1 ARCHERY CANADA Competition Development Reference Manual Coach Certification committee 11/9/2015 Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 2 ARCHERY CANADA COMPETITION - DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE MANUAL INTRODUCTION Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 3 Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 4 INTRODUCTION TO THE MANUAL As part of the new NCCP’s Competency Based Education and Training, Archery Canada provides certification for instructors in the Recreation Stream and for coaches in the Competitive Stream. Within the Competition Stream, Archery Canada offers Competition - Introduction and Competition Development context materials and training. The third context, High Performance, is a combination of generic and sport-specific tasks combining in individualised independent study courses for coaches offered at NCI’s for coaches operating at the international level. In Archery Canada’s Recreation Stream, the primary goal was to ensure beginning archers learned basic safety rules and skills. Those manuals and portfolios trained the coach to work efficiently in a group-oriented environment. The environment in the Competition Stream emphasizes working one-on-one as a coach/athlete team. The reference manual and workbook have been designed to enhance the skills of those coaches working personally with elite archers and their competitive careers. Though the Competition - Development coach may work with more than one elite archer at a time, the one-to-one relationship is the foundation upon which the archer and coach will grow and improve. There is a major departure in the presentation of material and the path toward certification in the Competition – Development context. Unlike all other Archery Canada contexts, the candidate must have the following pre-requisite NCCP multi sport courses completed in order to attend the Archery Canada’s Competition – Development workshops: Making Ethical Decisions (on-line evaluation for this context) Coaching and Leading Effectively Managing Conflict Developing Athletic Abilities Leading Drug-free Sport Prevention and Recovery Psychology of Performance The workshop tasks for each Chapter, and the accompanying workbook exercises, and log book develop the coach’s ability to plan, organise, analyse performance factors and solve problems specific to the athlete’s needs. The Competition - Development coach will be challenged to implement NCCP theoretical knowledge to respond appropriately to archery- specific situations and training concerns. These exercises propel the Competition - Development coach along the continuum of knowledge acquisition and personal experience in Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 5 preparation for mastery of the High Performance context. Competition – Development certification is required in order to coach at Canada Games. As the central theme of this context, the coach will produce a viable annual training plan designed to meet a specific archer’s individual needs in an elite competitive environment in accordance with Archery Canada’s Long Term Archer Development Model. The coach is expected to implement this plan in an ethical, caring fashion, and then analyse it for strengths and weaknesses. During this process, the coach grows and learns, not just the archer. The coach reference material and workbook refer to the NCCP’s multi-sport modules. Tasks and theoretical knowledge are added where coaching in archery exceeds the NCCP material. This non-integrated approach allows the coach candidate to apply the theory to coach elite archers successfully. Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 6 OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION - DEVELOPMENT COACH REFERENCE MANUAL The coach will transform the competitive archer into an elite competitive archer using skills and information in the Competition - Development reference material and practical assessment. The coach will prepare archers psychologically, physiologically, technically and tactically to compete successfully at The Canada Games and/or first international championship. The coach and archer will keep track of the progress toward one annual plan goal using a log book or diary. LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COMPETITION DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE MANUAL AND WORKBOOK The coach will be able to: 1. Define, evaluate and implement an ethical, working coach philosophy that will provide leadership for the athlete as a person and bring satisfaction to the coach. 2. Plan, implement and evaluate an annual training programme for an archer defined in the Archery Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development Model’s “Train to Compete” stage leading to “Shoot to Excel” stage who is interested in competing in one of the four disciplines of archery (Indoor/Outdoor Target, 3D, Field, Ski-Arc). 3. Through regular training sessions in a safe environment, teach the archer intermediate psychological strategies and coping skills to enhance elite performance during the archer’s next competitive year. 4. Through regular training sessions in a safe environment, evaluate and implement archery-specific physical training programmes to enhance elite performance and improve lifestyles. Use biomechanical principles to refine archer form. 5. Through regular training sessions in a safe environment, evaluate and tune the archer’s equipment to satisfy the demands of the archer’s chosen discipline(s) to enhance elite performance. 6. Through regular training sessions in a safe environment, prepare the archer tactically to compete successfully in the archery discipline of choice at the elite level. Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 7 HOW DOES A COACH TURN A NOVICE COMPETITOR INTO AN ADVANCED COMPETITOR? Definition of Archer: LTAD Phase: Train to compete, Train to Excel Timeframe in the athlete’s career is 2-5 years interested in competitive archery Archer desires to improve competitive performance Archer agrees to train regularly Competitive experience: Canada Games OR More than one national championship OR Major Regional Games OR Member of provincial team to national championships There must be a progression in the archer’s learning in the following areas: 1. How to take ownership of the training plan 2. Increase intensity of training to +3 days per week 3. Utilise an annual training plan with more than 1 seasonal or annual goal 4. Increase volume of training including weight training, arrows shot, and mental exercises 5. Keep an archery diary of training and competitive performance, observations 6. Refined equipment needs, experimentation and back-up equipment 7. Increase biofeedback skills – enhance self-analysis of performance 8. Set long-term goals, e.g. quadrennials 9. Role as a team member – engage in team-building exercises 10. Refined psychological skills – concentration, maintaining performance under greater stress 11. Strength training and more muscle-specific training programme (age specific) 12. Nutritional needs and travel – jet lag, hydration 13. Adherence to current anti-doping regulations – possible member of testing pool 14. Financial sources to support increased tournament costs 15. Consolidation of form skills, based upon biomechanical principles Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 8 HOW DOES A COACH USE THE MANUAL, WORKBOOK, LOG BOOK AND COACH WORKSHOPS TO PREPARE THE ARCHER FOR ELITE COMPETITION? 1. As soon as you receive the manual and workbook, read chapters 1-6 in the textbook before the date of the first workshop. 2. Complete all of the exercises marked as “PREP WORK FOR THE WORKSHOP” BEFORE attending the workshop. The coach is obligated to read the material and complete the related assignments listed in the workbook. 3. Bring your reference manual and workbook along with all those required exercises to the first workshop. 4. Be prepared to complete all remaining tasks in time for the second workshop. 5. Participate in the second workshop. 6. Complete the coach log book and submit the archer log book/diary. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Archery Canada has developed a Long-Term Archer Development Model that links the pathway of the archer and the coach. In this context, the coach is working with the archer in the “Train to Compete” phase, working toward the “Train to Excel” phase. Take the time to read over some of the highlights of this important document. Be prepared to discuss this information with the workshop Facilitator. The whole document, use the links on the Archery Canada website. Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 9 Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 10 Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 11 The Long-Term Archer Development Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 12 COMPETITION – DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE MANUAL CHAPTER 1 THE COACH Copyright Coaching Association of Canada and Archery Canada 2014 13 OBJECTIVES OF CHAPTER I: THE COACH Present a viable, ethical working philosophy of coaching Evaluate the coach’s present skills inventory in the four training components Plan and implement tasks that will strengthen the coach’s skills inventory LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS CHAPTER The coach will be able to: 1. Implement a viable and ethical coach’s working philosophy (modus operandi) 2. Behave ethically in coaching at all times, dealing successfully with outside forces detracting from coaching performance 3. Produce a self-evaluation of current coaching skills 4. Produce a