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“It’s all in your mind”. Haven’t we all heard summer 2007 that before! But in the case of athletic performance, what is in the mind often Western Canada Games, webcasting, & funding makes the difference between winning or losing, or doing one’s best, or falling short of one’s potential. So this issue focuses inside BC athletes will rise to the occasion heavily on that aspect of training and the tools coaches can use. Donna Perry’s “Mind Games” talks about visualization. New editorial contributor Laura Farres Summer is just around the corner and with it comes another Western advocating on behalf of professional coaches in Canada and it has done an has written a terrific article about how Canada Games. Strathcona County in Alberta will be hosting this summer’s event coaches’ emotions affect their athletes. excellent job of moving this process And Joy Butler and Tim Hopper explain and with it comes high hopes for our BC athletes. forward. With a chapter already in the concept of TGfU (Teaching Games for place in Manitoba, it is now looking Understanding), an intuitive approach used by many international teams including New ready to go. All of our members will to develop similar chapters in both Zealand Rugby Union All Blacks. shortly receive a password and a Ontario and BC. With the CABC’s descriptor of how to access this site. strong presence in the province, and While we are on the topic of the mind - I have been reading “The Secret”, the “hot” We will be gradually building on these the large number of C of C members book of the moment by Australian Rhonda sessions so that we have a library of who reside here, it is a good fi t. You Byrne about the law of attraction. The information that you will be able to may be seeing more information on this philosophy is that we can achieve anything take advantage of. If you have topics development in the near future. we want (including material reward) in our Long track speed skating at the that you would like to see covered in We would like to thank the 2007 Canada Winter Games lives, as long as we don’t allow any negative this manner, please let us know and we Provincial Government and the BC thoughts to get in the way. What we think is what we get. Whether one totally buys into will endeavour to meet this goal. Lottery Corporation for their support the philosophy or not, it does reinforce the on the cover I would like to congratulate two of the sport system through the new power of the mind. of our Board members whose teams SportsFunder Lottery program. The Infl uence of Confi dence recently competed successfully in world Coaching has been a beneficiary of (Sidebar: After reading the book, I decided and Emotion to buy more copies to give to my children. competition. Elaine Dagg-Jackson these new funds and we are now able to 10 Performing at your best as a coach There wasn’t a copy to be had anywhere in was team manager for the Kelly Scott subsidize many coaching courses that Vancouver – all sold out! But I found stacks Canadian Women’s Curling Team that are being offered across the province. of them at a Chapters store in Toronto. The 10 Coming off a very successful Canada captured the world title in Nagano, and Other sport partners who are recipients cashier said the books weren’t selling very coaches clipboard Winter Games in the Yukon, we can Joe Rea coached the Chris Daw Canadian of these funds include KidSport, Team well. What does that mean?!) expect that our next batch of BC athletes Wheelchair Curling Team to a forth place BC, and provincial sport organizations Thanks to those who took the time to Coaching Notes, News will also rise to the occasion. We wish fi nish in Norway. Daw was in fi rst place through a new travel grant. This complete our readers’ survey. The results, and Views 4 all of the coaches and athletes the very heading into the playoffs, but a dislocated continued support is very welcome. comments and suggestions will be used to plan the editorial content and direction of best of success. shoulder in an earlier match eventually Enjoy your summer! this publication. Interesting to note that the We are currently working with caught up to him. Congratulations to topic of most interest to the respondents 6 Douglas College to provide our both Elaine and Joe. was mental training. We hope you find this a closer look members with the opportunity to Coaches of Canada (C of C) has been issue useful (incidentally, this topic had Teaching Games for Understanding view webcasting educational sessions gaining prominence on the national been planned a few months ago!). Read the An approach that makes intuitive through the college’s webCT portal. sport front and it is now looking to Clipboard item for more on this, and to find 8 sense from the players’ perspective We have piloted a number of sessions develop chapters in provinces across out who won the prizes! in-house and it appears that we are the country. The C of C has been Gord May Mind Games 14 16 Mental training using visualization
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programs provide three levels of pay everything, including the cost of the Cross Country skiing is another for this fi scal year. The purpose of the Check It Out diffi culty, including light stretching SportsFunder course, their travel and accommodation, sport that has taken advantage of the new coaching funds is to reduce the actual that can be used as a warm-up or to aid out of their own pocket,” she said. funding. Earlier this year coaches attended cost to the participant of a sport’s NCCP Members of CABC have free access to in recovery from soreness or injury. Boosts Coach “These are entry level coaches and it Community Coaching Workshops in “Community Initiation” or “Introduction an extensive list of resource materials would take at least two seasons’ wages Golden, Smithers and Quesnel. “The to Competition” course by 75%. and books from the CABC Library. Education for them to recover the cost.” organizers and participants in those The goal of SportsFunder coaching This is one of the latest additions to Reviewed by Ron Bunting Terry said the Regional Cadet communities were quite grateful,” said funds is to increase the number of new the library. This illustrated book of stretching has many Coaches in Zones 1, 7 and 8 were the Support Unit will not employ any Cross Country BC coaching coordinator coaches in the BC sport system in under positive aspects to it including stretches for fi rst benefi ciaries of funding from the instructor that isn’t certifi ed. By training Verna Wagner. “In those communities it’s served areas of the province. For more Stretching Anatomy: Your Illustrated all parts of the body as well as a week by SportsFunder Lottery designated to assist instructors from the more remote areas diffi cult to come up with the numbers of information go to the CABC website: week progression of increasing an individual’s Guide to Improving Flexibility and with Coach Development in areas of the of the province, more cadets across the www.coaches.bc.ca. stretching routine. The book provides a general people required to attend a course at one Muscular Strength commentary on each stretch, an explanation of province that usually fi nd it diffi cult to do province can be taught to sail. “We had time to make it fi nancially viable. Arnold G. Nelson and Jouko Kokkonen the stretch, an illustration for each stretch and so because of fi nancial constraints. a cadet come from Trail who didn’t have Wagner said that besides the cost of (Human Kinetics; ISBN: 0736059725; lists the muscles which are being stretched. The The BC Government created the opportunity to sail until we put in the course, many students have to travel Member Survey $24.95 CAN) book is very good in providing a variety of static SportsFunder to help strengthen British the system there,” she said. a long distance, also incurring hotel stretches but is limited in the breadth of the Columbia’s amateur sport system and in Local training for softball coaches costs. It makes a big difference when Says ... stretches as it lacks specific dynamic stretches Not only do you see full-color and states that this would be determined by the celebration of the 2010 Winter Olympic has been offered only sporadically in the cost of the course is 75% subsidized illustrations of the muscles in action, sport specific warm-ups and cool downs. and Paralympic Games. Coaches the Fort St. John area over the past years. through SportsFunder. The Member Survey that focused on but you also fi nd out how changes in Ron Bunting is the Technical Manager for Track Association of BC administers the But this past winter SportsFunder made Coaches in the Golden area jumped at BC Coaches Perspective magazine position can alter the muscle emphasis and Field and Director of Power/Speed Events $250,000 targeted for coach development. it economically viable to send a course the opportunity to attend the workshops yielded some interesting and very useful and diffi culty and how variations can at BC Athletics. An educator for 35 years, he Those funds reduce the actual cost facilitator to the community to conduct hosted by the Golden Nordic Ski Club. response which will be used in the has coached Track and Field at school, club improve safety and effectiveness. community regional and provincial levels for over of a National Coaching Certification a Technical 1 course. That made a huge The club’s youth program coordinator, planning of future issues of the magazine. Stretching Anatomy will arm you 30 years, and coached soccer for over 20 years. Program accredited course delivered difference, said Linda Hogh, Softball Joan Dolinsky, said there are a lot of Respondents indicated interest in reading with the knowledge to increase range by a Provincial Sport Organization. BC’s District Coordinator for the area. volunteer coaches in the area including more about all the topics suggested. The of motion, supplement training, Providing resources to the men and “It was a godsend.” mothers with small children, fathers subject that most respondents would like enhance recovery, and women responsible for developing “Some of our softball coaches don’t who have professional lives but want more information on is mental training, maximize efficiency provincial athletes and helping to work, so it was a blessing for them to get involved, and young people who followed closely by nutrition and physical of movement. You’ll promote certification for community because they couldn’t otherwise afford are good at the sport and want to get training. New coach training tools and also gain a detailed and regional coaches will go a long way to take the course,” said Hogh, who more involved. “It is onerous enough for technology ranked next, followed by understanding of how in recruiting, training and retaining noted that the people with the most people just to take the time off from their articles about coaching athletes of specifi c each stretch affects coaches in B.C. time on their hands are the single regular daily lives, so it is really nice demographics. And the topic of least your body. Not only Sea Cadet sailors and sailing moms at home. “It’s fantastic if they don’t have to pay for the interest? Drugs in sport. do you see full-color coaches converged in Victoria in March because we know that they course,” she said. Because Congratulations to Bob Latham, illustrations of the to take advantage of the warm Victoria are very capable and now of the assistance from a softball coach from Surrey who won muscles in action, climate to learn to sail and coach. The we know they have the SportsFunder the ski club the $150 Lotuswear gift certifi cate, and but you also find Canadian Yachting Association and training behind them.” could afford to pay the rest Dam Horan, an athletics coach from out how changes in NCCP Theory and Technical 1 coaching SportsFunder money of the cost of the course for Trail who won the $50 Petro-Canada position can alter the courses were subsidized by funding also made it possible for participants, providing it to gas voucher. muscle emphasis from SportsFunder. In a classic example Hogh to host a Technical 1 them free of charge. and difficulty and of leveraging funding to benefit the course in Prince George, where she is “Cross country skiing is really how variations can largest cross-section of participants, the President of Prince George Minor evolving rapidly and it is important that Did You Know ...? improve safety and cadets were brought in from across Girls Softball. That course drew coaches we have good quality coaching, because Membership in Coaches Association effectiveness. the province to take advantage of this from several communities including more and more people are participating of BC is not just for NCCP certifi ed Each exercise rare training opportunity. This format Quesnel, 100 Mile House and Williams in the sport,” said Dolinsky. or trained coaches! It is open to includes detailed allowed for the coaches to practice their Lake. Those coaches had the extra cost everyone. instruction on coaching skills on real beginner sailors of a hotel room, so the subsidized course Are you a parent who coaches how to stretch, during the Technical 1 course. fee made a big difference, said Hogh. More Coaches your child’s team? Or a volunteer when to stretch, “I would venture to say that the only Commenting on the importance coach? Or anyone else who doesn’t primary and opportunity some of these instructors of providing training to coaches, Hogh to Benefit from consider themselves a “real” coach, but secondary muscle had to become trained was because of said that it is the grassroots coaches is interested in sport? A subscription emphasis, and the SportsFunder money,” said Tracy who come to these introductory courses, SportsFunder to BC Coaches Perspective, just one of which muscles Terry, the Regional Cadet Sail Training and grassroots is where people first the benefi ts of a CABC membership, are activated program director in Victoria. She said get started in sports. But they get Recognized Provincial Sport will enhance your knowledge of best for support. participants came from places such discouraged if there aren’t enough Organizations have been invited to practices, training tips, innovative Stretching as Trail, Powell River, Smithers and coaches and the teams get overloaded, apply to the Coaches Association of BC products, etc.. And a membership Williams Lake. “There is no way so making it a less enjoyable experience for to access funds still available for coach would be a great way for clubs to show many people could come if they had to all the participants. education from SportsFunder Lotteries their appreciation to their volunteers.
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good showing to the athletes Western Canada Summer Games being TEAM BC Athletes “buying into the plan”. held at Sherwood Park, Alberta August “It was a good group 3-11. These Games bring together the and Coaches performance,” said Mawani. “We largest collection of Canada’s future went in with a team concept. It Olympic hopeful athletes outside of Triumphant in was a tough week with a heavy the Canada Games. Team BC will schedule and a flu bug going be sending about 420 athletes and Whitehorse around. But the athletes worked coaches. Over 2,300 athletes, coaches, well together and performed offi cials, and performers from the four Team BC ended the 2007 Canada well when needed.” western provinces are expected at the Winter Games in Whitehorse in March Commenting on the Games in total. with 24 gold, 24 silver and 29 bronze experience of coaching at the medals, bettering the 68 they won in Whitehorse Games, Mawani, a 2003 and more than doubling their gold veteran of coaching at the high medal tally. performance level, said, “Its right “We’re defi nitely making progress,” up there. Where I got a lot of said Ajay Patel, Team BC Chef de personal satisfaction was that the Mission. “We had many athletes and athletes bought into the program. teams step up to the plate and achieve That’s the most satisfying aspect Women in Coaching apprentice Nicole Collins observes coach Jason Mongrain of Kelowna. podium performances. This bodes well of coaching a team like this.” for the future of the program and makes Gordon May, executive me believe that we are heading in the director of Coaches Association Nicole Collins was one of 21 coaches networking with other coaches. It was right direction.” of BC and a member of the from across Canada in the Women in an incredible opportunity,” said Nicole. Patel said that Team BC’s 61 Team BC mission staff, said the Coaching Apprenticeship Program The Women in Coaching Apprenticeship coaches are to be congratulated for who was given the opportunity to Program was developed between Team BC is being led by Chef helping so many athletes get to the experience a national, multi-sport event. the Provincial/Territorial Coaching de Mission James Keogh (Athletic podium. “We are very proud of how Collins, who has been coaching for the Coordinators Committee, the Canada Coordinator at the University of our coaches conducted themselves Judo coach Fred Tam past four years at the Nechako Figure Games Council and the Coaching Victoria), along with Assistant in such a professional manner. They Skating Club in Vanderhoof, admitted Association of Canada (CAC). Chef Bruce Wasylik (Sport deserve a lot of recognition, and they the experience at her fi rst major Games Branch), Operations Manager certainly have our thanks,” he said. Head Coach John Carroll after the was “a little overwhelming at fi rst.” Tami Tate (contractor to Team BC), There were several outstanding win. “But none of them have ever “The highlight for me was the really 2007 Western Communications Manager Brock performances by Team BC’s 266 been able to stand atop the podium great team that we went with in my Turner (Badminton BC), and Special athletes. Men’s gymnastics made BC like these athletes.” sport. We had a good coaching staff that Canada Summer Events Manager Milena Gaiga (Sport history as the fi rst team to win gold in Also creating history was the worked well together,” said Nicole. Branch). The Mission Staff will be the team competition. badminton team who achieved a “I learned a lot from the way Games helping the coaches and athletes deal “We have had feat never accomplished before in the other two coaches conducted with the multi-sport experience, a many Olympians capturing the team competition themselves, not only at the Team BC is gearing up for its next “fi rst” for many of them. and national team at the Games. In 2003, competition but throughout the major Games assignment, the 2007 Good luck to everyone on the Team! athletes come badminton week with the athletes,” she said. through our finished “The coaches I got to work with are program,” in 4th so highly respected in BC, and to said an place have the opportunity to follow them NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ecstatic in the Al Mawani helped guide BC’s Badminton team to around and to take it all in was really Team BC same competition. The historical success the best part of the experience.” Coaches Association of BC gold medal performance, Nicole said she also learned Annual General Meeting coupled with other caliber of the BC coaches that went to what it takes to help athletes in the Tanya Callon was June 23, 9:00am coaching at her fi rst outstanding badminton Whitehorse was the highest it has ever lead up to peaking at a high level. Room 106, Sport BC Building Canada Games results at these Games been at the Canada Games. “Virtually Although she won’t be able to use 1367 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC (including a sweep of the all of them had their NCCP Level 3 that information immediately with mixed doubles event) helped certifi cation by the time they arrived the skaters she coaches in Vanderhoof, All CABC members are welcome to attend BC fi nish the Games in 4th for the Games,” said May. “Everyone who are all quite young, she said that place in a tight race with made a concerted effort to ensure that knowledge will be valuable in the Alberta. these coaches were highly trained. future, and will help her become a Team BC Head I think the results BC achieved in higher level coach. Coach Al Mawani Whitehorse validate the importance “The Apprenticeship Program attributed Badminton’s of good coach training. opened a lot of doors for me through
6 Perspective Summer 2007 Perspective Summer 2007 7 a closer look Can We Play The Game Now? Teaching Games For Understanding
By Tim Hopper and Joy Butler
How many times have coaches heard this from their players during is asking them to do, they start to understand the “why” and the “how” practices? As coaches, we often dismiss this question, believing our players need of playing the game. The coach, rather to work on their skills, but is this the case? than being in complete control (as typically happens), empowers players Sometimes, players practice with with infl exible techniques and poor to decide what action to use to produce interest and intent, but too often they decision-making abilities. the most appropriate tactical outcome seem to just go through the motions, Our experiences with athletes at in an activity. This approach ultimately or worse still, do a drill well only the highest levels brought home to us develops tactical awareness fi rst then to revert back to bad habits when the importance of developing game refines skill execution. By placing they return to the game. This article players rather than just competent players in game situations the coach introduces an approach known as technicians. Finding players who could helps players become aware of their Teaching Games for Understanding perform well at isolated skills was no options. For example, if you wanted (TGfU) developed from the work of indicator of ability to engage in high to get soccer players to focus on Thorpe and Bunker (1986) at England’s level competitive game play. What sending the ball wide to attack spaces Loughborough University in the was needed were players who could behind the defence, you might set- 1970’s and early 80’s. Disillusioned anticipate quickly, could make good up a 6v6 game with a short but wide with how students left school or decisions as individuals and as members field (40m wide by 30m long). By club sport programs “knowing” very of teams, and could demonstrate a ‘no applying a condition - “you can only little about games, these researchers quit’ attitude. The question is, can these score from a ball that is crossed from essentially behaviourist, often resulted to believe that the mind, rather than TGfU has spread from the UK found that the emphasis coaches qualities be coached? How can players wide positions,” you modify the game in boring drills and robotic players who being located in the brain (which and Europe and across the world placed on producing skilful players be taught to read the game, to know to encourage players to use a cross. could not adapt to game situations. functions more as a fi lter and organizer under different games, such as tactical produced the reverse - players when to execute a certain skill, and The coach can guide the players to A growing awareness of of ideas) is distributed across a network games approach (US), play-practice where to place themselves to set up a send the ball wide, then support the constructivist theories (Australia), games sense winning move? How much emphasis wide player, or make runs attacking of learning in the 1970’s (Australia -coaching) needs to be placed on skills development the goal. As players start to make and 80’s shifted games and games concept before tactical understanding? these off-the-ball-movements, they teaching to a combination A growing awareness of constructivist theories approach (Singapore). TGfU is an approach that makes attack spaces around the goal and of skill practice and In most countries, its intuitive sense from the players’ create opportunities to score. If the questioning, the latter of learning in the 1970’s and 80’s shifted infl uence has developed perspective. Players learn players fail to make good crosses, or focused on getting learners in educational arenas. about the game through fail to shoot effectively, they become to construct meaning from games teaching to a combination of skill However, in Australia, a series of modified motivated to practice those skills. game experience. Rather practice and questioning the games sense games designed to A look at the history of learning than correcting errors, this approach has developed highlight tactical theory shows why the skills approach approach taught players in the coaching arena. ideas and skill has been so dominant in games to self-correct technical This has worked to development. coaching and teaching. In the 50’s errors by applying conceptual of components, including the whole infl uence sport in schools, through In this and 60’s learning theorists advocated understanding of game play. Learning body. In game play, this would be as the materials generated by the Australian approach, breaking the complicated skills and in this approach is seen as a complex body engages with other players, the Sports Commission. The games sense players’ tactics of a game down into smaller process that happens in a more ball, the space, the rules, and the other approach is used by elite teams such practice pieces that players could practice embodied way and at different rates. conditions. Thus, players can learn best as the New Zealand Rugby Union skills within repetitively, with correction, in order The TGfU approach captured this in a context that their embodied actions All Blacks. the context of a to make them automatic. They believed revised view of learning, promoting can adapt to, and evolve from, in an The TGfU approach fits very game rather than that these skills and tactics could then constructivist learning process in ongoing and adaptive manner (Davis et well into the Canadian Sport Centres’ separate from it. Within be combined and employed in a game. physical education (Butler, 1997). al., 1999). It might be best described as resource paper (CSC, 2006), Canadian a game players may make This belief was based on the assumption Throughout the 1990’s and now a kind of dance of persons-in-context. Sport for Life, which describes the Long- mistakes and initially feel that teaching someone to be an effective in the 2000’s, researchers studying This idea has been termed ‘situated Term Athlete Development model: awkward. However, as they are player was like programming a learning systems and informed by learning’ and is a fundamental part of asked to consider what the game computer. This part-whole approach, neuro-scientific research have come the TGfU approach. see page 15
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sport coaches indicated that being an The Infl uence of assistant coach or having a mentor was a critical factor in their sustained sport involvement (Bloom, Durand-Bush, Schinke, & Salmela, 1998). However, often youth sport coaches are given an entire team to coach without other Confi dence individuals to help or the support of and a mentor. Indeed, youth sport coaches often reveal that the experience of coaching is a more diffi cult task than they anticipated. Common challenges identified by youth sport coaches Emotion included limited practice time, negative interaction with parents, and league structure (Strean, 1995). Performing at Your Best as a Coach: The Influence One source of support that you can draw from are parents, who can of Confidence and Emotion be a valuable resource if integrated effectively. Having a meeting with By Laura G. Farres, Ph.D., Ch.P.C. parents at the beginning of the season to gain their cooperation and outline Coaches, just like athletes, are performers. Whenever you go to practice Using this framework, Feltz and roles that they may be able to play can her colleagues examined male and help you better balance the demands. or competition, you need to be prepared and ready to coach. Two important female high school coaches of both Although this type of meeting may mental skills related to your readiness are confi dence and emotion. You need to individual and team sports. They found seem intimidating, youth sport coaches be confi dent in your abilities as a coach and you need to be able to manage your that coaches who demonstrated high who have conducted these meetings confi dence in each of these areas had indicated that the fi rst time was not emotions effectively. a better win/loss record, used more as stressful as initially thought, and praise and encouragement, and had that the benefits derived, make the Coaches can have a significant you will move away from the very athletes who were more satisfi ed and meeting well worth the effort (Smoll impact on athletes’ experiences in thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that confi dent in comparison to coaches who & Cumming, 2006). sport and more attention needs to be help you perform at your best. scored low in the above areas above. It is also important for you to paid to developing and supporting In what areas do coaches need They also identified 3 main sources set realistic goals for yourself for the coaches to perform at their best to be confi dent? Feltz, Chase, Moritz, that contributed to coach effi cacy: (1) season and even for each practice. If (Farres, 2006). Whether you are a and Anderson (1999) coined the term past experiences and performance your experiences are limited then you community, provincial, or national “coaching effi cacy” which they defi ned (e.g., previous coaching experience, are looking to build your confi dence coach, performing at your best means as the extent to which coaches believe coaching preparation, win/loss record), by recognizing small accomplishments being able to identify the role of they have the capacity to affect the (2) perception of athletes’ skills and that you are achieving along the way. confidence and emotion as it relates learning and performance of their abilities, and (3) perception of support It can be helpful initially to relate to your coaching performance. athletes” (p. 765). They identifi ed 4 key (e.g., school/community/parental). your goals to the objectives of youth Further, you need to be able to areas of coach effi cacy: These sources are important to consider sport. The three main objectives are start to implement protocols and when looking at how to build confi dence to provide youth with opportunities strategies that allow you to be at your • Game strategy effi cacy – your belief in coaches at different levels. to: (1) be physically active, (2) learn best more consistently. that you can coach effectively during Across youth sport coaches, important life skills that promote competition individual confidence levels will their psychosocial development (e.g., Confidence and Coaching • Motivation effi cacy – your belief that vary. As mentioned earlier one of cooperation), and (3) learn motor skills you can affect the mental skills and the biggest sources of confi dence for (Cote & Fraser-Thomas, 2006). Setting If you believe that you have the states of athletes coaches is previous experiences and small, specifi c and achievable goals in skills and abilities necessary to meet • Technique effi cacy – your belief that accomplishments. However, as a youth each of these areas, and then regularly the demands of the coaching situation you can teach skills effectively and sport coach you many not have a lot evaluating your accomplishments and then you are more likely to be able to do identify athletes’ strengths and areas of experience or training. Further, as a areas to work on, will allow you to see so. When you are confi dent, you are in to work on volunteer, you might not have the time your improvement. control of your thoughts, feelings and • Character building effi cacy – your for coaching education or development. Confidence varies for high actions and you are able to demonstrate belief that you can impact athletes’ One key to your confi dence and your performance coaches also. As you your competence. However, if you lack personal development in, and positive longevity appears to be having support see page 12 confi dence, or if you are overconfi dent, approach to, sport within your environment. Indeed, youth
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Confidence and Emotion from page 11 Personality Type Strengths Tendencies Under Pressure Emotion also plays too much emotion are vital in a role in your ability to order to implement strategies Stabilizer Coach • Sees and uses facts of the situation • May become rigid and inflexible under challenge yourself, expand your pressure focus. When emotion rises for modifying your emotion • Needs evidence to change knowledge and integrate aspects into • Not willing to make changes even beyond your optimal level, and staying at your best. your performance, you will have to • Prefers standard practices though everyone else believes changes it interferes with your ability As a youth sport are necessary step out of your comfort zone to try • Keeps everyone on course to attend to important coach, emotion affects new things and take risks in order to Trouble shooter Coach • Attends to details and technique • May keep on adjusting or changing information and cues within your behaviours and things when under pressure be more effective at what you do. Cote, • Open to new ideas and adopts new the environment. Your focus these behaviours can have practices willingly • Wants to fix things even though they are Salmela, Turdel, Baria, and Russell working okay in these circumstances a significant impact on • Very good at fixing things (1995) developed a coaching model turns inward to your own many elements of athletes’ Visionary Coach • Sees big picture very well • May be unable to accomplish that outlines the main components thoughts and feelings rather development. The most • Very creative and enjoys finding new • May miss paying attention to critical for creating a high performance ways to do things details. than to the assessment of comprehensive work environment. The model provides a • Admires breakthroughs in coaching • Under pressure, may look like a the situation. It can affect examining the behaviours structure for examining the connections dreamer, not aware of details, which your ability to make critical of youth sport coaches has affect athlete confidence. between coaches’ knowledge of how and decisions, see the situation emerged from the research of Catalyst Coach • Passionate and energetic • May become overly emotional under why they perform as they do. Cote and pressure, when calm is called for objectively, and problem Ron Smith and Frank Smoll • Gets athletes excited about vision his colleagues highlight that the overall • May get caught up in others issues and solve – all essential skills of (2002). They have examined • Great motivator to group or individual goal of any coach is the development of lose sight of task at hand effective coaching. the impact of the behaviours the athlete. The central components in So what is optimal of youth sport coaches this development are: more innovative approaches at practices emotions and keep them optimal is an emotion for a coach? Clearly, on athletes’ self esteem, • organization - establishing optimal and more success at competitions. essential skill for coaches at all levels. there will be individual enjoyment, and satisfaction conditions for training and Engaging in refl ective practice regularly Athletes are very perceptive to differences. The main with coach, season and competition through structure of can make a signifi cant impact on coach your emotional states and athletes’ level concern is being aware of teammates. More specifi cally, tasks involved (e.g., vision, seasonal confidence and your development, of emotion can actually be infl uenced the impact of your level of they looked at the impact plan, team rules, support staff); overall (Farres, 2004). by your behaviours. Athletes are emotion on your athletes Emotions are a part of sport. It is easy to feel of a program designed • training - integrating physical, mental, attentive to both your verbal and non and on your ability to carry to teach coaching skills, technical, and tactical elements to Emotion and Coaching verbal cues. For example, negative out your role. A big part of your emotions rise before big competitions or called Coach Effectiveness maximize athletes’ skill acquisition body language, sharp comments, or managing your emotions Training (CET). Coaches and performance in practice; and Emotions are a part of sport. It is easy changes in your typical communication effectively is being able to fall after disappointing losses. Coaches are not trained through the program • competition - supporting athletes’ to feel your emotions rise before big patterns can increases athletes’ recognize your tendencies immune to this roller coaster. were compared to untrained performance throughout the day competitions or fall after disappointing anxiety levels (Smith & Smoll, 2002). under pressure. coaches. Results indicated of competition (e.g., pre, during, losses. Coaches are not immune to Athletes may become more focused Sean McCann (2003), that the athletes of CET and post competition strategies and this roller coaster. However you need on pleasing you than on focusing on a sport psychologist at US coaches had higher levels approaches). to be aware that your emotional state the task at hand. Some coaches use Olympic Training Center provided an weaknesses if the emotion is not of self-esteem, decreased anxiety, As a high performance coach, will influence everything from your this knowledge to influence their interesting framework from which to managed effectively. enjoyed their sport experience more, your confidence in your ability to communication, to your attention, to athletes’ emotional states. For example, examine coaching types. He outlined You may feel no one type best and evaluated their teammates and affect the learning and performance your athletes. Your ability to manage your there is evidence to suggest that four different coaching “personalities” describes you but rather you are more coaches more positively. Interestingly, of your athletes will high performance based on the most commonly used a combination of a few of them. If you these fi ndings occurred independent develop as you gain coaches often personality assessment tools used in feel you do fall strongly into one of of win/loss record. Moreover, these knowledge, put purposefully present team and business settings. Further, he these areas, it is good to be aware that athletes had a lower dropout rate in the knowledge into a calm demeanor in suggested that each type of personality it can have a signifi cant impact on your comparison to athletes who worked practice, reflect on the pre-competition has various strengths, but that under performance. Being able to recognize with untrained coaches. your experiences and meeting rather than pressure these strengths may become your tendencies along with your signs of One of the fi ndings emerging from identify strategies trying to fi re athletes Smith and Smoll’s research was that for improvement. up (Bloom, 1996). È 12 Perspective Summer 2007 Perspective Summer 2007 13 on the cover a closer look Confidence and Emotion from page 13 and managing emotion as part of your professional coach (Ch.P.C.) with the Canadian Teaching Games from page 9 CSC. (2006). Canadian sport for life: Through long- Kidman, L. (2001). Developing decision makers: Professional Coaches Association. term athlete development. http://www.LTAD.ca An empowerment approach to coaching. tool kit. Developing personalized Christchurch, NZ: Innovative Print Communications. Davis, B., Sumara, D., & Luce-Kapler, R. (1999). a plan of self monitoring to develop routines for competition can serve to References 1. Active Start Stage: Games will consist Engaging minds: Learning and teaching in a your awareness around your emotion. keep your emotion levels optimal. complex world. Edmonton. Bloom, G. A. (1996). 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H., Trudel, P., Baria, A., to emphasize game play strategies, such & Russell, S. J. (1995). The coaching model: the need for strategies to manage their coach, knowing yourself and being A grounded assessment of expert gymnastic as support in soccer or hitting to spaces emotions effectively so they can be at able to use strategies to optimize your coaches’ knowledge. Journal of Sport & Exercise in volleyball. Skill practice would their best, which is critical. confi dence and emotion will infl uence Psychology, 17, 1-17. increasingly be drawn from game Farres, L.G. (2004, Fall). Becoming a better Bloom, Durand-Bush and Salmela your performance and your role in both coach through refl ective practice. BC Coach’s play situations to allow the technique (1997) identifi ed a number of strategies athletes’ and team success. Perspective, 6, 10-11. of a sport to be practiced in isolation, that elite coaches use to manage Laura Farres has a Ph.D. in Education from Farres, L. (2006). Being your best coach. Mental and then gradually returned to the the University of Ottawa. Her formal training recovery and regeneration strategies. Presentation modifi ed game through progressively their emotion at competition. They is in the area of educational psychology and at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership had individualized routines to help the psychology of performance. She is a Sport Conference, Vancouver, B.C. increasing complexity of task. Psychology Consultant with the Canadian Sport Feltz, D. L., Chase, M. A., Moritz, S. E., & In the above stages the coach their readiness on game day such as Psychology Association (CSPA) and has worked Sullivan, P. J. (1999). A conceptual model of going for a walk or run and fi nding in the fi eld as an applied practitioner for over emphasizes the readiness of learners coaching effi cacy: Preliminary investigation and 12 years. She applies her knowledge and skills a quiet space to focus and think. instrument development. Journal of Educational to improve their skill ability through of mental training to sport and exercise, health, Psychology, 91, 765-776. They mentally rehearsed common and business contexts through cognitive awareness from problem solving and critical situations they might her private consulting practice, McCann, S. (2003). What is your coaching situations. TGfU creates a game as the Mind in Motion Consulting. personality, and how does it impact the job you do. situation that challenges both beginners face and then visualized how they She also teaches Olympic coach (Colorado Springs, Colo.), wanted to respond. They identifi ed at Douglas 14(2), 13-14. and experts to learn through play. College in New Muscat, A. & Farres, L.G. (in press). The 4th international TGfU their personal plans for the pre- Westminster, Coach recovery can be R.E.A.C.H.E.D. game meeting, team warm up and BC in the conference will be held at the University Department of Smith, R. E. & Smoll, F. L. (2002). of British Columbia next year, for critical points in the games (e.g., Sport Science and Way to go coach!: A scientifi cally timeouts). Finally, they identifi ed Coaching. Laura is proven approach to youth sports May 14-17, 2008. Registration is open post-competition strategies for an NCCP Level 4 coach coaching effectiveness (2nd ed.). www.tgfu.org and a chartered Portola Valley, CA: Waroe. managing their emotion, Joy Butler is a professor in the Curriculum Studies Smoll, F. L. & Cumming, S. P. Department, Faculty of Education at the University such as going for a walk or (2006). Enhancing coach- of British Columbia. She coached the SE England parent relationships in U17 girl’s basketball team for 8 years in the WHO ARE WE venting with an assistant TPEG is a group of sport educators who are enthusiastically and youth sports: Increasing 80’s. Tim Hopper is a professor at the School of coach in private to harmony and minimizing Physical Education, Faculty of Education at the professionally dedicated to the enhancement of sport for all peoples. release any frustrations. hassle. In J. M. University of Victoria. He coached the SE England Community driven. Internationally connected. Williams (Ed.), Applied U16 tennis squad in the early 90’s. The main objective for sport psychology: OUR MISSION these coaches was to keep Personal growth to peak To educate sport leaders using innovative, brain-friendly, practical References teaching and learning strategies. their emotions even and performance (5th ed, pp. 192-204). Mountain Bunker, B., & Thorpe, R. (1986). The curriculum not get too excited with the View, CA: Mayfi eld. model. In R. Thorpe, Bunker, D., & Almond, WHAT WE DO wins and losses. Strean, W. B.(1995). L (Ed.), Rethinking games teaching (pp. 7- TPEG delivers and facilitates a wide range of courses, seminars and workshops. As a high performance Youth sport contexts: 10). Loughborough: University of Technology, Coaches’ perceptions Loughborough. Target Performance Education Group coach, you need to be self and implications Butler, J. (1997). How would Socrates teach aware, know your triggers, and forintervention. Journal games? A constructivist approach. JOPERD, Tel: 604 209-6901 Fax: 604 709-4472 of Applied Sport 68(9), 42-47. Website: www.tpeg.ca Email: [email protected] have strategies for controlling Psychology, 7, 23-37. 14 Perspective Summer 2007 Perspective Summer 2007 15 a closer look your perspective Mind Games Coaches Honoured at Sport BC Events When we mentally train, we align all levels of ability CABC president Judy Latoski presented the Sport BC Presidents’ Award to By Donna Perry, B.A., M.Sc., CFC-CC Norm Olenick, a major infl uence in BC’s coaching community since the early 1970’s. CABC chose Norm for this Athletes and coaches try to fi nd the competitive edge. But they often performance or fi tness program, you honour because of his commitment to can simply create a script that will the development of coaches through miss one essential element—mental training using visualization. Visualization has encapsulate the “perfect experience” his leadership in the National Coaching a purpose and meaning when one visualizes about a specifi c goal that one wants and direct your focus to what it is Certification Program for the past to accomplish. that you want to accomplish. The 30 years, and through his work with beginning of visualization should the Coaches Association of BC for For example, with strength training, Each visualization experience always be preceded by progressive the past 12 years. Retired from his the individual can visualize lifting should be written and tailored to meet relaxation, centreing and letting go longtime position as an instructor at techniques as well as successful the desired outcome of the individual. of your physical connections (Porter, Langara College, Norm continues to performances lifting heavier weights Once you have a general understanding 2003). Once you have done this, you provide leadership in the coaching than usual. Paving the way mentally of what is important to you and to a good use the visualization script on a regular community as a course facilitator and will help with creating a neural pathway basis, as a means of preparing you and valued consultant on leisure, sport and and aid the individual in making more to further develop your sport or fi tness physical activity. effi cient, goal-directed movements. program, through imagery. “Sport is first and foremost of Another method is scripting. When we mentally train, we align the social domain,” says Norm. “And Imagine yourself at the track, all levels of ability, harnessing all of coach leaders are fi rst and foremost gym, or course. Your mind is our resources and energizing and teachers of the social domain - the skills on your race. Be aware of the awakening the brilliant performer that of social interaction, the relationships environment, the weather, the lies within us all. of leaders and followers, the values of sounds, whatever you can a collective enterprise.” Donna Perry, B.A., M.Sc., CSEP, CPT-CC is see. Notice the other people Pat Sayer / Front Row Photography you are competing against or a professor in the Department of Human Kinetics at Capilano College where she training with…feel yourself teaches undergraduate students in the area being calm, composed, and of sport psychology, sport sociology and active health. She has served as a sport relaxed…feeling prepared, psychology consultant to coaches and in tune with your body… numerous athletes at the youth, high school, varsity, elite and professional looking forward to the levels through her company challenge…running Performance Enhancement Community Sport Heroes your best…feeling in affi liation with Twist Conditioning Inc. http:// healthy, in shape, and www.sportpsychweb.com fast…completely Reprinted with kind Two coaches, nominated by CABC, were recognized at the Community Sport Hero Dennis Goosen (Mission) has been enjoying the permission of IMPACT Awards® during Sport BC’s recent Power of Sport Tour® in Mission and Abbotsford involved in Special Olympics for the Magazine and Donna feelings associated Perry. This article recently. The awards program recognizes local sport volunteers for their dedication last ten years during which time he has with the event. appeared in the January/ and leadership within British Columbia’s sport system. taken on many roles including sport February 2007 issue of IMPACT technical advisor and referee for Floor Magazine. www. Hockey. Dennis is a member of the impactmagazine.ca Bette Roberts (Abbotsford) began doing video analysis before it was Special Olympics Canada Floor Hockey her coaching career as a volunteer coach the thing to do. She runs annual dry- Sub-Committee and has also been on with the Matsqui Blades Speed Skating land training for skaters of all ages the Team British Columbia Mission Club in 1986. Still coaching at the Club, from May-August, mentoring less at the 1998, 2002 and 2004 Games she is now the speed skating regional experienced coaches. Bette’s beginners For the past fi ve years he has worked coach for Pacifi cSport Fraser Valley, are every bit as important as her on developing coaching and referee certifi ed NCCP Level 3. She donates high performance athletes. She has programs for floor hockey. He also countless hours towards improving accompanied her skaters to several developed a generic coaching module developmental opportunities for National Championships and ranking locally, which is now used nationally. coaches and athletes, and coaches events, often as the designated BC Dennis is retiring this year from a 36- Special Olympics athletes. She was coach (as a volunteer). year career as an educator. 16 Perspective Summer 2007 Perspective Summer 2007 17 manager of coach education’s notes NCCP Course Schedules Upcoming Events Competition-Introduction Part A Introduction to Competition Part B (replaced Theory Level 1 in April 2004) (replaced Theory Level 2 in April 2004) Summer is in the air! Time June 6-9, 2007 Includes the Following Modules - Make Ethical Decisions, Planning a Practice and Nutrition Includes the Following Modules - Design a Basic Sport Program, Teaching and Learning to get outside and enjoy the and Basic Mental skills nice weather! And time to take BRITISH COLUMBIA RECREATION AND PARKS Dates Location Host Phone # Dates Location Host Phone # advantage of all the coaching ASSOCIATION (BCRPA) 2007 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM – Jun 1, 2, 2007 Kelowna PacificSport -Okanagan (250) 469-8800 Jun 2, 3, 2007 Kelowna PacificSport -Okanagan (250) 469-8800 programs being offered. Jun 9, 10, 2007 Kamloops PacificSport - Interior (250) 828-3500 Jun 2, 3, 2007 Vancouver Langara College (604) 323-5322 3 Peaks, 1 Summit Jun 9, 10, 2007 Maple Ridge West Coast Kinesiology (604) 465-2470 Jun 22, 23, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 It’s been a very busy (and Sun Peaks Resort, Kamloops Jun 15, 16, 2007 Whistler PacificSport - Sea to Sky (604) 935-7529 Jun 23, 24, 2007 Kamloops PacificSport - Interior (250) 828-3500 productive) Spring at the CABC. BCRPA is a not-for-profi t organization dedicated to building Jun 16, 17, 2007 North Vancouver North Van Rec Commission (604) 987-7529 Jul 14, 15, 2007 Vancouver Langara College (604) 323-5322 Some highlights of what has Jun 22, 23, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 Jul 21, 22, 2007 North Vancouver North Van Rec Commission (604) 987-7529 been going on: and sustaining active healthy lifestyles and communities in Jun 23, 24, 2007 Victoria Pearkes Recreation Centre (250) 475-5400 Aug 11, 12, 2007 Vancouver Langara College (604) 323-5322 BC by providing leadership, central services and training. The Jun 23, 24, 2007 Vancouver Langara College (604) 323-5322 The Coaching Association of 2007 Symposium will feature insightful educational sessions, Jun 23, 24, 2007 Duncan Malaspina University-College (250) 746-3519 or Canada’s (CAC) enhanced 1-888-747-3519 multi-sport course materials are energizing keynote speakers and a themed social event taking Jul 28, 29, 2007 Vancouver Langara College (604) 323-5322 in the trade show area. Network with key decision makers and Aug 18, 19, 2007 North Vancouver North Van Rec Commission (604) 987-7529 now completed. They have been Sep 22, 23, 2007 Kamloops PacificSport - Interior (250) 828-3500 Theory Level 3 Schedule updated in both look and content, with some key changes: gain exposure in the parks, recreation and culture industry. Dates Location Host Phone # • All long-term athlete development (LTAD) information has been Contact: 604-629-0965; [email protected]; www.bcrpa.bc.ca Aug 18, 19, & 25, reviewed and updated to be consistent with Sport Canada’s 26, 2007 Victoria National Coaching Institute - Sport for Life document. International Coaching School (250) 721-7589 • The new Food Guide has been included and all related information has been updated. July 1, 2007 • The entire critical path in the Make Ethical Decisions module has Hbc RUN FOR CANADA been reviewed and updated. Vancouver and Victoria By the time you read this the transition will have begun The money raised goes directly to 200 competing athletes, to integrate the new materials into the system. Continued recommended by the Canadian Olympic Committee, who will improvement is key to the success of the NCCP and ensures a better coach education system in the country. each receive a $5,000 bursary. Proceeds will also be invested in seven training centres across the country. It is very important that the education of coaches keep evolving, and that access to proper coach education is made available Information: www.hbcrunforcanada.ca in all areas of the province. That is being helped along by the funds for coach education that have been made available Homestudy Introduction to Competition Equivalency through SportsFunder. But a vital step in the process is the education of the educators who deliver the programs. As a August 18-26, 2007 The Home Study program is designed for those coaches unable to attend a course in their area. Upon Equivalency tor Introduction to Competition Parts A and B (under the new NCCP program)is not available result, we are currently conducting a full review of our current registering, the course material will be mailed to the coach. The coach will then complete the workbook as such. Once a sport has fully integrated to the new NCCP program, coaches will be able to go right and submit it to an NCCP Learning Facilitator to be marked. to the certification process of being evaluated, without taking the Introduction to Competition Part “A” Learning Facilitators of the Multi-Sport modules in BC. Along INTERNATIONAL COACHING SCHOOL with the release of the new materials from CAC we are taking the and “B” courses if they feel they are qualified to do so. Please note that this will only be available once Elliott Building – University of Victoria Contact Information a particular sport has fully integrated to the new program and that most sports are quite a ways away opportunity to provide more support to those at the forefront of Part A Coaches Association of BC Online registration only at www.coaches.bc.ca from reaching this point. coach education. We thank all the Learning Facilitators for their Tasks #1, #2, #4, #6, #7/8, #10, #12, #16 are two full days in Part B Coaches Association of BC Online registration only at www.coaches.bc.ca hard work and dedication and we look forward to the growth of the duration. Task #17 is four days in duration. Level 3 theory will Part A, Part B, Douglas College 604-527-5492 To find out what stage of progress your sport is at, please visit the Coaching Association of Canada Sport NCCP in a positive and effective way. be held August 18 & 19, 25 & 26. Theory Level 3 Western Leisure Consultants – Eric Broom 604-731-7066 by Sport Tracking Summary webpage or contact your provincial sport organization. I hope everyone has an enjoyable summer. I leave you with a Make Ethical Decisions Module quote: Contact: National Coaching Institute-BC: 250-721-7589; (only for those who took the old Theory 1 course) Coaches Association of BC Online registration only at www.coaches.bc.ca “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim [email protected]; http:web.uvic.ca/coach. too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” (Michelangelo Buonarroti) May 14-17, 2008 4TH INTERNATIONAL TGFU CONFERENCE University of British Columbia The keynote speakers are Rod Thorpe and David Bunker, founders of the Teaching Games for Understanding Chantelle Reinkens (TGfU) approach to coaching. International coaches and Manager of Coach Education researchers who have used TGfU with great success will [email protected] also be speaking. 604-298-3137 Registration now open. www.tgfu.org For more information and a complete listing of NCCP courses around the province go to the CABC website at: www.coaches.bc.ca 18 Perspective Summer 2007 Perspective Summer 2007 19 Play SportsFunder Lottery Games and Support Sports in B.C. Instant Win ticket Province wide 50/50 game Available at lottery retail locations Available wherever lottery across B.C. products are sold Publications Mail Agreement 40972566 #345 - 1367 West Broadway Vancouver B.C. V6H 4A9