NORTHERN TERRITORY INSTITUTE OF SPORT
NTIS Coaching Scholarship 2015
Purpose
The Northern Territory Institute of Sport (NTIS), through targeted support to selected peak sporting bodies,
aims to improve the quality of talented and high-performance coaches in the Northern Territory.
The NTIS Coaching Scholarship Program is focussed on:
 Developing individual coaching capability and leadership.
 Providing access to NTIS resources (i.e. knowledge, information, technology, equipment).
 Covering or subsidising costs associated with development and coaching commitments.
 Increasing the number of athletes reaching NTIS scholarship level as a result of improved quality and
quantity of coaches involved with sport academies.
 Increasing coaching expertise of Northern Territory coaches
Availability
Under the 2014-17 NTIS High Performance Sport Framework, Coaching Scholarships are available in Darwin
and Alice Springs for Tier 1 & 2 Sport Programs. The scholarship period will be from 1 January through to 31
December 2015.
Eligibility
Coaches identified as potential scholarship recipients are required to:
 Be actively involved in day-to-day management and coordination of services to NTIS scholarship
and/or academy athletes or underpinning development programs and/or coaching State or club level
athletes.
 Be a relentless learner prepared to collaborate to achieve maximum performance gains.
 Have (sport identified) at least minimum coaching qualifications.
 Not be employed in any capacity by the National Sporting Organisation (NSO), NT Peak Sporting Body
(PSB) or Regional Sporting Association (RSA).
 Be a volunteer or privately paid coach with a valid Working With Children Clearance (Ochre Card).
Conditions/Accountability
Acceptance of a NTIS Coaching Scholarship will require the recipient to commit to the following:
 Coaches must agree to operate under the NTIS Code of Conduct, Supplementation guideline, Talent
Release Authority.
 Undertake the “Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Level Two Module.”
 Undertake the “Keep Sport Honest Module”.
 Undertake the “Play by the Rules - 'Child Protection' & 'Harassment and Discrimination'”
 Attend the annual Higher Faster Stronger (HFS) Forum
 Be accountable to the NTIS Athlete and Coach Development Manager in complying with and engaging
in the NTIS Coach Development Program (CDP) Including:
o
Attendance and involvement in NTIS morning physical development sessions
 Complete 20 hours of practical coaching (a minimum 10 hours direct involvement
– observation of or supervision by NTIS S&C staff. Remaining hours are associated
with session set up, clean up and evaluation of session plan/ coaching points.
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Attendance and participation in NTIS Athletic Development Pillar 1, 2, 3, and 4 – Education
workshops
NTIS Coach Development Program (CDP)
Coaches can learn in a variety of ways including by:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Coaching;
Working with and learning from their athletes;
Observing and working with other coaches;
Accessing the (context) specific information that they need, when and where they need it (i.e.
problem solving); and
5. Thinking and reflecting on their coaching performance, including peer and expert reviews, and
striving to do better.
The CDP is targeted at coaches who are currently coaching young athletes and are therefore actively learning
coaching skills and abilities to apply to this cohort. Within this context, the NTIS CDP consists of 4 core junior
athlete development Pillars.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Physical Competence Development
Running Technique and Speed Development
Technical Excellence in Sport Skills
Confidence and Resilience Development
The CDP is designed to facilitate a thorough understanding of, and the ability to apply and align a coaches’
programs with theory, philosophies and concepts associated with the 4 pillars and the development of
children and adolescents (6-19yrs) holistically through their sporting pathway.
NTIS CDP Delivery Strategies
NTIS CDP Delivery Strategies
Reading/research – of supplied NTIS resources (e.g. Movement Dynamics LTAD manual and videos).
Attendance and Participation – in NTIS delivered workshops (scheduled for -5hrs on a Weekend, 4 x p/year:
2015 Dates
Darwin:
Pillar 1: Sat 9th May
Pillar 2: Sat 30th May
Pillar 3: Sat 13th June
Pillar 4: Sat 20th June
Alice Springs
Pillar 1 and Pillar 2: Saturday 15th August
Pillar 3 and Pillar 4: Sunday 16th August
Observation and participation – of and with NTIS service staff within the Daily Training Environment (DTE)
(typically during morning 6-7:00am physical competence and running development sessions) Darwin: Monday,
Tuesday, and Thursday; Katherine: Tuesdays only; Alice Springs: Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays.
Immersion – actively engaged in service delivery in the NTIS (e.g. morning sessions) or own DTE (including
coach and athlete development camps) with mentoring from NTIS staff and other coaches and specialists as
and when required, inclusive of coach reflection process and debriefing.
Placement (for scholarship coaches only) – during the scholarship year there may be funded or non-funded
opportunities to develop coaching experience and expand knowledge of coaching principles and practices and
how they are applied in different settings. These opportunities may include coaching roles in NT touring teams,
locally spending time in the DTE of a coach from a different sport, visiting other institutes or academies of
sport, or visiting professional organisations of own sport &/or others.
NTIS CDP Junior Athlete Development Pillars
1. Physical Competence Development
Overview
This component is designed to ensure the coach acquires appropriate knowledge and understanding of
athlete development philosophies and implications for working with athletes in the targeted age group (619yrs). Particular reference is given to the ability to individualise training and handle young athletes based
on: physical, mental, and social growth and maturation; anatomical and physiological characteristics;
optimal windows of development; physical competence and; the selection of exercises and training load
for optimal development and injury prevention.
Learning outcomes
An understanding of the training stages of athlete development and the implications for the coach from a
physical, mental, and social development perspective.
An understanding of the optimal windows of development of the different biological systems and the
implications for the coach in terms of the priorities of training at which stage.
An understanding of physical competence and it’s link to technical and tactical attributes and what order
these attributes should be developed.
Ability to assess physical competence inclusive of mobility, strength and stability.
Ability to prescribe and deliver individualised physical competence development programs inclusive of
ability to identify and correct common technical faults on basic physical competence exercises, and
modify according to competency based progressions: “earn the right”.
An understanding of different strategies to vertically integrate physical competence development into
sport specific skill development programs.
2. Running Technique and Speed Development
Overview
This component further progresses acquisition of knowledge and understanding of athlete development
philosophies and implications for working with athletes in the targeted age group (6-19yrs), with a focus
on improving the ability to individualise and prioritise development of the central nervous system
qualities such as speed, technical skills and movement efficiency, as opposed to energy systems.
Particular reference is given to the ability to deliver training to optimally develop the athletic skills that
underpin elite sport performance such as running, jumping and change of direction and associated force
production/reduction/stabilisation attributes.
Learning outcomes
An understanding of the optimal windows of development, in particular the rationale to prioritise
development of central nervous system qualities through childhood, puberty, adolescence and early
adulthood (through to early twenties).
An understanding of physical competence and it’s link to learned athletic skills such as running, jumping,
change of direction (agility).
An understanding of the optimal technical execution of the athletic skills of running, jumping and change
of direction.
Ability to assess athletic skills from a technical standpoint.
Ability to prescribe and deliver individualised athletic skills development programs inclusive of ability to
identify and correct common technical faults on running, jumping and change of direction, and modify
according to competency based progressions: “earn the right”.
An understanding of different strategies to vertically integrate athletic skill development into sport
specific skill development programs.
3. Technical Excellence in Sport Skills
Overview
In this component particular reference is given to training session and technical drill design and use of
coaching cues/styles/philosophies to optimise and individualise the technical learning environment of
young athletes. Additional reference is given to short vs long term planning and periodization, and
considerations for fitting everything into a training week/month/year. Included in this module is recovery
principles and practices including sleep, nutrition, and hydration requirements for sport specific peak
performance. Particular reference is given to the ability to educate individual athletes and parents on
basic sleep, nutrition and hydration strategies inclusive of the optimum quality and quantity of each.
Learning outcomes
An understanding of a coaching and athlete development philosophy which puts the optimal technical
model of sport specific skills at the forefront of program planning and design.
An understanding of physical competence and it’s link to learned sport specific skills.
An understanding of the optimal technical execution of sport specific skills
Ability to assess sport specific skills from a technical standpoint.
Ability to prescribe and deliver individualised sport specific skills development programs inclusive of
ability to identify and correct common technical faults and modify according to competency based
progressions: “earn the right”.
An understanding of different strategies to vertically integrate sport specific skill development into a
holistic short and long term athlete development program.
An understanding and ability to plan appropriate recovery strategies within the program, along with
ability to educate athletes on the optimum quality and quantity of the various recovery modalities
including nutrition, hydration, and sleep.
4. Development of Resilient, Confident Athletes
Overview
In this component particular reference is given to the ability to imbed resilience development within the
program’s/coach’s expectations, rules, and culture such that these qualities are developed implicitly.
Instilling life skills, ownership, self-regulation, resilience, personal responsibility, and discipline are also
covered. Additional reference is given to the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of ‘confidence’
and the ability to deliver training that implicitly instils self-belief.
Learning outcomes
An understanding of the concepts of resilience and confidence and the impact significant others can have
on the development of these qualities in children and youth – Do’s and Don’ts.
Ability to employ confidence and resilience building coaching strategies such that athletes are unaware
that it happens i.e. is developed implicitly.
Ability to teach life skills and personal responsibility through education and the consistent application and
reinforcement of behavioural and cultural standards and expectations.
NTIS Coach Scholarship Assessment
The NTIS Scholarship coaches will be assessed in terms of demonstrated ability to:
o Align concepts within their own sports; and
o Apply or put into practice the skills learnt with their athletes and squads.
The coach is required to develop and deliver a 8-10 week program inclusive of daily/weekly
reflections/adjustments which demonstrate alignment and application of athlete development principles
within the program. A 30 minute coach reflection/debrief to the NTIS Athlete and Coach Development
Manager is required at the completion of the program (in November), including individual athlete case studies,
summarising lessons learnt and demonstrating individual athlete development plans going forward.
Funding
$20,000 is available for Tier 2 sports and $15,000 for Tier 1 sports in 2015. A maximum of $10,000 in support
will be available for a scholarship per annum. The NTIS may consider awarding multiple scholarships of lesser
amounts within a total funding pool, to suitable candidates depending on the levels of proposed activities and
applications received. The funding is managed by your Peak Sporting Body (PSB).
Other factors that will influence the individual funding allocation to the successful applicants include:
 Agreed activities within the coaches’ development plan.
 Previous demonstrated engagement with the NTIS CDP and buy-in to delivery of the 4 Pillars.
 The successful applicants demonstrated ability to work with targeted athlete groups.
 Number of other scholarship coaches within their sport from the region.
 Other identified learning and development opportunities identified by the PSB eg. bringing up a
national coach, mentor costs.
Examples of costs covered by the scholarship include:
 Registration and travel expenses related to sport specific courses (e.g. NCAS accreditation/updates;
first aid and sports medicine certification; assessor, mentor and presenter training; strength and
conditioning accreditation, etc.).
 Payment in lieu of taking paid/unpaid leave from employer in order to attend accreditation, training,
competitions, or other learning and development opportunities.
 Travel expenses related to a competition or camp
Individual Coach Development Program
The PSB will facilitate sport-specific development of the coach and arrange a suitable mentor. Working in
conjunction with the NTIS, the environment will be managed and monitored to ensure the coach has every
opportunity to maximise their potential.
Application Assessment and Selection
Coaches complete the official application form and forward to your Peak Sporting Body (PSB).
PSB will endorse or not endorse applications and notify unsuccessful applicants.
PSB will forward endorsed applications to the NTIS. Once applications have been received by the NTIS, the
NTIS and PSB will then meet to identify and agree on the preferred candidate(s), and financial allocation to
development activities. The NTIS will correspond with successful coaches and the Peak Sporting Body on the
allocation, supported activities. The NTIS will provide appropriate forms to be completed and returned, and
commence communicating regarding NTIS coach development activities.
NTIS COACHING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
Section 1 - Contact Details
Title (e.g. Mr, Ms, Dr):
Name:
Gender:
Email address:
Telephone number
M:
H:
W:
Postal address:
Current employer/profession
outside of coaching (if
applicable):
Sport:
Do you identify as:
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander? YES or NO
Current coaching roles:
Clubs, training squads and/or
teams that the nominee
coaches:
Approximate total number of
athletes that the nominee
coaches during a standard
week:
Section 2 - Coaching Aspirations
Personal Coaching Goals:
How, and to whom, will you share the
knowledge and skills you acquire through
the scholarship program?
Section 3 – Individual Coach Development Plan
Learning
Take time to think deeply about and clearly outline how this Scholarship Program will impact or support the
development of your coaching at a personal and sport level.
Financial assistance for a scholarship is composed of one or more objectives (e.g. attend a competition, go to a
conference or workshop, do a course, provide honorarium for recreation leave taken etc.) For each objective,
please detail your budget:
Example – please attach budget separately.
Activity
Dates
e.g. Attend training camp
e.g. Level 3 Coach Accreditation Course
Learn how to use Heart rate /GPS in
trainings
TOTAL
12 - 15
June 2014
2-3
October
2014
TBA
Location
Cost Item
Adelaide
Airfares
Accom.
Course
fees
Darwin
Darwin
Nil
Estimated
Cost/Item
700
450
500
Total
$
1150
500
Nil
nil
$1650.00
Section 4 - PSB Endorsement
Concise summary or bullet points of up to approximately 250 words that supports the case for the nominee
to gain a coaching scholarship
PSB Endorsement
Name of PSB representative: _________________________________
PSB Role: ________________________________________________
Signature:____________________________________________
Date:
__________________
Section 5 - Supporting Documents
Please attach supporting documents:
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Proof of valid “Ochre Card” or Valid NT Working With Children Clearance Notice
Copy of Coach Accreditation
Australian Sports Ant-Doping Authority Level Two Module. (certificate if completed)
Keep Sport Honest Module. (certificate if completed)
Play by the Rules - 'Child Protection' & 'Harassment and Discrimination'(certificate if completed).
NTIS Privacy Statement
Personal information will be collected from you for the purpose of undertaking the Northern Territory Institute of Sport’s activities,
and will be used by the Northern Territory Institute of Sport for assessing and determining this application and providing ongoing
services to you. Video, audio, and photos may also be posted on restricted social media, such as, but not limited to, YouTube, and
Facebook, for the purpose of providing coaching information and as a means of communication. These services are cloud based
and hosted outside of Australia. Failure to provide this information may result in your application not being able to be processed
or the service not being able to be provided. Personal information will be managed in accordance with the NTIS Privacy Notice,
visit www.sportandrecreation.nt.gov.au/nt-institute-sport/athletes and may be accessed by the individual to whom it relates on
request to the Department of Sport, Recreation and Racing.