Coach Development Strategy

Our Vision: “Quality coaching for every team” Our Purpose: “To create a coaching environment where all coaches are valued and

given the opportunity to develop their coaching to their potential” Outcomes by end of 2012 Coach Development

An effective Coach Development Framework is in place, developing more and better coaches.

Coach Force

Club based coach educators, facilitators and resources supporting coaches at grass roots level

Key Priorities Coach Recognition

Coaches are valued and recognised for their contributions through a variety of mediums

Pathways

Development of the WHA Athlete Pathway and Coach Development Framework aligned to Hockey NZ pathways

Capability

Coaches have the knowledge and tools to support athletes in clubs and schools

Coach Force

To build a network of club based coach educators

Connectedness

Connecting and communicating with coaches across all communities

Athlete Centred

WHA athlete programmes And coach development Opportunities meet the needs of the athlete

Focus

•To understand the stages of development for a hockey player.

• To understand what coaches need to know to deliver effective programmes •provide coaches in clubs and schools with resources and tools.

• provide coach development opportunities to support all coaches •Provide tools and resources to develop club coach educators.

• Identify potential coach educators of the coaching strategy.

• Link with Regional Sports Trusts

Deliverables

•Improve connectedness between Hockey NZ, clubs and Regional Sports Trust to enhance regional coaching outcomes •To ensure that all coaching practices are athlete centred.

• To embed the athlete centred philosophy into the WHA coach development framework.

• To publish the WHA athlete pathway • To publish the HNZ and WHA Coach Development framework • To ensure the delivery of athlete and coach pathways at regional and club level • WHA CoachForce to provide support systems for all coaches.

• Ongoing coach development opportunities are provided • Develop tools and resources for club coach educators • Develop a coaching database collecting data on coach capability • Work with Sport Wgtn to assist club capability.

• Develop coaching page on WHA website • HNZ and WHA athlete Pathway and coach development framework communicated.

• Establish a coaching advisory group representative of all communities • Coaches have a clear understanding of what athlete centred is.

• Coaches are familiar with WHA athlete development curriculum