Transcript Introduction to Coaching Children
Introduction to Coaching Children
Pre-workshop guide
OUTCOMES
This pack should help you to:
identify the capabilities children are able to develop through their participation in sport
explain the positive youth development movement
describe the 5cs in the context of children’s sport
describe child growth and development issues at different ages
explain how children are motivated
examine communication styles relative to children’s age
review your own coaching practice.
TASK
1 What are all the capabilities (capacities, abilities, competences) that children can develop through their participation in sport?
TECHNICAL PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PHYSICAL MENTAL TACTICAL
Positive Youth Development
Respect for rules, sense of right and wrong, empathy
5Cs through Sport
5Cs Self-worth and self-efficacy
3 ‘ages’ of the child
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Chronological age: actual age from birth Developmental or biological age: physical, emotional, social, cognitive age compared with a typical child of that age Training age: number of years in serious training
SPEC MODEL
Coaching session or activity
Physical Literacy
Children who are physically literate have competence and confidence in their:
fundamental movements skills
fundamental sport skills
ability to read the environment and make decisions
Sport specific skill eg rugby, netball, tennis, cricket FUNdamental sport skills invasion, net/wall, striking and fielding, athletc/gymnastic FUNdamental Movement skills eg run, jump, hop, throw, catch, kick, skip FUNdamentals of Movement balance, agility and coordination
MULTI SKILL
ACTIVE START
Birth – 6 years
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Fitness and movement skills developed as a FUN part of daily life Development of sound FUNdamentals of movement: balance, agility and coordination Development of FUNdamentals of movements skills: eg run jump, throw Minimising sedentary behaviour Encouraging participation in daily physical activity
FUNDAMENTALS
6-8/9 years
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Continuing to develop the FUNdamentals of movement (balance, agility, coordination) and the FUNdamental movement skills (eg catch, kick, roll, swim).
Integrating mental, cognitive and emotional development as well as overall physical development Starting to include FUNdamental sport skills (eg invasion sport, net and court games, gymnastic skills) Encouraging daily physical activity and strength exercises using own body weight , medicine and swiss balls
LEARN TO TRAIN
8/9 -11/12 years
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Focusing more on sport skills Encouraging participation in a range of sports rather than specialising in one or two.
Skill development is a strong focus Continuing emphasis on using sport to develop cognitive, emotional and social skills as well as physical and sport skills Encouraging regular involvement in sports most days of the week
Key concepts:
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the cognitive, social emotional as well as physical needs of individual children physical literacy and the fundamentals developmentally appropriate training and competitive structure sport as an agent of transformation
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