBC Salmon Arm Sept 15 Fundamental Movement Skills Pacific Sport Interior Prince George Sept 15 NCCP Competition Development: Psychology of Performance PacificSport Northern BC Kamloops Sept 15 NCCP Competition Development Modules: Managing Conflict PacificSport Interior Nanaimo Sept 16 MENTAL TRAINING WORKSHOP SERIES PacificSport VI Various Sept 16 CanoeKids Coach Recognition Announcement CKBC Kamloops Sept 19 Coaches Corner: Coach Appreciation Event... PacificSport Interior Abbotsford Sept 20 NCCP Competition Introduction - Part B PacificSport Fraesr Valley Various Sept 20 Coach Appreciation Announcement CKBC Kelowna Sept 21 HIGH FIVE(C) Sport BCRPA/PacificSport Okanagan Nanaimo Sept 21 HIGH FIVE(C) Sport BCRPA/PacificSport Vancouver Island NANAIMO Sept 21/22 NCCP Competition Introduction Part B PacificSport VI Quesnel Sept 21 HIGH FIVE(C) Sport City of Quesnel/BCRPA Agassiz Sept 21 NCCP Fundamental Movement Skills - Community Leader Workshop PacificSport Fraser Valley & District of Kent Community Services Kamloops Sept 21/22 NCCP Introduction to Competition Part B PacificSport Interior 100 Mile Sept 21/22 NCCP Introduction to Competition Part B PacificSport Interior

10 Perspective FALL 2013 BRITISH COLUMBIA COACHES WEEK SEPTEMBER 14 - 22, 2013 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2012 COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS! he Bob Bearpark Foundation supports the Coaches Association of BC (Coaches BC) in providing recognition awards for the T BC coaches in three categories: Recreational/Grassroots, Regional/Provincial Development and International. The purpose of the Coach of the Year Awards is to recognize a history and dedication to coaching in British Columbia. Each recipient has been selected for their outstanding achievement in the category they have been nominated, and for their unique contribution to the advancement and well-being of athletes and their sport. The award is designed to recognize contributions the coach has made to his/ her sport and its athletes over a number of years.

RECREATIONAL/GRASSROOTS REGIONAL/PROVINCIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD DEVELOPMENT AWARD AWARD Winner: RYAN MCWHINNEY Winner: SUSAN KEMPER, CHPC Winner: ALLISON MCNEILL Nominated By: Heather Reid/ Nominated By: Shannon Higgins Nominated by: Lawrie Johns Charlotte Siemens From hometown Susan Kemper, Allison guided Abbotsford, BC, ChPC has been the Canadian Ryan started his active in synchro- Women’s National athletic career nized swim- team to their playing football ming for over first appearance and rugby for 30 years across in the Olympic UBC and UVIC. BC and Canada. Games since 2000. After obtaining Susan coached Advancing to the his first degree toward physiotherapy, Synchro Canada’s National Team for quarter-finals in London equaled the Ryan began coaching and enjoyed seven years and was head coach of the best performance ever by a Canadian it so much he switched gears to a 2008 Olympic team. Today, she is a Women’s Basketball team. She has career in teaching. Ryan went back to high performance consultant run- served as Canada’s head coach UBC and earned a B. Ed in 2003 and ning provincial and club level camps since 2002 and has led Canada to was hired in the Abbotsford School each season, and head coach of the two World Championship (2006 and District, where he currently works as BC Aquasonics. Susan is a chartered 2010) appearances as well. After an an Athletic Director. Ryan has coached professional coach and in 2006 became illustrious 13-year career at SFU, for the Abbotsford Rugby Club for nine a fully certified NCCP Level 5 Coach, advancing to three NAIA Final 4’s, she years and middle school rugby for the first coach in synchronized swim- served as the Associate head coach at the University of Oregon helping the ten years, capturing five Fraser Valley ming with Level 5 Certification and Ducks to the WNIT title in 2002 and an Championships. Ryan has also been the ninth woman in Canadian sport. NCAA tournament spot in 2005. involved in coaching and refereeing In 2009, Susan was honoured with the football, volleyball, basketball and induction as a “Builder” for sport into She is currently the head coach of track, as well as regional and provincial the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame. As the BC Centre for Performance, the rugby teams. When he is not coaching, a member of Synchro Canada’s Coach- Tri-Cities Youth Basketball Association Ryan still plays rugby for his local club. ing Development Team, a master Master Coach and a sought after public Ryan enjoys seeing how sport develops learning facilitator for their Competi- speaker. the character of young athletes and tion Development Coaching Program, The Coaching Association of Canada appreciates his wife for her patience and the current technical director for awarded her the Geoff Gowan Award with all that he is involved with. Synchro BC, Susan is an influential recognizing her lifetime contribution to coach at all levels of sport. coaching development in Canada.

Perspective FALL 2013 11 The Importance Of Staying Hydrated

TIPS FOR OPTIMIZING YOUR HEALTH AND ACTIVITY LEVEL Contributor: SportMedBC

ater - the chemical compound of up to six weeks, it can only survive a indication of adequate hydration. If you W H20 (two hydrogen atoms bound week without water. As a general rule, are experiencing infrequent urination with one oxygen atom) - is the basis it is recommended that the “average and the colour of the urine is dark for life. It is second only to oxygen in person” consume at least eight, yellow, these are signs of dehydration. importance for health, making up to 8-ounce servings of water each day (2 Other signs of dehydration are: 75% of the body. Every cell depends on litres a day). The more time you spend thirst, headache, constipation, water to perform essential functions. outdoors and the more active you are, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, irritability, Although water does not provide a the more water you need to replenish cramps, depression, weight gain, water source of calories, adequate hydration lost fluids. retention, skin blemishes, vomiting or is at least as important to good athletic nausea, and bladder infections. performance as the food you eat and is How do I become dehydrated? essential for efficient training, playing The human body loses fluids through If an athlete becomes dehydrated and racing. perspiration (sweat), exhalation but is still mentally alert and has no (breathing), and elimination (urine). gastrointestinal (GI) pain, then she/ What is hydration and why During exercise, the body keeps cool he can re-hydrate orally. But if the is it important to my health? by circulating blood to the skin, where athlete has lost consciousness, has become confused or is suffering GI Hydration is the replacement of water is lost from the blood in the pain, she/he needs to be transported body fluids lost by the body each day form of sweat. When sweat evaporates, immediately to an emergency medical through the processes of sweating, it cools the skin. This in turn cools facility. exhaling and elimination. the blood that is carried to the body core. The environmental conditions Proper hydration not only quenches Tips for proper hydration (temperature, humidity, etc.) in which one’s thirst but allows the body to flush an active person trains or competes Start and end your day with a 250 ml toxins, maintain system equilibrium will have a direct effect upon their fluid (8 oz) serving of water. Your body (balance), support brain function, equilibrium. Generally, the hotter it is, loses water while you sleep, so drink a hormone balance, metabolic processes the more you sweat. serving before bed and again when you (including fat metabolism), the wake up. transportation of life-giving vitamins How can I tell when Drink before you are thirsty. By the and minerals and supports the integrity I’m dehydrated? time you feel thirsty; you have probably of muscle, joint and bone in our bodies. One of the easiest ways to tell whether already lost two or more cups of your Minimum fluid consumption you are adequately hydrated is by total body water composition. Drink checking the colour of your urine. plenty of water throughout the day. Although the human body can, in In general, light coloured urine is an Carry a bottle of water with you daily. extreme cases, go without food for Keep a bottle of water on your desk

12 Perspective FALL 2013 and refill at the office drinks will permit you water cooler regularly. to maintain a proper electrolyte balance. Don’t substitute with alcoholic beverages. Hydration following Alcohol is a diuretic and activity will cause you to lose water through increased Replace it all with the good urination. stuff. You should aim to ‘push’ fluid intake even if It’s important to note you don’t feel thirsty. Given that although coffee and that you will eliminate tea do have a diuretic some fluid through effect, they do provide urination, you’ll want to a significant amount of drink more than what fluid and any effect of you’ve lost. caffeine on urine losses is going to last more than 4 hours or are minor (especially for habitual Drink 500-1000 ml (16-24 you are training in hot weather. Under caffeine users). ounces) within 1 hour, post exercise. these conditions, adding modest Keep drinking water even when it amounts of salt to the beverage can Can I drink too much? is cold outside. You may not feel as offset salt loss and minimize problems YES, you can! thirsty as you do when it’s hot, but you associated with electrolyte imbalance are still going to lose water through (such as muscle cramps). Adding a 1/4 While most athletes understand the perspiration. You also lose fluids tsp to litres of fluid may help replenish importance of proper hydration, most through exhaled air. When cold, dry air sodium losses. do not realize that overhydrating can is inhaled, it is warmed and moistened dangerously lower blood sodium levels; in the lungs and exhaled as humid Hydration prior to exercise a condition known as hyponatremia or warm air. This process makes intense Begin all workouts well hydrated. The “water intoxication.” demands on the body’s water supply. following quantities are recommended: Athletes, such as ultra-marathoners Average sweat rates can vary from Drink 450-650 ml (15-20 ounces) of and triathletes who sweat during 0.5L/hour to more than 2.5L/hour. water or sports drink 1 to 3 hours training and over many hours, Knowing your sweat rate will help before exercise. An additional 200- (drinking primarily water during an you to better prepare for both training 300 ml (7-10 ounces) consumed 10-20 event) can take in too much water and and competition. Calculate your sweat minutes prior to the training session is cause electrolyte imbalances which rate. Taking the time to calculate how also good practice. may lead to seizures, coma and even much you sweat is a fundamental death. consideration for optimal hydration. Hydration during exercise People respond to exercise in different SWEAT RATE = Don’t stop drinking. If possible, given ways. Ultimately, hydration is not your sporting activity, take regular weight before workout - weight simply a question of drinking fluids. after workout + volume of fluids ‘sips’ throughout the activity. It’s about knowing your own body and consumed (1 cup = 1/2 lb) Drink 200-350 ml every 15-20 minutes. drinking the right fluids for you and the various activities you participate Weigh yourself in minimal clothing. Get technical. For longer training in, preparing accordingly for various Towel off sweat. sessions (or in hot weather) consider environmental conditions. using a sports drink as part of your Avoid urinating until after post- workout weight. hydration regimen (prior to, during and following activity). The sodium For more articles on hydration and to read about Add sodium in rehydration beverages and potassium content in most sports other sport and nutrition topics from SportMedBC, if: you have not eaten, your workout visit www.sportmedbc.com/articles.

Perspective FALL 2013 13 Recognizing The Signs Of Burnout

By MELISSA LAMBERT, M.Ed., LPC, YFS2, HSSCC, YNS Child and Adolescent Therapist, CT Coast Soccer Director of Performance Training Clinic

here have been multiple now that there is a program for every enjoyment in participation. A child T discussions and a push for one- month of the year. In fact, recreational who engages in a sport should want sport specialization, but at what cost sports have taken a back seat to to be a part of the team, have goals when sacrificing the physical and premier leagues and developmental and get excited about competition. All mental health of athletes? The term academies offered. In the modern athletes need to be encouraged as well “one-sport specialization” seems business world of sports, these as challenged, but should never feel to be presenting itself at a younger intensive programs present themselves pressured or forced to do something. stage of development. The earlier the as more appealing to parents and There is a difference between teaching training, the more likely children will athletes. how to get through difficult days develop into professional athletes is and forcing a child to participate in As coaches and parents, how do you the new motto. Instead, this mindset something they dread being a part of. know when year round participation is not producing better athletes, it’s They also need to have some control may be hindering progress in resulting in burnout. Coaches and and autonomy in making decisions in performance? Burnout in athletes parents are seeing this all the time with game situations. Adults expect youth is the result of overtraining and the latest academies and specialized to adhere to their rules and doing emotional stress without adequate rest training camps. There are even things a certain way, but miss the or recovery. Signs of burnout can be programs starting at the age of four bigger picture when athletes are not manifested in many ways and include which include a fancy name and a way given the opportunity to problem-solve exhaustion, decreased performance, of introducing the sport. Whatever and identify their own solutions. This low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, happened to free play and exploration allows for athletes to feel a sense of decreased motivation, withdrawal, at this stage of development? pride in their ability to make decisions sleep disturbance and the use of rather then go through the motions A significant component is the push maladaptive coping mechanisms such of a boot camp and surely there are from parents and coaches wanting to as substance abuse or eating disorders. coaches who design practices in this develop the “elite athlete.” However, Conversely, coaches and parents manner. It’s not about separating is that push for success helping can play an essential role in helping coaches and parents from the athletes. or hindering youth when statistics athletes reach peak performance Everyone involved in the activity needs indicate that 70 per cent will quit sports without experiencing burnout. to feel like they are a part of a team in by the age of 13? What is considered The focal component to look for is decision making. the off-season is no longer existent

14 Perspective FALL 2013 Burnout Burnout Burnout Burnout

Other ways coaches can assist in Athletes need to trust in their team Coaches can also relieve some of this preventing burnout include building leaders and feel comfortable enough to pressure by reducing the importance positive relationships with each openly communicate. of outcome and assist in helping their individual athlete and be observant athletes learn self-regulation skills to Another concern that often leads of any behavior changes. Building a handle disappointments that will arise. athletes to experience staleness and positive rapport with athletes will make The goal is to create an environment to burnout is that parents and coaches coaches more in tune to behaviors that help athletes further their growth and tend to create a false reality for youth. might be out of character. Many times, passion for athletics while teaching life Very few kids will grow up to play a signs go undetected because coaches skills. This will not be accomplished collegiate sport on a full scholarship aren’t attentive to details or don’t take if athletes aren’t given the appropriate and an even smaller percentage will the time to question what is occurring time for rest and recovery. Playing make it to the professional level. This outside of the sport. They may also sports should never feel like a dreadful drive leads to unfulfilled expectations have specific expectations of their job for youth. and a lack of accomplishment in one’s athletes but they won’t be reached if self. To avoid a fabricated sense of something negative is occurring in hope it is critical to encourage setting their life. The role of a coach is not just short-term goals that are achievable. about teaching sport specific skills. Melissa Lambert

Perspective FALL 2013 15 The Question Of Sport Specialization

By RICHARD WAY, Senior Leader, Canadian Sport for Life

he question of sport specialization—when to begin T and how best to approach it—has been a topic of much debate for years, and one that CS4L-LTAD has discussed at length. Though some have argued that early specialization in a sport is the only way to become an elite athlete, more and more research shows that later specialization in a sport (aside from artistic and acrobatic sports) better equips athletes to succeed at the highest levels. But it isn’t just late specialization that gives elite athletes the edge—it’s the way in which they train once they begin specializing.

In “Late Specialization: The key to success in centimeters, grams or seconds (cgs) sports,” Moesch, Elbe, Hauge and national team involvement), elite athletes reached these Wikman (2011) compared the specialization and training benchmarks at a much older age. Also, the elite athletes patterns of elite athletes with those of near-elite athletes. spent less time on junior national teams than the near-elites, While they found that late specialization is more likely to but spent more time on senior national teams. lead to success than early specialization, their findings So, while multi-sport involvement at an early age doesn’t showed that training patterns were the true indicator as to alone guarantee elite status within sport, it is key for the eventual elite versus near-elite status. Interestingly, elite development of physical literacy. Both the elites and the and near-elite athletes ranked the same in involvement in near-elites had this. But the true indicator of whether other sports, suggesting that elite athletes didn’t gain an an athlete will reach the elite level or the near-elite level edge over their near-elite counterparts through multi-sport appears to be in the training regimen. Practice hours in the involvement alone. sport of choice should not increase dramatically until the When looking at the practice hours performed by the two athlete is ready to specialize, and that shouldn’t be until samples in the main sport, near-elite athletes accumulated later in the teens for late-specialization sports. Targeting significantly more by age nine, and continued to do so the appropriate period to increase practice time and then through adolescence until age 15. By age 18, both elites and increasing practice time accordingly looks like the surest near-elites had accumulated roughly the same number of bet to becoming elite. practice hours in the main sport. The elite athletes began to amass more practice hours after this point, and had Richard Way is the Senior Leader of the Canadian Sport for Life movement reached a substantially higher total than their near-elite and a member of the Leadership Team. He has extensive leadership peers by age 21. While the near-elite athletes had performed experience in the Canadian sport community including working with countless more specific-sport practice at an earlier age, their training organizations on strategic planning and management functions, the Director increase didn’t develop intensively beyond age 18, whereas of Sport for Vancouver’s successful 2010 Bid Corporation and twelve years the elites’ training did. with the Province of BC primarily in coaching education and training. A two- sport athlete, Richard represented Canada as a Luge athlete and coach as Practice hours aside, the two samples also experienced well as being an All-Canada-West soccer player with the University of Calgary. a different timeline in terms of the significant moments He now coaches his children at the community sport level. in their careers. While both groups took important steps within their careers (when they started the sport, when they To read more from Richard Way or about the Canadian Sport for Life took part in their first competition, when they had their first movement please visit www.canadiansportforlife.ca.

16 Perspective FALL 2013 Perspective FALL 2013 17 Why Hire A Coach? 10 Terrific Ways To A More Powerful Life BILL COLE, MS, MA, The Mental Game Coach™, Silicon Valley, California - http://www.sportspsychologycoaching.com/articles/WhyHireACoach.html

tennis coach, golf coach, swim coach, personal coach, 6 A coach can be a sounding board. Your coach can be A business coach, executive mentor, financial planner, another set of ears as you talk about the things that are personal trainer, sport psychology coach. What do all these bothering you. As you hear yourself have a conversation coaches have in common? Why work with a coach? A coach new personal realizations emerge. won’t do the work for you, but here is how a coach can help 7 A coach can be another source of creative ideas. You launch you to the next level: can brainstorm and try out new ideas, behaviors and 1 A coach can be a confidant. You can tell your coach things mental processes as your coach provides a safe place to you wouldn’t tell others, because a coach is trained to experiment. understand and be non-judgmental. 8 A coach can help you create your vision. Your coach can 2 A coach can help you see your blind spots. Everyone, assist you in developing your plans for success based on even the coach, has personal areas that are out of view your values, personal strengths, background and assets. or awareness until someone points them out. A coach is 9 A coach can help celebrate your successes and be a perfectly poised to perform this critical function. source of strength when you fail. Your coach can be a 3 A coach can provide objective feedback. Other people may supportive and nurturing source of energy. have agendas. Your coach has your best interests in mind 10 A coach can help you process life. Life is a process and in providing feedback and counsel to you. a good coach can assist you in reviewing and reframing 4 A coach provides another set of eyes. Even the top what happens in your business, your sports and your life! performers in the world have coaches to help them see what they themselves can’t see. 5 A coach can keep you accountable. Your coach can help For more sports psychology coaching services offered by Bill Cole, MS, MA, you take on more responsibility by having you report the Mental Game Coach™ visit www.SportsPsychologyCoaching.com. weekly on your accomplishments and initiatives. Copyright © 2005-2008 Bill Cole, MS, MA. All rights reserved.

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18 Perspective FALL 2013 NCCP Course Schedules

Fundamental Movement Skills Competition - Development The Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) of throwing, catching, jumping, striking, This NCCP context is designed for coaches who are coaching to refine basic sport running, kicking, agility, and balance and coordination, form the basis for future skills, to develop more advanced skills and tactics and are generally preparing for sport skill development and for the life-long enjoyment of physical activity. Learn performance at the provincial and national level. how to OBSERVE and IMPROVE the fundamental movement skills best suited to you and your line of work. Dates Location Module Host Agency Phone # Sept 15 Prince George Psychology of Performance PacificSport Northern BC Register Online Fundamental Movement Skills Workshop Hosting Opportunities! Sept 15 Kamloops Managing Conflict PacificSport Interior BC Register Online Coaches BC is looking for community/education organizations to host Fundamental Oct 5-6 Fort St.John Prevention & Recovery Northern BC Community Sport Movement Skills workshops throughout the province. FMS is a program designed Development Society Register Online to improve children’s lives through physical literacy development. This course is Oct 26 Kamloops Leading Drug Free Sport PacificSport Interior BC Register Online great for community program, camp, and sport camp leaders, high school students, Oct 27 Kamloops Prevention & Recovery PacificSport Interior BC Register Online elementary school teachers, and parents. For more information on how to host a Nov 23 Kamloops Developing Athletic Abilities PacificSport Interior BC Register Online FMS course please contact Leah Warwick at the Coaches BC Office, 604-333-3604.

Dates Location Host Agency Phone # Sept 7 Kamloops PacificSport Interior BC Call 250-828-3346 Make Ethical Decisions Sept 7 Victoria Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence Register Online This is the Make Ethical Decisions Module Only (which is part of the Competition- Sept 15 Salmon Arm PacificSport Interior BC Call 250-832-4044 Introduction context) NOTE: This is NOT the online evaluation. This is only the course Sept 21 Agassiz PacificSport Fraser Valley & to prepare for the evaluation if you have taken the “old” Theory 1 course or if you District of Kent Community Services Call 604-746-0604 haven’t taken it as part of the Introduction to Competition Part A course.

The Competition – Introduction Consists of six modules, focused on training coaches who are working with Professional Development athletes in the learning to train and training to train stages of long-term athlete The following modules have been designed for coaches seeking professional development. There are no prerequisites to take Competition-Introduction, and you development opportunities. do not have to take the modules in any order. The six modules are offered stand Aboriginal Coach Module alone, or grouped into a Part A or Part B workshop (each 2 day workshops, 8 hours each day including breaks). You do not have to take Part A before you take Part B. The ACM is a professional training tool for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal coaches who Part A Workshop: Includes Introduction, Making Ethical Decisions, Planning a coach Aboriginal athletes, as they become certified through the NCCP. Practice, and Nutrition. Part B Workshop: Includes Teaching and Learning, Design a Empower + Basic Sport Program, and Mental Skills. The Empower + module is designed to teach you how to enhance the well-being of Competition - Introduction Part A the athletes in your care and be a positive role model in the world of sport. Dates Location Host Agency Phone # Resistance Training Sept 13-14 Abbotsford PacificSport Fraser Valley Register Online Resistance training is designed as an introduction to injury prevention as well as how Sept 13-14 Kelowna PacificSport Okanagan Call 250-469-8852 to increase athlete performance through proven resistance training tools. Sept 14-15 Campbell River PacificSport Vancouver Island Register Online Sept 14-15 Barriere PacificSport Interior BC Register Online Sept 14-15 Dawson Creek PacificSport Northern BC Register Online Homestudy Sept 20-21 100 Mile House Northern BC Community Sport Development Society The NCCP Home Study Program is designed for those coaches unable to attend a Register Online course in their area. Shortly after registering, the coach will receive an email with Sept 21-22 Vancouver Langara College Register Online a link to the electronic manuals and the name and contact information for an NCCP Oct 4-5 Salmon Arm PacificSport Interior BC Call 250-832-4044 Learning Facilitator (tutor). Oct 5-6 Surrey Tong LouieYMCA Call 604-575-9622 Oct 26-27 Vancouver Langara College Register Online Nov 22-23 Kelowna PacificSport Okanagan Call 250-469-8852 Nov 23-24 Vancouver Langara College Register Online Check Out BC Coaches Competition - Introduction Part B Perspective Online! Dates Location Host Agency Phone # Scan the QR code and read Perspective Sept 20-21 Abbotsford PacificSport Fraser Valley Register Online right on your smart phone. Sept 21-22 Nanaimo PacificSport Vancouver Island Register Online Sept 21-22 Kamloops PacificSport Interior BC Register Online Sept 21-22 100 Mile House PacificSport Interior BC Register Online Sept 28-29 Vancouver Langara College Register Online Oct 5-6 Revelstoke PacifcSport Interior BC Register Online Oct 26-27 Vancouver Langara College Register Online Nov 2-3 Surrey Tong LouieYMCA Call 604-575-9622 Nov 23-24 Kelowna PacificSport Okanagan Call 250-469-8852 Nov 30-Dec 1 Vancouver Langara College Register Online

For more information and a complete listing of NCCP courses around the province go to the Coaches BC website at: www.coachesbc.ca/nccp/schedule Perspective FALL 2013 19 SDIC_Persepctives Mag Ad_Aug 2013.pdf 1 8/7/2013 4:12:44 PM

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