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The Adolescent Athlete

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It was great to meet many of you at the Sport Leadership Conference in Coaches role in athletes develoment needs to be recognized in November. The fact that so many of you took the opportunity to hear some But the question still remains: “what do ability to bring together the right people amazing, top-notch speakers and access we need to do to elevate coaching across to support Beckie, that resulted in this their wealth of knowledge while they this country to the same status as other perfect performance. were in our own backyard, so to speak, professions”? indicates the level of commitment to Between the Coaches Summit and the professional development that coaches Winter 2007 At the Coaches of “Coaches Sport Leadership Conference I was in the have. I came away with a lot of story Summit ’06” in Whistler, this was an Winnipeg airport and had the pleasure ideas, and will be calling on the expertise of our coaches to help develop them into important issue on the conference of finding standing in articles for BC Coaches Perspective. in this issue: agenda. Although this conversation is line behind me. We talked about her taking place within the ranks of our great performances in Torino and her One of the panel discussions (which I national partner, this also needs to be upcoming season, but what she was inadvertently ended up sitting on) was on the cover addressed at the provincial level as well. most excited about at the time was the about what sport organizations of all sizes can do to get more recognition in the Why? Because it is at the provincial level fact that her coach, Xuili Wang, was to media. This was one of the BC workshops Knowing the Law! The past few months have seen some of that all professions are regulated. It is receive the Jack Donohue “Coach of the held on opening day. Judy Joseph Black, a 10 To coach or to direct—is there a conflict? the most exciting times in the Canadian also at the provincial level where we, Year” Award. Clara was quite clear that familiar name to many of you, along with sport system in many years, and this is as an Association, can have the greatest her success, and that of her fellow athletes sportscaster Farhan Lalji and community especially true for us in BC. We have impact and begin to move forward this was, the result of the excellent coaching newspaper reporter Done Fennell told the a closer look just come off of the Sport Leadership issue. The province of BC is home to some that she had received from Xuili. Clara audience that the media is very open and Women In Coaching Conference (the largest sport conference of the best coaches in this country and had nothing but the highest praise for willing to cover sports stories, especially in Canada), Coaches Summit (the it is here where the CABC can begin to what Xuili has done for the sport of speed those with a human interest angle. But, Apprenticeship Coaches 7 they stressed, the onus is on coaches/ 7 Coaches of Canada’s annual professional utilize these resources to help to support skating in this country and she believed Apprentices are getting multi-sport development workshop), the SPIN the Coaches of Canada achieve this goal. that it was her commitment to being the clubs/athletes, etc. to provide them Games experience 8 with the information about the stories Summit (a sport technology conference) As we begin to move towards this goal, best that she could be as a coach that that should be told. Likewise, I am very Team BC Readies for 2007 and the final hiring of all the coaches we will be looking to our members to resulted in the best performances of her interested in receiving any story ideas or Canada Winter Games involved in the Integrated Performance support this initiative. athletes on the track. news for BC Coaches Perspective and our 8 We profile two coaches System. Where else in Canada can monthly E-News. you see so much going on in the sport At the Sport Leadership Conference, we It is the Beckie Scotts and the Clara In this issue we are introducing two new The Adolescent Athlete system to develop world class coaches had the pleasure of hearing Olympic Hughes who receive all the attention sections. “Time Out” is a forum for 12 Spirit, Skill, and the Balance Point and athletes? Gold medalist Beckie Scott as the after a great medal winning performance, readers to share their thoughts on what 12 keynote speaker. This was truly a moving and rightly so. They have made a life they read in the magazine, and to make One thing that has become quite clear, presentation, and one that had more than long commitment to achieving the thoughtful comment on any relevant topic. your perspective as a result of all these gatherings, is that a few participants wiping their eyes. pinnacle in sport. Let’s hope that in Send your submissions to me, including your name, address, phone number and although our sport system has come a long Beckie talked about her passion and the very near future that the coaches Bob Bearpark Foundation way in the past few years, we still have commitment to sport, the incredible role who have contributed to these great e-mail address (only your name and Bursary Recipients hometown will be printed with your letter). 16 a long way to go. This is especially true that each and every one of her coaches performances will also receive the same Bob Bearpark was the force behind the Let’s get some more dialogue going within for the professionalization of coaching. In that she ever had contributed to her public recognition as those who have the coaching community! creation of the Coaches Association of BC the BC sport system we have seen a large podium success, and how every member reached the podium. Without these great The other new section, “Check It Out”, Upcoming Events increase in the number of paid coaches of her ‘team’, from the waxing crew to coaches, it is unlikely that we will ever features recently published books which 18 over the past year-and-a-half. This has the sport science experts, were all a part have these great athletes. If we are able -BCSA Soccer Conference members can borrow from the CABC -International Coaching School been in large part due to the terrific efforts of her medal winning performance. It to change the way that society values library. This month our guest reviewers of 2010 Legacies Now and the creation of was her coaches, all five of them, who coaches, to the level that we value sport are Joanne Stygall Lotz and Dave Brown, 19 NCCP Courses an integrated sport system that places a coached, encouraged, supported, cheered performance, we will have achieved who was easy to tag for the job because high value on coaching. The province of and prodded her up the toughest final our goal. his office at BC Rugby is next to the CABC Front Cover: Photo by Mike Ridewood has long recognized the value leg of her race and who were on the office. The fact that he is eminently that the coach plays in the development finish line with tears in their eyes as qualified to comment on anything of a A Quarterly Publication of the: Contributing Writers: The Coaches Association of its athletes, and their contributions she completed the toughest race of her sporting nature was a bonus! Dave Brown, Rachel Corbett, Hilary of BC is supported by Findlay, Steve Indig, Joanne Stygall Lotz, 2010 Legacies Now have been appropriately recognized. life. It was the great coaching, and their Gord May If you haven’t visited the CABC website Jo-Anne Kates Weiler Publication Agreement # 40972566 recently, be sure to pay it a visit to check Editor Jan Mansfield Return undeliverable Canadian Publisher CABC CABC Zone Representatives addresses to: out the new look and the new ease of Zone 1 Rep. Brian Taylor Design Sharkbite Art & Design Coaches Association of BC Sports drinks not for children navigating the information. It will be a Zone 2 Rep. Wendy Wheeler #345 - 1367 West Broadway St. timeout opinioopinionn CABC Board of Directors Zone 3 Rep. Chris Johnson Vancouver, BC V6H 4A9 work in progress for a few weeks yet, so President Judy Latoski Zone 4 Rep. Tim Frick tel: 604-298-3137 Re: Energy Drinks, Fall, 2006 visit the site frequently to discover the VP Marketing Mike Renney Zone 5 Rep. Gail Donohue fax: 604-738-7175 VP Finance Frank Reynolds Zone 6 Rep. Elaine Dagg-Jackson toll free: 1-800-335-3120 The University of Berkeley study has aerobic activity for several hours at a A recommended sports drink is: content that has been added. VP Human Resources Kathy Newman Zone 7 Rep. Vacant e-mail: [email protected] Executive Director Gordon May Zone 8 Rep. Joe Rea home page: www.coaches.bc.ca concluded that sports drinks are NOT time. The needs of children and most 8 ounces of water BC Coaches Perspective is delivered to members and supporters four times a year. All rights reserved. for children. They are meant for high teens are well below the electrolytes and 2 tablespoons orange juice Reproduction or use, in whole or in part, by any means without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. All materials submitted will remain the property of the Coaches Association of BC. Views expressed performance athletes working at peak sugars provided by these drinks. 1 tsp sugar herein, including Time Out letters to the editor are not necessarily those of this magazine, the Coaches Association of BC or its sponsors. Non-member subscriptions: $20 annually. Order through [email protected] 1/2 tsp salt Jan Mansfield Perspective Winter 2007  timeout opinioopinionn This will more than satisfy the thirst, Or for those toiling in sports that do not we are going to promote performance hydration and dietary needs of young appear on the Winter Games’ prestigious excellence and sportsmanship excellence athletes that are not in a high-performance slate of sanctioned activities? In other and improvement excellence and any category. And it tastes good too! words, what does 2010 mean for most other types of excellence the next time of us? Some might contend that there we meet with our athletes. It’s just too While Jennifer’s article provides great will be such focus on the elite side of easy to view the information about the dangers of the sport that, beyond the as meaning next to nothing for most of energy drink craze, it is a little misleading inevitable hype and television coverage, us - the weekend soccer coach in Fort in regards to the Gatorade craze. the majority of us will feel none of its St. John, the Bantam hockey coach in check it outout Dean Spyropoulos glow. But is this really true? Lillooet, the swimming coach in Victoria. Abbotsford, BC But if we dismiss the Games as a distant, The words “the pursuit of excellence”, “a irrelevant blip on a hard-to-see screen we Members of CABC have access to an Athletes’ Training Diary tradition of excellence” and “a showcase miss the broad message of the Olympic extensive list of resource materials for excellence” have become surprisingly Arif Mawani and Shuttle Sport 2010 for the rest of us movement: that all of us, particularly and books from the CABC Library. common since the Vancouver/Whistler International (Shuttle Sport International; coaches guiding our athletes, can strive Read reviews of two of the latest With the Winter Olympics coming to our Games were announced. And this is ISBN: 0968387810; $29.99 CAN) toward some form of excellence. additions to the library. corner of the world, what does it mean where the majority of coaches in this The Athletes’ Training Diary is a powerful for us as coaches? Certainly for some province can be most directly affected Neil McKinlay Home Team Advantage: resource for all coaches and athletes. it means improved facilities, increased by the Olympics, for their arrival here Victoria, BC Personal Coach, Connecting with Life It addresses complex issues such as funding, and a sudden spike in attention, provides the opportunity to reflect upon The Critical Role of Neilmckinlay.com the physiological, psychological and enthusiasm and membership. In truth, excellence in our own programs. however, the number of us who stand Mothers in Youth Sports nutritional aspects of training and Opinion letters and letters to the editor for Time to enjoy such benefits is relatively small. Personally, I would argue that for us Out should be sent to [email protected]. Brooke de Lench (HarperCollins; ISDN: presents them in a practical, easily So what does 2010 mean for those of us to get as much as possible out of this Include your name, address and daytime telephone 0060881631; $19.50 CAN) understood ‘user-friendly’ format. In number. Letters may be edited for clarity and/or addition to clarifying and explaining who work with athletes whose abilities opportunity, we should immediately begin space restrictions. Brooke de Lench, founder and Editor and/or aspirations will never take them encouraging as many kinds of excellence training principles, the diary provides in Chief of MomsTeam.com., a website to the height of Olympic achievement? as possible. We should ask ourselves how an opportunity for coaches and their for mothers of children who play youth athletes to carefully monitor their sports, writes with authority on a wide goals, their practices, their training variety of topics ranging from ensuring sessions, and their competitions. playing time, communicating with The diary contains information from the coach and dealing with overly experts in the field including Dr. competitive parents and adding balance Laura Farres, Carmine Morelli, and to youth sports, to serious issues like Steve Ramsbottom and features protecting kids from serious death and easy to locate color coded sections injury, steroid use and childhood obesity. focusing on specific areas. She offers practical advice mothers can Revisions to Canadian Anti-Doping Program use to avoid getting sucked into the crazy Reviewed by Dave Brown vortex of competitive youth sports and The Athletes’ Training Diary is an excellent The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport from the sport community supported Further reading: make the youth sports experience safer, also a good read for coaches to help them practical resource for all ranges of athlete, (CCES) has advised that revisions to the change. The CCES had originally • Canadian Anti-Doping Program, saner and less stressful. understand the perspective of parents who from the novice to the elite performer. It the Canadian Anti-Doping Program proposed that resolution facilitation version 5.0 (in effect January 1, 2007) may share the beliefs of the author but whose provides pertinent information to assist in (CADP) Version 5.0 will come into effect would require the consent of all parties; www.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-POLICY- Reviewed by Joanne Stygall Lotz voice has not been heard. Its focus on the training and gives the athlete the availability automatically on January 1, 2007 for all however, Rule 7.59 (e) requires only the CADP-E.pdf While at times preachy and stereotypical, true values of sport - fun, safe, ethical – is of daily, monthly and annual monitoring. It Canadian sport organizations subject to consent of the person who is asserted this book is a great resource for parents (not an important reminder to all. • CCES Advisory Note, September is also compact and easy to carry around the CADP. A link to detailed guidelines to have committed an anti-doping just moms!) who want to navigate the often 15, 2006: Proposed Revision to the Joanne Stygall Lotz is a sport management in a sports bag, allowing athletes to use it was added to the Therapeutic Use rule violation and the CCES. This is over-competitive, politicized and sometimes consultant and an active volunteer who is currently Canadian Anti-Doping Program: consistently at training times. Exemption Rules. The new Abbreviated consistent with Rule 7.60 which permits dangerous road of youth sport. The chapters spending most of her time with her growing family. Mandatory Resolution Facilitation A former track athlete, she has worked in the sport Dave Brown is the Provincial Coach for BC Therapeutic Use Exemption Guideline that person and the CCES by agreement on developing young female athletes and risk industry for over ten years with senior positions at Becomes Optional www.cces.ca/pdfs/ Rugby and works with ’s High reiterates the rules around which types to extend the time periods for the Doping management were particularly insightful. It’s Sport BC and the Vancouver School Board. Performance Centre in BC. CCES-ADV-CADPv5-E.pdf of prohibited substances are eligible Tribunal’s hearing and decision. for the ATUE process and clarifies the • Canadian Sport Dispute Resolution Doping matters will continue to be subject submission requirements for different Code: www.adrsportred.ca/tribunal/ to mandatory resolution facilitation until groups of Canadian athletes. code_e.cfm January 1, 2007. Thereafter, and based Nominations Open for 2006 Coach of the Year A line was added to the Doping Violations on the experience in the meantime, the • Abbreviated Therapeutic Use Each year the CABC, in conjunction with Secondary School, and International. The the guidelines, eligibility and criteria and Consequences Rules, Rule 7.59, stating process may be used in cases to help the Exemption Guidelines: www.cces. the Bob Bearpark Foundation invites purpose of the awards is to recognize for nominations. The deadline for that pre-hearing resolution facilitation is parties resolve the assertion of doping ca/pdfs/CCES-GL-ATUE-E.pdf nominations for Coach of the Year in a history and dedication to coaching nominations is February 15, 2007. optional, not mandatory. The CCES without the need for a hearing. four categories: Recreation/Grassroots, in British Columbia. Go to the CABC announced its intention to revise this Further information: Regional/Provincial Development, website, “Awards and Grants” to view rule via an advisory note in September. Joseph de Pencier, Director Sport Services; The majority of comments received [email protected] ; 800-672-7775, Ext. 3220

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The Integrated Performance System (IPS) is a When the call went out for the amateur amateur athletes including former system that vertically and horizontally integrates sport community to get involved with National sailing coach Kelly Hand and sport performance systems at the national, the newspaper’s Raise A Sabrina Kolker, who was visiting her provincial and regional levels. Its goal is to put Reader campaign in September, CABC hometown during a break from training more BC athletes on national teams with the director Mike Renney, who coaches the with the National Rowing Team, National potential to reach the podium and win medals for very successful Simon Fraser University Women’s Field Hockey team members Canada. The coaching component provides the softball team, really stepped up to the Kim Buker and Megan Anderson and pathway, with support, for 30 full-time Provincial plate (no pun intended!) Not only did he swimmers Annamy Pierse and Kelly Coaches in 30 Targeted sports, as well as 80 part- arrive at the Sport BC offices at the very Stefanyshin, a National team member. time Regional Coaches. Over $2-million is being early hour of 6:30 am, but he brought invested in coaching annually under the IPS. 11 members of his team with him, “This is a good way to give back to the including Becky Hartley and Melanie community,” said Mike. “In sport we are The IPS coaches, hired over the past few Matthews who had just returned from supported in so many ways, so if we can months, have attended workshops in their own the World Championships held at the do something for the community, we are geographic areas in Kamloops, Kelowna and at 2008 Summer Olympics venue. happy to do it.” the Sport Leadership Conference in Vancouver. They enthusiastically took to the corners They were all brought together for the first time of Broadway and Granville to hand out This was the first time that the corners of in late September to be more fully introduced to newspapers in return for donations to Broadway and Granville were targeted the System and the resources available to them. fund literacy programs for children and for Raise A Reader. Over $1,000 was families. They were joined by other raised at that location this year. Marilyn Payne, Director, Planning and Performance for 2010 Legacies Now noted that the meeting development opportunities for IPS coaches, while PacificSport was the exciting fruition of many months of work in BC, SportMedBC, the National Coaching Institute-BC and BC creating the IPS. The CABC is managing the professional Athlete Voice all have various responsibilities within the IPS. Women in Coaching Coaching Benefits from SportsFunder Apprenticeship Coaches Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Stan Hagen and the BC Lottery Corporation announced in September the release of the first $1.5 he Women in Coaching CAC sport consultant Sheilagh Croxon million in SportsFunder revenue for amateur sport. The CABC will Apprenticeship Program, said the practical experience the manage the disbursement of $250,000, which will help defray the developed between the apprentices will get with the Canada costs of training towards certification with the National Coaching Provincial/Territorial Coaching Games Team is a stepping stone to the Certification Program (NCCP), specifically for regional, female, T Coordinators Committee, the Canada next level. She added that she is really aboriginal and Paralympic sports coaches. Games Council and the Coaching encouraged by the group of women in the Association of Canada (CAC), is aimed current program. “We are starting with This is expected to have a huge positive impact on the quality at providing women apprentice coaches a really quality group of women. They WIC Apprentice coaches Pati Creamer (l) and of coaching in the province. Coaches in outlying regions, where with domestic multi-sport Games are very young but highly motivated,” Nicole Collins (r) are members of Team BC. it was previously not feasible to offer a course because of low exposure. The 21 apprentices currently she said. helping to develop her coaching skills by registration numbers, will now have easier access to NCCP in the program began working last year Two of the Women in Coaching Apprentices working with athletes at a higher level training. Details of how the funding is being distributed can be with their assigned mentor coaches. They are from British Columbia, and will join than she is used to working with. She is found on the CABC website. will complete the program by working Team BC at the 2007 Winter Games. working towards her Level 3 certification alongside them at the Canada Winter Other beneficiaries of the first release of funds include KidSport, and is being guided by her mentor coach, Games in in February, 2007. Nicole Collins has been coaching for the Youth athlete Travel, Team BC and the BC Recreation and Parks Deana Beacom of Victoria. As part of the program the apprentices past four years at the Nechako Figure Association’s High Five program. have attended professional development Skating Club in Vanderhoof where she “I am so excited to go to the Canada seminars, including a day-long session first started skating as a three-year-old. Games. I never in my wildest dreams at the Sport Leadership Conference in “This is an awesome opportunity,” she thought I would ever go there,” said November. says, adding that the program is Nicole. “ For me, coaching in a small

 Perspective Winter 2007 Perspective Winter 2007  Women in Coaching Message from Team BC’s Northern town at a local club, this Team BC Readies Chef de Mission opportunity to be involved at such a On behalf of the Province of British Columbia high caliber event is very important. I and the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the am trying to keep the sport going in for 2007 Canada Arts, I would like to express our gratitude to the this town, so this exposure, and the many coaches throughout this province who have networking, is so helpful to me.” dedicated themselves to make Team BC athletes as prepared as possible leading up to the 2007 Nicole will be working alongside Deana Winter Games Canada Winter Games. with the Pairs and Dance teams, something she hasn’t had the opportunity to do in I know that for more than two years, you have overseen the best preparation possible leading up Vanderhoof. The experience will be a very four years the Province of British Columbia assembles a team of athletes, to these Games. Your team of sport scientists and valuable addition to her coaching skills, coaches, managers and mission staff to represent the province at Canada’s support staff has worked hard to enable your she said. “I feel as a coach I can help other premiere multi-sport and cultural events - the Canada Winter Games, Canada athletes to concentrate on their performance on coaches realize their dreams.” Team BC coaches must be fully NCCP Summer Games and the Western Canada Summer Games. They are known as Tanya Callon (Vancouver) “the day” and not worry about any of the minor E 3 certified and Managers must have details. Team BC. For many, these Games are a stepping stone to the Olympics, Paralympics Pati Creamer is well recognized Level 1 Theory in order to coach at the and other international and professional sport careers. throughout the BC hockey community 2007 Canada Winter Games. Two Team Tanya will be making her debut as a coach We appreciate the long hours on the ice, for her hockey knowledge and the many mountains, courts and other venues and the The Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, , Feb. 24 – March 10, 2007 is the biggest BC coaches are profiled below – one a at a multi-sport games when she goes to the hours of hard work she has put into the sacrificed time away with family and colleagues. event ever staged in Canada north of the 60th parallel. Approximately 3,600 athletes, veteran of the Games, and the other one Winter Games in Whitehorse as head coach sport. Based in Comox, she conducts This amount of commitment will be repaid to coaches, managers and officials will be coming from every province and territory in who has her first coaching assignment at of the BC Freestyle Team. She previously you several times over as we watch your athletes hockey camps where she concentrates Canada to take part in 21 sports, from to Wheelchair . Team BC will a multi-sport Games. competed as a Freestyle skier on the national compete from February 24 to March 10, 2007 in on individual skill development. She has be taking 266 athletes and 61 coaches, looking to improve on their overall 4th place development team until an injury forced Whitehorse. been coaching for 17 years in a number of Keith Gordon her to give up competition. She is the office finish four years ago. We look forward to a tremendous showing from capacities, beginning with minor hockey (Fort St. James) administrator and the Coast Zone Regional and working her way up to the house all Team BC members and know that these will We wish to acknowledge the following Team BC Coaches and Managers for the Canada Long Track Speedskating Coach for BC Freestyle and head coach at the system and the rep system. She has Winter Games for their dedication to the pursuit of coaching and athletic excellence. be a Games to remember, thanks to your timeless Vancouver Freestyle Club which operates efforts. Enjoy the Games! also been a professional power skating Whitehorse will be the fourth Canada at two Vancouver-area ski hills, Cypress instructor for about 15 years. Winter Games Keith has attended. Ajay Patel, Chef de Mission Mountain (the 2010 Winter 2007 Canada Winter Games Sport Name Position Sport Name Position The first time he attended to watch Pati learned about the Apprenticeship venue) and . Archery Chuck Land Coach Aline Strasdin Coach his two daughters compete in Grande program through her mentor, Nancy Archery Val Canham Manager Judo Deborah Teramura Manager Prairie in 1995. At the 1999 Games in “I’m thankful I did have the experience I Wilson. She has been given a regular Art. Gymnastics John Carroll Manager Dana Shiels Lawrence Coach Online Christmas Newfoundland and the 2003 Games in did as a competitor with a couple of World Art. Gymnastics Kyna Fletcher Manager Ringette Donna Mihalcheon Coach Special from role as an assistant coach on the Under 18 cups under my belt. That is definitely Al Mawani Coach Ringette Stewart MacLeod Manager he was a coach. Human Kinetics team and is responsible for three areas for something I can bring to the team,” says Badminton Lyndsay Thomson Manager Shooting Chantel Spicer Coach the team - nutrition, video analysis and “I love coaching at Games,” says Keith. Fiona Coy Coach Shooting Bill Eagles Coach/Manager Tanya. “I never competed at a Canada some of the practice plans. “It is absolutely thrilling. If you can Biathlon Clay Ronaghan Manager Skiing, Alpine Andrew Lambert Coach Winter Games because of the timing. 25% Off All Purchases, play a small part in getting one of the To date Pati’s experience at a multi- Biathlon Ilmar Heinicke Coach Skiing, Alpine Nancy Jo O’Neill Manager But now I get to go as a coach and get to skaters to be more confident, or even if Plus Free Shipping On sport Games has been two trips to David Habib Coach Skiing, Xcountry Chris Manhard Coach experience it that way. That’s my goal for it is a ridiculously small part in helping the BC Winter Games, “It was a great Kevin Rouck Coach (Men) Skiing, Xcountry Neil Manhard Coach the Olympics too. If I can’t make it there Orders Of $50 Or More Curling Jack Hockey Coach (Women) Skiing, Xcountry Michelle Timmer Manager them to a good performance, it is very experience,” she said, “Multi-sport is as an athlete I’ll go as a coach.” Curling Brittany Rouck Manager Skiing, Freestyle Adrian Taggart Coach rewarding.” He says coaching at the different from a single sport competition. To place your order, go the the Fencing Jerzy Kajrenius Coach Skiing, Freestyle Tanya Callon Coach is a good stepping stone One of Tanya’s goals is to raise the number And the Canada Games in Whitehorse CABC website (www.coaches. 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 Perspective Winter 2007 Perspective Winter 2007  purpose). The good-faith requirement, as give benefit to a third party? If so, you noted by Burke-Robinson, is the core of have a conflict. the fiduciary relationship and requires directors to act in the best interests of the There may be ways of managing these organization. conflicts. Policies of your organization may specifically state that such conduct Knowing the But the real key here for directors, is a conflict of interest and set out specific particularly for coaches acting as directors remedies. That said, for most directors of organizations, is the notion of a conflict dealing with a situation of conflict, it is of interest. Burke-Robinson identifies prudent and often necessary to, at the two key rules that are applicable to very least, identify the conflict to the directors who have other roles within board, refrain from any discussion on the the organization (such as coaching) issue in conflict and then remove oneself or to others who do business with the from any vote on it. This is most often set organization (e.g., a director who also out succinctly in the governing legislation by Hilary Findlay, Rachel Corbett, Steve Indig Law acts as a personal coach to an athlete for the corporation. within the organization). These rules are To coach or to direct—is there a conflict? the non-profit rule and the non-conflict Bottom line: Read the legislation as rule. The non-profit rule states that the well as good resources on the duties of Hilary Findlay, a lawyer, and do have, the standard of conduct must be duty of loyalty requires that directors directors and specifically on the topic of Rachel Corbett, a risk management even more scrupulously upheld. stringently avoid conflicts of interest. conflict of interest. Being a board member Directors may not profit in any way from is no small business. It takes knowledge, consultant, are founders and So, let’s talk about the responsibilities their relationship with the corporation. diligence and responsibility. directors of the Centre for Sport and of the director to the organization. A The non-conflict rule states that directors director is said to be a fiduciary or a cannot place themselves in a situation Avoiding conflict can be difficult, Law. They are regular contributors trustee of the organization. As such, where their duty as a director conflicts particularly where one plays a dual role to Coaches PLAN du Coach. Steve a director is expected to be extremely with their interests or with their duty within an organization. Coaches who loyal to the organization—not putting to others. are directors will very often be faced Indig, a lawyer, became a partner his or her personal interests before his with potential conflicts. Managing these in the Centre for Sport and Law in or her duty to the organization, and properly can be difficult, particularly September 2004. not profiting from the relationship. It is when it means stepping away from notable that the fiduciary relationship BEING A DIRECTOR being a part of a particular decision. is typically characterized by the words Nonetheless, it is a crucial part of being a ncreasingly, we are seeing coaches “good faith”, “loyalty” and “trust”. In internet/incilp-pdci.nsf/en/cl00692e. what a reasonably prudent person IS LIKE TAKING director and is always in the best interests become members of boards of fact, the word “fiduciary” comes from the html), Jane Burke-Robinson, an would do in a similar circumstance ON A HIGHER of the organization. directors of sport organizations Latin word “fides”, meaning “faith”. lawyer, describes the duties of directors (this standard can be modified by the I for which they coach. Perhaps this in a very readable primer for directors of legislation in your specific jurisdiction, CALLING. DIRECTORS A word of caution: many of the concepts is part of the move by many sport What does this mean in terms of the not-for-profit corporations. so it is always important to review discussed in this column apply to both organizations to select board members daily conduct of the director? Being the pertinent legislation). Bottom line: ARE ULTIMATELY incorporated and unincorporated on the basis of expertise as opposed to a director is like taking on a higher You must be reasonably informed and RESPONSIBLE FOR sport organizations. Directors of regional affiliation. calling. One has higher obligations and knowledgeable about the governance of unincorporated organizations (many higher responsibilities. Directors are THE DUTY OF your organization and certainly should THE WELFARE OF THE sport clubs are unincorporated) face In any event, whether you are a coach ultimately responsible for the welfare be well informed about the corporation’s many more situations of potential acting as a member of a board of directors of the organization as a whole. Being a LOYALTY REQUIRES mandate and all aspects of its operations. ORGANIZATION AS personal liability than directors of or a coach working with a board of director means that the standard of care in THAT DIRECTORS Burke-Robinson sets out a series of A WHOLE. incorporated organizations. One of the directors, it is important to understand all that you do is higher than that required examples of the practical competencies a benefits of incorporation is that it does, the responsibilities of a board member. in ordinary negligence (or tort) actions (see STRINGENTLY director needs to exhibit to fulfil the legal in many instances, protect the director Increasingly, we are being asked about “What Is the Standard of Care”, Coaches duties of a director in this regard. Be sure from liability. instances of possible conflict of interest of Report, Summer, 1997, Vol. 4, No. 1). AVOID CONFLICTS to check it out! Reprint of this article may possible and with board members and their conduct within OF INTEREST. What do these rules mean? Coaches who permission by Coaches of Canada. The original the board milieu. The duty of directors in for-profit The second category of duties described are directors should not put themselves article appeared in the Summer 2006 Vol. 13 No. 1 issue of Coaches PLAN du Coach. organizations is largely spelled out by Burke-Robinson is that of the duty of in a position that could create a conflict This topic is perhaps not the most in the pertinent corporate legislation. loyalty. The duty of loyalty requires high between their duty to act in the best STRATEGIS WEBSITE scintillating, but it is nonetheless Unfortunately, this is not always the Burke-Robinson identifies two main standards of both honesty and good faith interests of the corporation (their first strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incilp-pdci.nsf/en/ important (and continues to grow case for not-for-profit directors. Much categories of duties for the not-for-profit in all that a director does on behalf of the duty) and their own personal interests. cl00692e.html in importance as board members of of the guidance for these organizations director: the duty of care and the duty organization. This is important—directors Do you have an interest (either direct or Le Site Web De Strategis organizations are held increasingly comes from case law (as well as the of loyalty. The duty of care, she writes, must act for the right reason on behalf indirect) in a contract being considered strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incilp-pdci.nsf/fr/ accountable for their conduct). And if specific bylaws of the organization). imposes on directors a duty of com- of the organization (i.e., no intentional by the board or even a decision being cl00692f.html your organization also has charitable In an excellent resource found on the petence (or skill) and a duty of diligence. dishonesty, incomplete or misleading made by the board? If so, you have a status, which many sport organizations Strategis website (strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/ Directors must act in accordance with representations or acting for an improper conflict. Will your actions as a director

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When considering skills development, helpful questions might be, “What do you feel are your strengths and weaknesses? What is one thing you’d like Spirit, Skill, and the Balance Point to get better at? Who on the team can help you develop that skill?”

When it is the “big picture” under for the Adolescent Athlete discussion, you might ask, “Where do you see yourself in one year? five years? Who By Jo-Anne Kates Weiler, B.A., M.A., R.C.C., Thera Health Network Ltd. would you choose as a mentor? What trait or lifestyle do they demonstrate that you oaches and parents dedicate example tennis, from a club court to for their skills. That is when children without having to worry about having Research into the effects of autonomous most admire?” Coaches and parents can themselves to supporting a child’s the international ranking of a Roger perform at their peak. a part time job. Coaches may want to support and need satisfaction in the help develop a sense of the “big picture” dream to pursue his (or her) sport Federer, who is an example of an athlete As adults, we have all experienced ecstatic incorporate family meetings with the motivation and well-being of gymnasts through a review of the history of the of choice, yet are often frustrated with great balance in more than just his C versus rigid learning. We need to watch young athlete’s parents to outline the reveals how important it may be to sport and what the child might imagine as they are met with the challenges footwork. What keeps a young athlete for those same moments in our children. support needed to facilitate opportunities maintain the young athlete’s sense as the future of the sport (“How do you of adolescent physiology and psychology. hooked on their dedicated path right Rigid learning comes from pressured for the child’s athletic ability to progress. of autonomy as we allow children to imagine equipment will develop?”). Coaches often struggle with their young through to adulthood? coaching and unrealistic goal setting. Some additional coping resources they develop critical thinking about what is Overall we may be working towards our adolescent trainees. But when it comes Take time to let children develop their Hamstra (2002) reviews intervention may want to highlight in these family important to them. Our role as coach youth finding flexible spheres of career to dealing with adolescent athletes, we own dreams, evaluate and to re-evaluate strategies for coping, such as teaching meetings include nutrition, sleep, family or parent needs to be one of support direction. For example, a child that may may need to keep in mind the context of their goals from one week to the next relaxation skills to control stress, both play (in the sport of focus or other and facilitation. “Training contexts pursue a sport with a dream of competing this life stage. It may not be as basic as or one year to the next. This will help on and off the field. (This may also be a complimentary recreational activities), where coaches support the autonomy at an Olympic games, but may redirect the task of teaching skills, such as good connect them with their own inner helpful practice for coaches and parents and generally how to increase the degree of athletes by listening to their concerns that interest in sport towards developing footwork, because there are a lot of factors drive. Wolfenden & Holt (2005) studied before practice and/or competitions of positive communications as a family, and affording them some choice, where athletic technology. we simply cannot control. These include players, parents, and coaches perceptions to remind themselves of the child’s thereby reinforcing the family as an athletes feel well connected to teammates, hormones, growth spurts, homework, As parents, sport continues to be a way in talent development. Their research goals). As coaches or parents we need to emotional support. and where they receive some positive family stresses, social distractions. of relating with our kids. I speak from analyzes the role of parents in providing notice the small improvements or those competence feedback, are likely to help Coaches and parents know this well. It may be helpful to have regular assessments experience as the mother of two athletes. windows of exhilaration in the child’s athletes experience sustained positive of the young athlete’s goals so that they are My son attended a U.S. Division A Hamstra (2002) suggests that able, gifted learning process. Those opportunities emotions, be more energized, and have self directed and reminded of personal University on a full ride tennis scholarship, children want to participate and yet they Coaches often to notice success in effort can make all higher and more stable self-esteem” responsibility to achieve those goals through and now attends law school in Canada. are often burning out early due to the the difference in the child being able to (Ryan & Bargmann’s 2002). time management and personal focusing My daughter played competitive soccer pressures of parents and athletic trainers struggle with their maintain dedication to improving sport exercises. Andreassen (2004) reminds us Here are some questions that coaches and and tennis from elementary to high school, who are pushing them too hard. NATA skills and team play. “I noticed your young adolescent that time management needs to include parents may want to use when working and today is completing her undergrad (National Athletic Trainers’ Association) footwork today”, “You looked up and time outside of the sport of focus. One with adolescents in setting their athletic degree in Commerce. Both have benefited Research and Education Foundation trainees... we may smiled ... what was happening for you of the causes of athletic drop-out may be from the focus and commitment that and the SAFE KIDS National Campaign then?” Those kinds of questions may too much intensity on the ‘industry of the competitive sport taught them, yet their report that three-quarters of American need to keep in mind help focus the young athlete on those sport of choice’ without the balance of the deeper success may be in their continuing homes with children ages five to 14 have small successes and the spirit of what has the context of this adolescent’s normal high school experience, Parents and coaches to enjoy sport today as a lifestyle. Tennis kids in organized sports. brought their interest to their respective such as attending school dances and in and running are part of their every day life stage. field of play. It may help in reinforcing may need to keep in So the question is, how do we foster the having some unstructured play. routine. Both help to maintain their the child’s confidence as they pay more kind of balance and focus in the child mind the value of mental and physical wellness through attention to what worked for them, Parents and coaches may need to keep athlete that may produce a Canadian positive emotional support producing all the stresses of performance pressure rather than ruminate on where their skill in mind the value of social development Olympian or to simply play a well enduring outcomes, and traces the social development in their respective worlds of academia faltered (Hamstra, 2002). in the bigger picture of the child’s life. rounded game, leading them to becoming negative effects of pressure from over- and part time work. If the athlete has an upcoming big a solid contributing human being? involved parents. In emphasizing fun, Cote (1999) compiled the results of social event, such as a school dance, it is goals. When discussing teamwork, ask Today I run with my daughter at least How do we, as parents and coaches, Gano-Overway (2001) reminds us that youth sport through samples of the helpful to recognize that the child may be them to consider, “Who is the closest once or twice every week. She is no longer differentiate the child athlete’s dream the excitement of the game fosters long Canadian national rowing team and distracted from training the week prior or match to your energy on the team? Who competing at university level sport, that we are supporting, versus our own term participation and a climate for Canadian national tennis players. The following this event. As we recognize the do you like to learn with? Who challenges yet her athletics support her emotional unmet needs? This article presents some learning and improvement. When the research shows the shifting demands value of the developing social context of you the most? Who do you notice you wellness... and our relationship! It is ideas to help you keep kids showing up atmosphere is relaxed, the brain is in of the developing athlete, with more an adolescent athlete, we may allow for enjoy the game with most? Who can during our runs that we solve the world’s to play. It may be simply by keeping it a non-cortisol state which allows for parent focus in the initial stages, and weeks when their performance can be you help to develop their skills more?” problems and maintain a joy in shared fun for all involved - the young athlete, ease in learning and joy in the process with a more coach- centered focus as the good enough and not always needing to This exercise can be illuminated through sweat and play. If children’s sports become the parents and the coach. of learning new skills. As coaches or adolescent matures in his/her sport. be “the best”. The pressure of showing a socio-gram, reinforcing the notion of a a way of maintaining a healthy connection parents you know when your athletes are In the latter stages it is recommended Heroes inspire youth to show up with up with the best possible ability and child as part of a working whole while with them over a lifetime, all those years “in the zone”. In that athletic state they parents provide more financial support their dreams. Yet, how do we take commitment to excellence every single reducing performance pressure and of coaching and the ever-mounting related are playing almost unconsciously, while thereby allowing the athlete more time a child who is playing a sport, for day may result, over time, in the child stepping up their sense of connection and costs will truly pay off. they are processing the changes needed for sport and academic development not showing up at all.

12 Perspective Winter 2007 Perspective Winter 2007 13 Petro-Canada Announces Coaches’ Funding

We all need ask ourselves why we have success in the game are honest. He can Jo-Anne Kates Weiler, B.A., M.A., R.C.C., Thera Health Network Ltd. is a couples and family therapist Petro-Canada become leaders, mentors, coaches or speak from his heart in the integrity and in private practice in . parents, and by answering those questions joy of the game because he continues Announces we will have a spirit and passion in the to compete himself. Too often I think way we teach. Stewart (1993) studied we forget, as parents and coaches, to Coaches’ Funding girls’ and boys’ perceptions of coaches. continue playing ourselves. If we are to Sport Leadership Conference sponsor They were asked to list the positive and be mentors, it is helpful for our proteges Petro-Canada, which first created the negative qualities of their favorite and to see us take joy in the game. Olympic Torch Scholarship Fund in 1988, least favorite coaches. The positive References: announced during the Conference its qualities in coaches listed by females Andreassen, Mary (2004). Coaching Girls for the continued support for Canadian athletes included communication, positivism Norwegian Tennis Association’s project. and coaches with $13 million targeted for and caring. The males listed caring, Cote, J. (1999). The influence of the family in the development of future Olympians and motivating and knowledgeable. Stewart the development of talent in sport. The Sport Psychologist, 13, 395-417. Paralympians. It also introduced the new (2006) concluded that “favorite coaches Gano-Overway, Lori (2001). Creating Positive BC Coaches Perspective Fuelling Athletes and Coaching Excellence as those who were assertive, cooperative, Experiences for Youths: What Parents Can Do To (FACE) program, aimed at assisting Help. determined, respected (and respectable), Article Submissions athletes to achieve national carded status. Gill, D.L. (1994). Psychological perspectives willing to help, dedicated, a quality BC Coaches Perspective is open to Fifty athletes and their coaches will receive person, great personality, ‘cool’ under on wmen in sport and exercise. In D.M. Costa and S.R. Guthrie (Ed.) Women and sport: receiving well written, well researched $4,000 each to a total of $2.8 million. pressure, responsible, liked coaching, Interdisciplinary perspective (pp. 253-284). articles on topics that are of general a role model, energetic, and wanted to Hamstra, L.H. (2002). Athletic Injury and Parental interest and use to coaches at all levels, Steven Keith, Director of Olympic and Pressure in Youth Sports (pp. 36-41). Funding for coaches was announced at a Petro-Canada news conference. be there”. in all sports. Articles may cover topics Community Partnerships for Petro- Hedstrom & Gould (2004). Research in Youth This past summer my son coached tennis Sports: Critical Issues Status (pp. 3-40). such as nutrition, training tips, technical Canada said, “It’s a fifty-fifty partnership in our community. As his popularity Ryan, Richard, Bargmann, Kelly (2002). Autonomy content, sample training regimes and and it’s a true pairing.” Petro-Canada is also investing $3 million the area of recruitment, making sure the Support and Need Satisfaction in the Motivation drills, injury management, cross training, in 2010, a national athletes are in the right sports, but also and enrollment in his classes soared, it and Well-Being of Gymnasts. Journal of Applied became apparent his talents lay in his Sport Psychology, 15: 372-390, 2003. sport mental preparation, etc.. “The coaches are an integral part of the sport initiative designed to help Canada’s making sure we have the right coaching,” whole program,” he emphasized. “Without winter athletes win medals at the 2010 said Keith. “We want the right coaches ability to connect with the children he Stewart, Craig (2006). Should boys & girls be Please query the editor at coached the same way? Study Department of the coach the athlete would not be on the Olympic Games and Parlympic Games to stay in Canada, and the right coaches was teaching. He has competed at the [email protected] Health & Human Development, Montana State podium. We look at them as a team.” in Vancouver. “Our dollars are going into to come to Canada.” college level and he has a current BC University. before submitting an article. ranking in mens’ tennis, so his love and BC Coaches Honoured at Sport Leadership Conference Leadership Conference One of the highlights of the Sport Leadership Conference was the Awards Dinner. Six BC Coaches were among Draws Record Participation the 40 recipients of this year’s Petro- Canada Coaching Excellence Awards record number of Canada’s the national and international sports presented to coaches whose athletes won top-level coaches, sport programs from the Canadian Forces medals over the past year at open World administrators, coach educators Personnel Support Agency. Championships, Olympic Games, or and athletes converged in . AVancouver at the Petro-Canada Sport Keynotes were delivered over the Wrestling coach Justin Abdou of Port Leadership sportif in November. Over weekend by Hon. Michael D. Chong, Moody, national disabled alpine ski 650 attendees came together to plan Federal Minister for Sport, Olympic gold team coach Leslie Clarke of Whistler, world stage performances from the medalist Beckie Scott, Canadian Olympic women’s national wheelchair basketball country’s national and Olympic athletes Committee CEO Chris Rudge, Elaine team coach Tim Frick of Port , by developing and enhancing the role Allison, author of “The Velvet Hammer, team coach Joe Rea of of coaches. PowHERful Leadership Lessons for Prince George, women’s national curling Women Who Don’t Golf!”, and VANOC team coach Gerry Richard of Kelowna The opening day of the conference, entitled CEO John Furlong. There were over 30 and heavyweight men’s national rowing “2020 Vision: Building a Sustainable presentations in total plus a Sports Forum (L-R) BC coaches Leslie Clarke, Joe Rea, Justin Abdou and Tim Frick received Petro-Canada Senior Women’s National Basketball Team coach Mike Spracklen of Victoria were Coaching Excellence Awards. (Not pictured – Mike Spracklen, Gerry Richard) System”, featured BC Workshops where several sport associations set up honoured during the evening. organized by the CABC and the rest of information displays. CABC’s booth Head Coach Allison McNeill was one of the great honour every time out because it can remember I have been coaching for the BC Organizing Group, and were attracted the attention of a large number of presenters at the Conference. Frick, who coached the national women’s means you’ve been able to stay at the the love of it. My greatest goal in life is sold out days in advance. Conference conference attendees who were interested wheelchair basketball team to a gold top, which is really difficult to do,” he to coach my best in the final games of participants included representatives of in hearing about the association’s services The annual Sport Leadership Conference medal at the World Championships said. “A long time ago I stopped doing big tournaments like that and to really a wide spectrum of sports and agencies, and took the opportunity to pick up will be held next year in Halifax and in Amsterdam this year, was a repeat it for external reasons. For as long as I enjoy it.” including 15 coaches and managers of resource material. returns to Vancouver in 2009. winner of the coaching award. “It’s a

14 Perspective Winter 2007 Perspective Winter 2007 15 Leanne Wilkinson Sirup Hometown: Koksilah, BC BOB BEARPARK FOUNDATION Sport: Swimming BURSARY RECIPIENTS Certification: NCCP Level 2 The “open water” is home to Leanne, who The Bob Bearpark Foundation, established in 1997, aims to and sport administration. Earlier this year he was inducted into was the first person to swim the 34 kilometre support coaching education in British Columbia as an ongoing the Soccer Hall of Fame in the Builder category. length of Cowichan Lake (9:42). Now she memorial legacy to Bob Bearpark. As a former Canadian coaches others in the sport at Cowichan National Soccer Coach and Director of BC Sport Services at Bob Bearpark was the force behind the creation of the Coaches Aquannis Masters Swimming and the the time of his death ten years ago, Bob was devoted to the Association of BC which now makes a number of awards in his Cowichan Stseelhtun Swim Club. She was ongoing professional development of coaches in this country. name. In 2006 the CABC awarded Equity and Access Bursaries the head coach for the Aboriginal Team He is remembered for his dedication to sport from grass roots ($200 - $300) from funds received through the Foundation, to BC swim swimming team at the North to elite levels and for his career in physical education, coaching five coaches. American Indigenous Games in Denver this year, helping the team to bring home 51 medals. Leanne began swimming at the age of eight and competed for Canada at the 1997 North American Indigenous Games. She still holds the provincial record for the 400IM in the 13/14 age group, and still swims competitively as a Master. Leanne Marni Abbott-Peter says that, being of descent, she tries Hometown: Vancouver, BC to encourage the aboriginal community to participate in the sport of swimming. “I Sport: Wheelchair Basketball want to make a difference, where everyone Certification: NCCP Level 3 Sonja Jmaeff-Bolitho participates in swimming, but also enjoys Hometown: Quesnel, BC other activities, especially when they are children,” says Leanne, who had to Marni spent 15 years on the women’s national wheelchair basketball team and is a three- Sport: Gymnastics choose between her love of and time paralympic gold medalist. Now retired as an athlete, she is the Provincial Coach Trampoline swimming when she began to compete. for BC Wheelchair Basketball and coaches at the Canada Games and Junior National levels. She believes strongly that coaches should treat their jobs as a profession, and Certification: NCCP Level 2 TOP 5 REASONS to join tries to pass on what she has learned from her past coaches. “When I started out as a COACHES ASSOCIATION ski racer before I became disabled, I had an awesome coach and he made my experience Sonja has been a coach for ten years. This good. Now as a coach I try to make it a good experience for those I am training,” she year she became the trampoline coach at OF BC the voice for all coaches in the province says. Marni is currently working on her NCCP Level 4 and is preparing her athletes the Quesnel Technics Gymnastics Club for the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse. She is an advocate and promoter of after having worked with girls’ artistic. 5. Because you will automatically receive living a healthy, active life, and particularly enjoys working with junior level athletes She says she enjoys coaching trampoline the CABC E-Newsletter and BC Coaches Perspective Magazine containing news, to help influence positive habits. “For me it is giving back to sport, which has given because it attracts more participation announcements and articles to enhance your me so much,” says Marni. from boys. “It keeps the teenagers off coaching activities 4. Because you will have access to library the street, because it is fun,” she says. resources and awards available only to “Almost everyone has a trampoline in members their backyard and I can teach them to be 3. Because you will be the first to know about professional development opportunities safe.” Sonja plans to introduce trampoline available to coaches in the province Shauna is one of only five fulltime female squash pros in all of Canada. She works at to more areas in Northern BC and hopes to including National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) initiatives the Jericho Tennis Club in Vancouver. Earlier this year she was named ’s eventually have competitive athletes. But 2. Because it sends a message to athletes and women’s national Esporir Coach, in charge of female competitors transitioning from she is currently seeking sponsors to help to parents that you are serious about your Shauna Flath the junior to senior ranks. Previously she was the head pro of the Ottawa Athletic purchase competitive-quality trampolines. role as a coach and you intend to coach professionally and ethically Club and worked as the high performance coordinator for Squash Canada. Shauna Sonja says the Bob Bearpark Bursary funds Hometown: Surrey, BC And, the NUMBER ONE REASON to join the started competing at the age of 13 and played on the Canadian junior squad. She have helped her in her efforts to complete COACHES ASSOCIATION OF BC, Sport: Squash made the decision to become a coach while playing at the university level. Having her NCCP Level 3 in trampoline. 1. Because BC has some of Canada’s best coaches working with some of Canada’s Certification: NCCP Level 3 almost completed her NCCP Level 4, she is a proponent of constant professional most talented athletes. Tap into their development and training for coaches. Sharing ideas with other coaches is key, says The CABC is also pleased to award expertise, and share yours! Shauna. “Professional development is important, otherwise you can go stale,” she a Bob Bearpark Foundation Bursary NOW, JOINING IS EASIER THAN EVER! says. “Personally, that’s what keeps me going.” to Anita Pan (Vancouver) Rhythmic Join on-line at www.coaches.bc.ca Gymnastics coach, NCCP Level 3

16 Perspective Winter 2007 Perspective Winter 2007 17 notes from the courses/events education coordinator NCCP Course Schedules It’s hard to believe that 2007 is UPCOMING EVENTS just around the corner! This fall has been jam packed with events Introduction to Competition Part A Introduction to Competition Part B and education opportunities in December 15-17, 2006 (replaced Theory Level 1 in April 2004) (replaced Theory Level 2 in April 2004) so many aspects of the sporting BCSA Soccer Conference Includes the Following Modules - Make Ethical Decisions, Planning a Practice and Nutrition Includes the Following Modules - Design a Basic Sport Program, Teaching and Learning world. and Basic Mental skills “Your Coaching Future Begins Now” Dates Location Host Phone # The CABC was a participant Jan 13, 14, 2007 Kamloops PacificSport - Interior (250) 828-3500 Dates Location Host Phone # BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, BC Jan 27, 28, 2007 Victoria Pearkes Recreation Centre (250) 475-5400 Dec 2, 3, 2006 Kitimat Recreation Kitimat (250) 632-8970 in the Power of Sport Tour Jan 27, 28, 2007 Surrey Tong Louie Family YMCA (604) 575-9622 Dec 2, 3, 2006 Victoria Pearkes Recreation Centre (250) 475-5400 which took place October 15- The first BCSA Soccer Conference will offer a broad Feb 9, 10, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 Dec 2, 3, 2006 Vancouver Langara College (604) 323-5322 Feb 10, 11, 2007 Kamloops PacificSport - Interior (250) 828-3500 Dec 8, 9, 2006 Prince George PacificSport - Northern (250) 614-7843 21 on BC’s north coast, with spectrum of sessions and topics to coaches with the Mar 10, 11, 2007 Victoria Pearkes Recreation Centre (250) 475-5400 Feb 3, 4, 2007 Surrey Tong Louie Family YMCA (604) 575-9622 stops in Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat and Hazelton. The purpose of catering to all coaches at all levels of the game. Mar 24, 25, 2007 North Vancouver North Van Rec Commission (604) 987-7529 Feb 9, 10, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 intent of the tour, organized by Sport BC, was to provide It will provide a platform for coaches to expand their Mar 31, Apr 1, 2007 Salmon Arm Okanagan College (250) 804-8888 Feb 24, 25, 2007 North Vancouver North Van Rec Commission (604) 987-7529 Apr 13, 14, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 Feb 24, 25, 2007 Victoria Pearkes Recreation Centre (250) 475-5400 these communities with staff and volunteers from various education in the overall implementation of coaching and Apr 13, 14, 2007 Powell River City of Powell River (604) 485-2891 Mar 3, 4, 2007 Kamloops PacificSport - Interior (250) 828-3500 provincial sport organizations to deliver workshops, seminars it’s methodology. Apr 14, 15, 2007 Victoria Pearkes Recreation Centre (250) 475-5400 Apr 13, 14, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 and presentations for coaches, officials, volunteers, students Apr 28, 29, 2007 Port Alberni Port Alberni Parks and Recreation (250) 723-2181 Apr 21, 22, 2007 Salmon Arm Okanagan College (250) 804-8888 http://www.bcsoccer.net/bcsa Jun 22, 23, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 May 5, 6, 2007 Port Alberni Port Alberni Parks and Recreation (250) 723-2181 and athletes. The CABC assisted the Riverlodge Recreation Jun 23, 24, 2007 Duncan Malaspina University-College (250) 746-3519 Jun 22, 23, 2007 New Westminster Douglas College (604) 527-5472 Centre in Kitimat with the organization of an Introduction to or 1-888-747-3519 Competition Part A course. Ron Poole facilitated just over 20 participant coaches in the course, resulting in a huge success August 18 – 26, 2007 in developing coaches in this area of the province. Theory Level 3 Schedule International Coaching School The Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Conference held on Dates Location Host Phone # Elliott Building – University of Victoria Nov 25, 26 & Dec 9, 10, 2006 Kelowna PacificSport - Okanagan (250) 469-8800 November 2-5 was a great success. As part of the volunteer Nov 18, 19 & Dec 2, 3, 2006 Vancouver Western Leisure Consultants (604) 731-7066 committee I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Tasks #1, #2, #4, #6, #7/8, #10, #12, #16 are two full days Feb 3, 4, & Mar 10, 11, 2007 Kamloops PacificSport - Interior (250) 828-3583 those who volunteered for this event, and commend all of in duration. Task #17 is four days in duration. Level 3 Feb 10, 11, & Mar 3, 4, 2007 North Vancouver Western Leisure Consultants (604) 731-7066 Aug 18, 19 & 25, 26, 2007 Victoria National Coaching Institute - you for your help and assistance throughout the weekend. theory will be held August 18 & 19, 25 & 26. International Coaching School (250) 721-7589 You were an important part of this event and thanks to your Contact National Coaching Institute-BC contribution the conference ran smoothly and on time. We 250-721-7589 look forward to working with you at future events. [email protected]; http:web.uvic.ca/coach. This is a great time to be involved with sport in BC. The Homestudy Contact Information Equivalency development of coaches and coach education in this province is a key factor in the sustainability of the sporting system in Coaches Association of BC Register online at www.coaches.bc.ca Equivalency is ONLY available for Theory Levels 1 and 2 under the old NCCP Program. Equivalency for Douglas College (604) 527-5492 Introduction to Competition Parts “A” and “B” (under the new NCCP Program) is NOT AVAILABLE AS SUCH BC and a key step in maintaining the high level of coaches Western Leisure Consultants - Eric Broom (604) 731-7066 (please see below for more information). BC has to offer. I encourage all of you to go out and play A Bachelors Degree in Physical Education or related sport field is required to receive Theory Level 1 SportsFunder, which helps fund amateur sports and coaching Equivalency. A Masters Degree in Physical Education or related sport field is required to receive Theory Level 2 Equivalency. NO OTHER EDUCATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EQUIVALENCY. THESE ARE THE in British Columbia. REQUIREMENTS AS SET OUT BY THE COACHING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. Equivalency Fee Structure Theory Level 1 - $35 I wish all of you a wonderful holiday season and a Happy Theory Level 2 - $40 New Year! Theory Levels 1 and 2 - $60 NCCP Theory Levels 1 and 2 Equivalency is available ONLY to coaches who completed their Degree(s) BEFORE APRIL 1, 2004. Introduction to Competition Equivalency

Once a sport has fully integrated to the new NCCP program, coaches will be able to go right to the certification process of being evaluated, without taking the Introduction to Competition Part “A” and “B” courses if they feel they are qualified to do so. Please note that this will only be available once a particular sport has fully integrated to the new program and that most sports are quite a ways away from reaching this point. Chantelle Reinkens To find out what stage of progress your sport is at, please visit the Coaching Association of Canada Sport by Sport Tracking Summary webpage or contact your provincial sport organization. Coach Education Coordinator [email protected] 604-298-3137

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