30th January 2013
The Coach10 Model
Aligning Coaching Qualifications to the
European Qualifications Framework
Mr Pat Daly – Director of Games Development & Research
Gaelic Athletic Association, Ireland.
The GAA – An Introduction
GAA Clubs - Ireland
4 Provinces
32 Counties
20,120 Teams
• GAA Activity in 93% of
Primary Schools
• GAA Activity in 64% of
Post Primary Schools
GAA International
Canada: 15 Clubs
New York Board: 57 Clubs
Britain: 86 Clubs
Europe: 47 Clubs
Asian Gulf Board: 28 Clubs
North American Board: 108 Clubs
Australasian Board: 50 Clubs
Buenos Aires: 1 Club
GAA Player Pathway
Play to Stay with the GAA
Child
Youth
Adult
Go Games
Development Games
Championship Games
play to learn
learn to compete
compete to win
GAA Coaching Pathway
The GAA has a clear Coaching Pathway:
Enlightened
Established
Emerging
GAA Volunteer Coaches
• The total economic value of Sports volunteering in Europe can be estimated at
€ 28.4 billion
(Funding of Grassroots Sport in the EU – Executive Summary, 2012: 7).
• In Ireland the GAA is the dominant organisation for Sports Volunteering
accounting for 42% of Sports Volunteers in Ireland
• The total economic value of GAA volunteering can be estimated at
approximately €112,140,000 per annum
• Volunteer Coaches: Nationally, an approximate 12,800 weekly underage
training sessions are held, equating to 16,976 hours of GAA training per
week - an input comparable to that of employing 453 additional full-time
coaches
• There is a need to promote and facilitate Applied Lifelong Learning (ALL)
Applied Lifelong Learning (ALL)
Formal
Face
To
Face
Informal
Non-Formal
Process by which the assimilation of
knowledge, skill and competence in a
specific area contributes to the
development of overall acumen on
the basis that the core conceptual
constructs have universal application
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Workshop
Community
of Practice
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Mentoring
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well enough” - Einstein
Source: “An Integrative Definition of Coaching Effectiveness and Expertise”
The Coach10 Model
The Coach10 Model
TPP
Where Players strive to achieve their full individual and collective potential
Principled
Passionate
Persistent
Persuasive
Personable
Organising
Golden Rule
Purposeful
Activities
GamesBased
INTERMEDIATE
DRILLS
ADVANCED
DRILLS
SET PLAYS
CONDITIONED
GAME
FULL SIDED
GAME
GAMES BASED
ACTIVITIES
BACKS &
FORWARDS
GAME
BASIC
DRILLS
SMALL
SIDED
GAME
PRACTICE
PLAYS
FUN/FITNESS
ROUTINES
Varied training pursuits - involving the use of the ball in match-type scenarios which are undertaken by players in order to develop the playing skills of Hurling
and Gaelic Football.
Build
Trust
Self
Esteem
Team
Spirit
Family
Feel
High
Morale
MVA
The Motivation & Vocational Attributes (MVA) that inspire players to achieve
Total Playing Performance (TPP)
Competence
Confidence
Commitment
Management
Leadership
Capability
Connection
Experience
Conviction
Reflection
Motivation & Vocational Attributes
Motivation & Vocational Attributes
Passionate
Golden Rule
Empowering
Build Trust
Principled
Organising
Energising
Self Esteem
Persistent
Purposeful
Engagement
Family Feel
Personable
Games-based
Enthusiasm
High Morale
Persuasive
Activities
Excellence
Team Spirit
Applied Lifelong Learning (ALL) – Coach10
Formal
Face
To
Face
Informal
Non-Formal
Process by which the assimilation of
coaching knowledge, skill and
competence contributes to the
development of overall acumen on
the basis that the core conceptual
constructs – as espoused in the
Coach10 Model – have universal
application
Course/
Workshop
Community
of Practice
V
I
R
T
U
A
L
Mentoring
In 2013…
 “Commence with the end in mind.”
“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” Stephen Covey
 The constructs of Motivation & Vocational Attributes
will backbone a standards framework for validating
and accrediting Coaching Qualifications and will also
provide the title for the foremost Coaching
Qualification at grassroots level i.e. the MVA
Qualification.
In 2022…
 That all coaches will aspire to attain the MVA
Qualification i.e. the coaching qualification, which
validates that a coach can combine Motivation and
Vocational inputs to create a series of Attributes,
which inspire players to achieve their full individual
and collective potential and, by so doing, to
experience a sense of Total Playing Performance
(TPP).
Aligning
10
Coach
with the EQF
 In the process of developing Courses/Workshops,
Communities of Practice, Mentoring Programmes as
part of the Coach10 Model – in conjunction with pilot
partners;
 Currently exploring the best accreditation models for
the MVA Qualification but are planning to develop a
tiered qualification structure on the EQF.
Aligning
10
Coach with
the EQF
 The tiered qualification structure will provide
coaches with the opportunity to apply their formal
learning, and their informal and non-formal prior
experiential learning in order to achieve as many
modules as possible (through an RPL/APEL process)
with continuous topping-up opportunities.
Challenge & Opportunity
 It is not possible to develop a qualification based
upon knowledge, know-how, skill and competency
without a set of conceptual constructs that promote
Applied Lifelong Learning (ALL).
 Coach10 provides the conceptual constructs around
which a qualification aligned to the Irish NQF and
EQF can be developed.
Final Reflection
We ALL engage in ALL
for the benefit of ALL