Coaching Futures Apprentice Session

The Launch

Thursday 29th October 2015

@sportscotland

#CoachingFutures

10:00 – 10:30 Welcome to the programme

10:35 – 11:00 Game, Set and Match: My Coaching Futures Journey

(Joe Gill, Tennis Scotland)

11:05 – 11:30 One Hurdle at a Time: My Coaching Futures Journey

(Allan Scott, Scottish Athletics)

11:30 – 11:45 Tea / coffee break

11:45 – 12:30 Team building activity

12:30 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:15 The Coaching Journey - Aspirational Thinking

(Doug MacDonald, Scottish Triathlon)

* Line Manager Session

14:20 – 15:20 Louise Dobbie - research and reflection

15:20 – 15:30 Tea / coffee break

15:30 – 16:30 From Warrior Player to Warrior Coach

(Gregor Townsend, Glasgow Warriors)

16:30-16:35 Close

The Itinerary…

Introductions

Turn to the person next to you and introduce yourself.

Please find out:

1. Their name and sport

2. Most memorable moment as an athlete (and why?)

3. What they are most looking forward to about their new coaching

role? (and why?)

You’ll then be asked to introduce that person to the rest of the group.

Nadine Ewen

Beth Me

Meet the team

Background

Cross-sport

learning

Coaching Futures in a nutshell…

Practical

coaching

experience

Creating a

practise

environment

working with and

observing

master coaches

Personal

learning

journey

Increasing

connectivity and

understanding

Individualised

development plan

Learning from

and with others

360°

understanding

Mentor support

Increasing

responsibility

over time

Themed

workshops

Months 1-3 Finding your feet/ getting to know the SGB; Launch; setting goals and collaboratively writing work plan; draft personal development plan (PDP); shadowing / assisting other coaches/ master coach; checkpoint

Months 4-6 Meet your mentor; 360° profiling; updating PDP ; outlining coaching philosophy; learning about different coaching cultures; workshop 2; checkpoint

Months 7-9 Improving reflection skills; development opportunities; increased practical coaching time; increasing self- awareness; checkpoint

Mths 10-12 workshop 3; Preparation and goal setting for year two; reflecting on year one; checkpoint

Year One – Orientation

Months 1-3 “Having a go” / learning through doing”; workshop 4;

360° profiling; updating PDP; building confidence;

checkpoint;

Months 4-6 Increasing coaching responsibility; workshop 5;

checkpoint;

Months 7-9 leading projects; workshop 6; checkpoint;

Mths 10-12 Preparation and goal setting for year

three; reflecting on year two; checkpoint;

Year Two - Application

Year Three - Specialisation

Months 1-3 workshop 7; 360° profiling; focussed application of time/expertise; working more closely with specific groups; checkpoint;

Months 4-6 Starting to gear towards coaching roles after the programme; specific career-focussed mentor support; workshop 8; checkpoint;

Mths 7-12 Preparation for and transition into coaching role; checkpoint; reflection and feedback on coaching ` journey; final workshop 9 (final workshop and celebration); final checkpoint; graduation!

Finding your performance zone

Joe Gill

Former International

Tennis player

Coaching Futures Tennis

Coach 2013-15

@Joesgill

Allan Scott

Former GB Hurdler

Coaching Futures

Apprentice Hurdle coach

2013-15

1. Construct a paper aeroplane

2. Write your preferred learning style(s) on one of the

wings (and your name on the other)

3. Test it out and send it this way…

How do you learn best?

As a team of three, you have 10 minutes to invent a

innovative coaching tool that will revolutionise coaching.

You will then need to present your tool, ensuring that

everyone contributes to both the design and pitch.

The winning idea gets a prize.

Team task 1

You need to complete the jigsaw to form your team.

In your groups, please discuss the following:

1. What do you need from your line manager?

2. What do you need from sportscotland?

3. What do you need from the group?

Team task 2 - roles

If time allows…

What’s the best use of your time at the workshops?

Doug MacDonald

Triathlon Scotland Coaching

Development Officer

Sport Psychologist

@PosSportPsych

Louise Dobbie

sportscotland Research

Officer

Gregor Townsend

Former Scottish Rugby Player

Glasgow Warriors Head Coach

@gregortownsend

Close

1. What did you like most about today?

2. What didn’t you like so much?

3. Any questions still to be answered?