World Archery Coaching
Seminar
London, GBR
8 - 11 November 2011
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Coach Education is based
on Long Term Athlete Development
•Archery is a late
specialisation sport
•All Coach training
should aim to help
participants reach
their maximum
potential
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Why LTAD?
LTAD Background - Key Messages:
• There was a need to rationalize the current
sports system. Before LTAD all sports did their
own thing
• Simple approach which allowed easy adaption
by individual sports.
• Enabled easy links back to sport in schools
• Evolution not revolution!
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Focuses on Windows of
Trainability’
The success of any LTAD system relies upon
coaches (& teachers) who;
Understand children
Appreciate how a child’s overall development
influences participation and performance in
sport and physical activities
Can relate to, and communicate with,
children
It is vital that coaches are aware of the
so-called critical periods of “accelerated
adaptation” so that these windows of
opportunity are exploited to their full potential
Istvan Balyi
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Long Term Athlete Development
The challenge for Governing bodies:
•
Create a National vision & leadership
•
Create an athlete centred approach
•
Engage regional & local delivery
agents in a coaching pathway
•
Movement and Sports Literacy
issues addressed at an early age
•
Create a clear sport specific LTAD
player pathway and framework with
products and services to enable
delivery
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Long Term Athlete Development
Coaching
Expert coaches with some specialising in working with children
Coach education and development aligned to other sports and
the UKCC
Coaches with access to and application
of scientific and practical knowledge base
Develop LTAD based resource materials
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
The UK Coaching Framework
 Align all coach courses to a common model
 Endorse all courses to a Qualifications Framework
 Guarantee of Standard
 Ease coach transitions across sports
 4 coaching levels (was 5)
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
WORLD CLASS
HIGH PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE
SOCIAL
PARTICIPATION
By Ollie Holt, Senior Coach 2009
The “Liquorice Allsorts”
Model
Level of
Expertise
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Elite Junior Pathway
National Squad
World Class Performance:
Training to Compete
Training to Win
Talent Identification
Home Nation Squad
Talent
Detection
Regional Squad
High Performance:
Training to Train
Training to Compete
County Youth Squad
Performance
Training to Train
Training to Compete
Clubs
Developing Performance
Training to Train
Learning to Train
School-club links
Developing Performance:
Training to Train
Learning to Train
School-club links
Enjoy Archery:
Learning to Train
Archery games, ‘Have-a-go’ & Beginner’s course
FUNdamentals
Try Archery
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Dev
Perf
Perf
High
Perf
Grade/Competency
COACH ROLE
Participation Social
By Ollie Holt, Senior Coach 2009
WCP
Experience
Qualification
CPD
Mentoring
Entry Into Coaching
Perf Fast track
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 1 – Teaching Beginners
 Launched in 2006
 Updated and Endorsed in 2010
 900+ L1 Coaches trained to date
 About 2 coaches per course are “non” members
 First overseas course planned for British Forces
 First time Coach Educators paid to teach
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 2
 Development took 4 years
 Designed to align with UKCC Level 2
 Development group of 20 Senior Coaches
 Assessment based on competency levels
 30 hours of supported practice
 8 days of formal tuition
 Launched 2008 (many false starts)
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 2 fails
 After 4 years
 After £100,000 invested
 2 more years of training 125 candidates we had:
16 Passes and most other candidates running out of
time to pass
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 2 Failed Because
 Death by Power point
 Designed by committee – poor timetable
 No training for Observation and Analysis
 Too many unnecessary administration items
 Far too much paper work
 No clearly defined customer so no critical
overview – “Emperors’ New Cloths” Syndrome
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 2 - Assessment
 Candidates left to manage their own assessment
 Struggled to find archers to work with
 Process lasted over 12 months so they gave up
 Inconsistent standards applied
 Far too easy to cheat
 Too much portfolio paperwork
 Sign off process had too many hand offs
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 2 Re-design
 Now re working L2
 Assessment happens all on one day
 Professional & paid tutors
 Shorter and focused on what a club coach does
 Standard lowered to correct level
 Fewer forms to fill in
 Due to launch April 2012
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 3
 No work as yet and still using old course
 Standard far too low
 Will be designed to produce High Performance
Coaches
Do we need to specialise in bow type at this level?
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Level 4
 Initial design agreed
 Designed to produce World Class Performance
Coaches
 First course starts autumn 2012
 Links to a University sought to underwrite
qualification
 May need to partner with other sports
2011 World Archery Coaching Seminar
Training School Teachers
 Possible new Instructor’s course
 Aim to support many more school clubs
 Also take out to Community and Activity Groups
Thank you…
Ready to answer your questions!