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Piotr Marek Salzburg Fin How to coach coaches? Lifelong learning for sports coaches St. Johann, 13.11.2019 • Polish citizen; • Working at the Institute of Sport as the Coaching Academy manager, Coach Developer; • Conducting research in the field of sport; • Conducting workshops for high-performance Olympic and Paralympic sports coaches. • National expert at the Polish Qualifications Framework (PQF) and Sector Qualifications Framework (SQF). • Represented Poland in various international competitions and in the Paralympic Games (Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002) as an alpine skier. • Also coach young athletes in alpine skiing and wheelchair tennis. My goal is to support and challenge coaches to go on improving their knowledge, skill and social competences to provide effective sport experiences. Shortcuts to Poland • Polish language belongs to the Slavic languages group; • According to 3 major sources: the Internet, the public and American scientists, Polish is one of the most difficult languages in the world. Polish alphabet consists of 32 letters (English of 26). • Population 38.52 million (2018) • The Ministry of Sport and Tourism (MSiT) is a Polish Ministry headed by the minister competent for sports and tourism. Since 2015, the office has been held by Witold Bańka. Sport in Poland Levels of participation in physical activity: • According to data by Statistics Poland, in 2016 there were 14,858 sports clubs in Poland. • 67 Polish national sports associations and 581 regional sports associations. • The most popular sports and leisure activities are cycling and swimming. • In 2014, fans of winter sports had at their disposal 250 artificially cooled ice rinks, 18 ski jumping hills, 12 luge tracks, 7 speed skating tracks, 262.4 km of alpine ski pistes and 676.8 km of cross-country skiing tracks. • Winter sports facilities are relatively new, as 86% of them were built or thoroughly modernized after 2000. The outcome After this presentation you will be able to; ØRecognise news model for coach educators. ØAnswer the question: who coach coaches? WHAT LEARNING IS? Despite the same instructions, people follow their own path. • everyone is individual on the way to achieves their own goals. • Learning is the proces, take time. • People learn by doing. Structure of qualifications/training 5 levels SE 4 levels BG, DE, EI, HR, HU, RO, UK, NO 3 levels BE, CZ, DK, EL, LV, NL, AT, PL, SK, SI, FI, FL, CH 2 levels LT, ES, PT 1 level FR, IT No qualification/training offered EE, CY, LU, MT (no info: IS) Sport The Polish SPORT Qualifications Framework On 15 January 2016, the Act of the Integrated Qualifications System came into force. It introduced the Integrated Qualifications System which it is a response to changes ongoing on the labour market and in the economy. A system based on the qualifications framework will lead to increasing the number of people interested in formal recognition of their competences and in improving their qualifications. The Polish Qualifications Framework The Polish Qualifications Framework provides a reference point for comparing Polish qualifications to those provided for in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and, through the EQF, to the qualifications in individual EU countries. Sports Coach: Skills/Attributes by Level of Importance Source: ESSA Sport survey Sports Coach: Skills and Attributes as Levels of Weakness/In Need of Improvement Source: ESSA Sport survey Sports Coach: Skills and Attributes as Training Priorities TRAINING PRIORITIES: SPORT COACH Motivational skills Problem-solving skills Use of technology, equipment and tools Plan coaching sessions and programmes Sport specific knowledge and skills Evaluate performance and provide feedback Ability to work with children Team working ski lls Information/Communication Technology (ICT) skills Clearly communicate instructions Organise activities and events Decision-making skills Ability to work in compliance codes of practice / ethics Demonstrate a duty of care to the athlete/ participant Ensure health and safety of participants Ability to work with different participants Leadership skills Ability to work with people with disabilities Customer service skills Marketing and selling skills 0,00 0,05 0,10 0,15 0,20 0,25 0,30 Source: ESSA Sport survey How do you think coaches learn best? ? % formal instruction ? % formal apprenticeship ? % non-formal situations ? % (e. g. seminar) formal mentoring ? % informal situations ? % (e.g. from other coaches, website, books) interactive workshops ? % experience, trial and error ? % other…….. Types of learning situations Examples: Clinics Seminars, Mentoring Examples: Communities of practice Examples: On-the-job, Self- Coaching awards and degrees directed, Reflection, Informal sharing Mediated Learning 10% Unmediated Learning Formal Non-formal Informal 20% Incidental Learning 70% Unconscious Self-reflection 70:20:10 Source: Charles Jennings & Fuse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6WX11iqmg0 Who coach coaches? An essential component of a coaching development system is an expert workforce that can help coaches learn and perfect their craft. Who’s responsibility is it to provide learning opportunities for coaches? SELF OTHER COACHES ATHLETES PARENTS WHO HELPS SUBJECT COACHES TO EXPERTS TUTORS LEARN? UNIVERSITY THE LECTURERS WEB COACH ... DEVELOPERS? CDs Learning • takes time, not a quick fix • is about creating new habits and behaviours • is different from a transient • needs to be ‘over-learnt’ performance improvement (swim, cycle) • is not simply about acquiring • is done BY the learner not to the learner knowledge • results in actual changes in • requires effort and desire to the brain. change Stop thinking about what you teach - start thinking about whether and how your coaches learn PAST WHO HAS PROVIDED COACH EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY? • The people delivering have usually been coaches or lecturers with often just an orientation to what is to be delivered rather than training on how to deliver to coaches. • Presenters (tutors, instructors, coach educators, facilitators) whose only role has been to provide formal coach education workshops. PAST WHAT HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN YOUR COUNTRY AND HOW? • Typically the focus has been on teaching the technical and tactical elements of the sport rather than how to coach; • The delivery method has often didactic. Usually delivered in a classroom or lecture theatre with little or no practical coaching. PAST HOW HAVE COACHES BECOME QUALIFIED ? • Typically through a knowledge test often administered through a written examination, so qualified coaches had sound technical knowledge but not necessarily sound coaching skills. • Assessment favoured the more academic or those with good memory and writing skills. TODAY RECOGNITION THAT COACHES … • learn in different ways so need a blended learning programme. • learn a great deal through unmediated learning situations so these should be fostered. • typically learn better by ‘doing’ so programmes need lots of micro-coaching - practice. • need to be helped to apply theory to their own practice. COACH EDUCATION TODAY • there is a greater recognition of the importance of Coach Developers (CDs). • more CDs are receiving training on how to deliver to coaches. • there is a greater emphasis on how to coach as well as what to coach • there is an increasing emphasis on micro-coaching and field-based practice COACH EDUCATION TODAY CDs have multiple roles LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS FACILITATION SKILLS Asses and develop own Adopt a learner- practice centred approach ASSESING Identify SKILLS responsibilities of a The best in coach developer in presentation your organisation Conduct coach A range of assessing delivery Model best strategy reflective Conduct quality practice Develop assurance questioning & Demonstrate high emotional listening skills Prepare, lead growth and review ... assessment ... ... COACH EDUCATION TODAY CDs have multiple roles MENTORING SKILLS LEARNING PROGRAMME DESIGN & EVALUATION SKILLS Support coaches development Accurate program design Promote self Quality reflection assurance coach education Improve coaches Monitor & practices evaluate formal and non-formal coach education mentor coaches ... ... What’s the difference between a coach and a coach developer? COACHES COACH DEVELOPERS • coach athletes • coach coaches; • need knowledge about the sport, • need all the knowledge required about people and themselves; by coaches and teachers PLUS • need to be able to build; about learning; relationships, communicate (e.g. • need all the skills required by explain, give feedback), teach (e.g. coaches PLUS highly developed demonstrate, observe, analyse), questioning, listening, reflection reflect.....; and self awareness; • need to be athlete-centred, • need to have all the qualities of honesty; coaches PLUS a passion for growing coaches, hunger for caring,.... learning........ www.paracoach.eu How coaches learn? 1. Talk to the person sitting next to you. 2. Consider how coaches learn and in what situations? 3. What do you think, how you learn best? Time: 2 minutes HOW TO COACH COACHES? Feedback from audience REFERENCES Dziękuje Państwu za uwagę Thank You for your attention Piotr Marek [email protected].
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