coaching junior golf the right coach at the right place at the right time
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COACHING JUNIOR GOLF
The Right Coach at the Right Place at the Right Time
TRADITION• PGA TRAIN AND EDUCATE GOLF
PROFESSIONALS IN A RANGE OF SKILLS
• SUCCESSFUL?
• LIMITED COACH DEVELOPMENT
• HIGH TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
• LIMITED ON COACHING PROCESS
• PRACTICE ON JUNIORS THEN MOVE ON
• NEW APPROACH NEEDED
IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS DOES GOLF WANT
• MORE YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING AND STAYING IN THE SPORT?
• MORE ADULTS RETURNING TO AND FINDING THE SPORT?
• MORE TALENTED PLAYERS REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL?
• MORE ELITE PLAYERS?
• TO BE THE BEST?
QUESTIONS GOLF MAY NEED TO/MAY HAVE ASKED?
• WHAT EXPANSION DEMANDS WILL GOLF FACE? • HOW MANY COACHES ARE NEEDED?• WHAT TYPE OF COACHES ARE REQUIRED?• WHERE & WHEN ARE THEY REQUIRED?• IN WHAT STRUCTURES WILL THEY BE
WORKING?• HOW DO CURRENT COACHES MATCH
EMERGING NEEDS?• WHAT TURNOVER OF COACHES ARE LIKELY TO
HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE? -
Percentage growth of registered golfers
Percentage growth of registered golfers 1994 - 2004
388%
345%
256%
214%
156%
137%
107%
93%
92%
80%
76%
73%
59%
57%
27%
0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250% 300% 350% 400% 450%
Norway
Portugal
Austria
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Spain
Italy
Ireland
Belgium
France
Sweden
Great Britain
Junior GolfersJunior golfers
0
20
40
60
80
100
%
Juniors Adults
17%17% 14%14% 11%11% 10%10% 7%7% 4%4%
Setting the Scene
• Raising the profile of
coaching
• Origins of the UKCC¹
• Principles of the UKCC¹
• Golf Coach Education
Pathway
• The qualifications
¹ UK Coaching Certificate
UKCC Level Descriptors
LEVEL WHAT THE QUALIFIED COACH WILL BE ABLE TO DO
1Assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions, normally under direct supervision
2 Prepare for, deliver and review coaching session(s)
3 Plan, implement, analyse and revise annual coaching programmes
4Design, implement and evaluate the process and outcome of long-term/specialist coaching programmes
5Generate, direct and manage the implementation of cutting edge coaching solutions and programmes
Qualification Content
• ‘How to Coach’ skills
• Coaching process
• Safety
• Coaching styles
• Learning styles etc.
• ‘What to Coach’ skills
• Putt, chip, pitch, full swing, bunker
play
• Understanding ball flight
• Course strategy
• Rules and etiquette
The Coaching Pathway
ACTIVE STARTACTIVE START
FUNDAMENTALS FUNDAMENTALS
Performance-OrientedPerformance-OrientedParticipation-OrientedParticipation-Oriented
Sustaining Sustaining ParticipationParticipation
Developing Developing ParticipationParticipation
TalentTalent
DevelopmentDevelopment
PodiumPodiumLEARNING & LEARNING & RE-LEARNING RE-LEARNING TO PARTICIPATETO PARTICIPATE
LEARNING TO PLAY AND PRACTICELEARNING TO PLAY AND PRACTICE EARLYEARLY
SPEC.SPEC.
SPORTSSPORTS
Draft Long Term Participant Development PathwayDraft Long Term Participant Development Pathway
Sustaining Sustaining PerformancePerformance
Developing Developing PerformancePerformance Talent DevelopmentTalent Development
Community Community Sports Coaches Sports Coaches Young peopleYoung people
Community Community Sports Coaches Sports Coaches
AdultAdult
Coaches of primary age childrenCoaches of primary age children
Club Sports Club Sports Coaches Coaches
AdultAdult
Club Sports Club Sports Coaches Coaches
Young peopleYoung peopleTalent Talent
Development Development Coaches Coaches
(ESS)(ESS)
Talent Talent Development Development
Coaches Coaches (LSS)(LSS)
High High Performance Performance
CoachesCoaches
Master Adult Master Adult CoachesCoaches
ACTIVE STARTACTIVE START
FUNDAMENTALS FUNDAMENTALS
Performance-OrientedPerformance-OrientedParticipation-OrientedParticipation-Oriented
Sustaining Sustaining ParticipationParticipation
Developing Developing ParticipationParticipation
LEARNING & LEARNING & RE-LEARNING RE-LEARNING TO PARTICIPATETO PARTICIPATE
LEARNING TO PLAY AND PRACTICELEARNING TO PLAY AND PRACTICE
Draft Long Term Participant Development PathwayDraft Long Term Participant Development Pathway
Sustaining Sustaining PerformancePerformance
Developing Developing PerformancePerformance
EARLY
SPEC.
SPORTS
Development
Talent Development
Talent
Podium
Participant Development Model
ACTIVE START
Participant Development Model -Coaching Categories
Master Plan, implement, analyse and revise multi-annual coaching programmes. Demonstrate advanced coaching competence, innovation and leadership
Senior Plan, implement and review annual coaching sessions. Demonstrate advanced coaching competence
Coach Prepare for, deliver and review coaching sessions. Demonstrate basic coaching competence
Assistant Assist more qualified coaches delivering aspects of coaching sessions, normally under supervision. Deliver coaching sessions under direction/support. Acquire and practice basic coaching competencies
Stages of development for these coaches…
Golf Club Coaching Structure
PGA LEVEL 3 or 4
COACH
PGA LEVEL 2COACH
PGA LEVEL 2COACH
PGA LEVEL 1 COACH
PGA LEVEL 1 COACH
PGA LEVEL 1 COACH
PGA LEVEL 1 COACH
CLUB PROFESSIONAL
COACH – AM /PRO
PARENTS / MEMBERS
National coaching structure of the future?
PGA LEVEL 4 COACH
PGA LEVEL 4COACH
PGA LEVEL 4COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
PGA LEVEL 3 COACH
NATIONAL
REGIONAL
COUNTY
CLUB
Long Term Coach Development Model
Children’s Senior Coach
Children's Senior Coach
• Coaching environment Role Descriptor
• Job Description• Person Specification• Qualification• CPD requirements• Employment Model• Licence• Performance
Measures• Funding Avenues
Guidance Integrated implemented
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COACHING STYLES• AUTOCRATIC TO DEMOCRATIC
STYLES
• OFTEN EMPHASIS ON ‘TELL’
• COMPLEXITY OF COACHING
• COACH THE PLAYER NOT THE SWING
• HOLISTIC COACHING
• BACKWARD CHAINING
• PRACTICE v RECIPROCAL
THE RIGHT COACH • HAS THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE.
• UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS OF THE PLAYER.
• COACHES THE PLAYER NOT THE GOLF SWING
• WILL HELP THE PLAYER UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN GOLF GAME AND THE ROLE GOLF PLAYS IN THEIR LIFE