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COMPETITION DEVELOPMENT COACH [PRE-TASK PACKAGE]

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© Canadian Curling Association and Coaching Association of Canada | Revision Date: 01.30.14

Sport: Curling Context: Competition-Development

Pre-Task Package

Photo Credit: Micahel Burns - CCA

Photo Credit: Andrew Klaver -CCA

Photo Credit: Micahel Burns - CCA

COMPETITION DEVELOPMENT COACH [COACH WORKBOOK]




Outcomes of the Workshop

At the Completion of this workshop coaches should be able to:

Develop the skills of athletes so they may be prepared to compete at a provincial and some national competitions

Analyze and refine an athlete’s curling and strategic skills

Create an annual plan for a team

Manage a curling program for a team

Plan advanced practices to help their team compete at the highest levels

Learn how to prevent injuries and promote recovery when injuries do occur

Develop the Athletic Abilities of your athletes



Acknowledgements The Canadian Curling Association expresses its thanks to the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and its partners for the use of some of the material which appears in this program. Acknowledgements of the CAC contributors appear at the beginning of each module. We wish to acknowledge the contributions of the following people in development of this material.

Canadian Curling Association’s Contributors Scott Arnold Bob Comartin Elaine Dagg-Jackson Jennifer Ferris Sonja Gaudet Dick Henderson Wayne Kiel Rob Krepps Connie Laliberte Wendy Morgan Melissa Soligo Gerry Peckham Helen Radford Joe Rea Andrea Ronnebeck Karen Watson Paul Webster Coaching Association of Canada Sport Consultants Anna Mees Isabelle Cayer Production: Jennifer Ferris

The Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Personal Information

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) in cooperation with its National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) partners collect, use and disclose only such information from individuals as is required for the purpose of providing services or information to them, managing NCCP coach education records, conducting research and such other purposes as described in CAC’s Privacy Policy. CAC does not sell, trade, barter, or exchange for consideration any Personal Information obtained. CAC’s collection, use and disclosure of personal information shall be done in accordance with its Privacy Policy, a copy of which is available at www.coach.ca.



Dear Coach, Welcome to the Competition-Development Training Program for the sport of Curling! Congratulations on taking the next big step to furthering your coach education. The skills learned and knowledge gained from your upcoming training is sure to assist you with helping your athletes reach the next level. We ask for your dedication to this learning process, you will get out if it, what you put into it. Active participation will enhance your learning experience. Please be prepared for sessions, respectful of fellow coaches and facilitators, and open to feedback and new ideas. As always, the Canadian Curling Association wants to ensure that you have a positive learning experience; if you have suggestions for how we can improve this process we’d love to hear it. Enjoy the experience! Good Coaching and Good Curling! NCCP Transition Committee Canadian Curling Association



Workshop Pre-Tasks Welcome to Competition Development Curling Training. In preparation for our in-person workshop, we ask that you complete the following three pre-tasks. Where you see a logo like the one on the right will direct you to a specific page within our Reference Material. Task #1

Module 1: Understanding the NCCP (60 minutes)

Pre-Task Coach Workbook Assignment

1. Take a moment to reflect on why you’ve registered for this coach training experience. What makes you want to coach? What makes you want to coach the team you currently coach?

Module 1: Understanding the NCCP

1) Open the Understanding the NCCP powerpoint. This presentation is to ensure that you have a strong understanding of the “new” NCCP and where you fit within the program, you will also receive information about curling’s plans for your Competition Development training.

2) Read the Understanding the NCCP Reference Material (Module 1) for further detail.

3) Answer the Pre-Task Coach workbook questions below prior to our in-person workshop.

M1 - p.7



2. What skills do you think a coach at the Competition Development level needs to have?

3. Take a look at your list in question #2, record what skills you think you may to improve on, and rank them in order of priority.

4. Take a look at the Outcomes and Criteria for the Competition Development Curling Coach. Compare your list in question #2, to these outcome and criteria, is there anything in your list that is not listed on the Outcomes and Criteria?

M1 - p.7

M1 - p.15



Task #2

Long Term Athlete Development Review (90 minutes)

Pre-Task Coach Workbook Assignment .

1. Fact or Fiction?

Read each statement in the table below, and indicate in Column A whether the statement is True or False. After completing Column A, check your answers using Curling For Life - Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model. Indicate the correct answer in Column B.

Statement

A

True or False

B

Correct Answer

It takes 10 years or 10,000 hours of training to produce an elite athlete

Developmental age refers to the degree of physical, mental, cognitive, and emotional maturity

Chronological age refers to the age where athletes begin planned, regular, and serious involvement in training

Optimal window of trainability occurs when the athlete is capable of faster adaptation to training stimuli

Peak Height Velocity (PHV) is a predictor of the trainability of

All Coach education programs within Canada are now based on the models

developed by each sport called the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Model.

The purpose of this pre-task is for you to understand Curling’s LTAD. It will be

referenced throughout the entire Competition Development training program.

1. Open the LTAD powerpoint presentation. Review it.

2. Go to http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-

content/uploads/2010/01/LTAD_English_Sep2009.pdf?61f4ea to download

Curling’s LTAD “Curling for Life.” Please review it in its entirety and bring a

copy to the in-person workshop.

3. Answer the Pre-Task Coach Workbook Questions prior to our in-person

training workshop.



Statement

A

True or False

B

Correct Answer

physical abilities during growth and maturation

Peak Height Velocity (PHV) is a measure of an athlete’s growth

Competition structures based on yearly age cutoffs favour the selection of older athletes

The Learn to Train stage is the major skill learning stage, all basic sport skills should be learned before entering Train to Train stage.

Males and females have different developmental priorities during growth and maturation

Selection through competition is a good way to identify talent

Put a star beside any items in that you have questions about.



2. Identifying your Athletes Use the Athlete List Worksheet to help identify the stage where your athletes fit into the LTAD model. Use the Outline of the LTAD in Curling for Life. What Stage does the athletes on your team fit in? Are they all in the same development stage?

Name* Discipline/ Position

Birthdate Age LTAD

Stage**

Training

Age*** Notes

Eg. Brittany Women’s/ second 12/6/1986 24 Training to Win

14 Competed at Junior Nationals 3 times; Competed at Women’s Provincials 2 times

* Do not include the athlete’s last name if this form will be shared in the workshop; this is to meet privacy requirements. ** Estimate of the LTAD stage each athlete is at.

*** Training age is defined as the age of responsiveness of developing individuals to the training stimulus at different stages of growth and maturation.



Task #3

Coaching the Wheelchair Athlete (90 minutes)

Upon Completion of this pre-task, the coach will be able to:

1. Understand the key principles of working with athletes with a disability 2. Understand the Wheelchair Curling LTAD model and the application of all the

stages from Learn to Play to Train to Win. 3. Explain the key performance factors for the wheelchair curling delivery and

timing skills. 4. Describe the key differences in competition planning for athletes with a

disability.

Pre-Task Coach Workbook Assignment 1. Understand the key principles of working with athletes with a disability

Key Learning Points:

The most important consideration is to treat athletes with respect and not to approach the coach role in a paternalistic fashion

Working with athletes with a disability is more similar than different than working with able bodied athletes; as with all athletes the coach’s ability to create ideal conditions for the athlete to achieve their peak performance state involves getting to know the unique needs of the athlete

Each athlete will have a different type and degree of limitation, this must be assessed in order to determine potential adaptations for the delivery including equipment needs and to identify potential physical barriers to participation in the sport

Athletes are responsible for their own personal care during practices and events; ask if they need any support from the coach or others rather than

While not all Competition Development coaches will have plans to work with wheelchair athletes, you never know when the opportunity to do so may arise. We felt it important that you have a basic knowledge of this quickly growing demographic within our sport. Our intention is to spend only a short period of time on this topic during the in-person training that is why we’re asking you to come to the workshop prepared with any questions you may have about coaching wheelchair athletes. Please complete the following pre-tasks to better prepare you for our in-person training session.



assuming help is needed; generally extra time is required for personal care – this will need to be considered when making travel arrangements or a competition plan; some athletes require the attention of care attendants periodically; work with the athletes to plan ‘contingency plans’ in case of difficulties with body functions

There are 2 levels of ‘accessibility’ a facility may have – ‘functional’ accessibility or ‘full’ accessibility. It is a good idea to check in advance the degree to which a facility, whether a hotel or curling centre, is accessible. Functional accessibility is the minimal requirement for wheelchairs to access the main facilities. In a curling centre this includes access to the building and ice surface. Full accessibility means the wheelchair athlete can access washrooms, eating areas and all floors of the curling centre. While a wheelchair curling athlete can use a curling centre with functional accessibility it is not very satisfying as they cannot join in all the curling socialization.

Travelling with a wheelchair athlete or team requires extra information be collected for booking travel e.g. size and weight of chair, ability to self transfer, need for accessible hotel room and/or bathroom, rental of personal care aides such as a transfer bench, rental of vehicles that have room for wheelchairs and/or adapted controls

Airlines sometimes have restrictions on the number of wheelchair passengers per flight or the weight of the chairs; flying together as a team may not always be possible

Wheelchair athletes have more trouble with keeping warm, partly because they do not sweep and walk around to stay warm, and partly because sitting in one position in their chair for extended periods of time limits blood circulation; some athletes are unable to tell if their limbs are getting cold until after they come off the ice; there is potential for medical problems from poor circulation and extensive exposure to cold; athletes need to find ways to keep their bodies and limbs warm e.g. multi-layers of microfibers and/or wool, use of heating pads/warmers, down vests/jackets, long underwear, warm boots

Safety is an important issue; people using wheelchairs can usually transfer themselves from wheelchair to chair, bed or car seat however it is more difficult to get from the floor back into the chair; athletes on ice are at risk of being knocked out of their chair if a rock hits the wheels of the chair; they will need assistance to get back into the chair;

Activity:

Review Competition Development – Module 9 – Coaching the Wheelchair Athlete included in your Dropbox link.



2. Understand the Wheelchair Curling LTAD model and the

application of all the stages from Learn to Play to Train to Win.

Activity:

Review the Wheelchair curling LTAD model, found on page 43-47 of

Module 9.

Key Learning Points:

The learn to play and learn to train stages of the LTAD model are the same for the recreational curler and the competitive athlete; these includes activities such as learn to wheelchair curling clinics, intermediate wheelchair curling clinics, recreational league play with either wheelchair curling leagues or standard club leagues

Coach involvement at this stage includes leading learn to wheelchair curl clinics, leading intermediate wheelchair curling clinics, assisting curling centres to create welcoming environments for recreational wheelchair curlers

The train to train stage is when wheelchair curlers start to become interested in competitions; this typically starts with entering fun bonspiels; from there becoming a member of a team and working with a team to reach season goals is the next step; activities at the train to train stage might include team practices, strategy sessions, working with a team coach

Coach involvement at this stage includes organizing wheelchair curling bonspiels, assisting interested athletes to find a team to play with, leading team practices, coaching a team

The first step of the train to compete stage is to compete at the provincial level; the second step is to represent the province to compete at the national level; activities at this stage might include competitive camps, team practices with a coach, video analysis of delivery, strategy planning, competition planning and attending presentations by IST members such as nutritionists, mental trainers, physical strength trainer

Coach involvement at this stage includes planning and organizing competition camps, coaching a team at provincials or nationals, provide beginning strategy instruction, linking with IST professionals to provide presentations, coordinating travel arrangements and developing competition plans for events

The train to win stage is the national team program level of competition and involves working with national team coaches; activities in the first step of this stage might include national development camps, national training camps, work with IST members in a group setting; through a process of selection the athletes chosen to join the national team move into the second phase of the train to win level; activities at this level include individual IST support, international wheelchair curling competitions, strategy training sessions, training camps;

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classification assessment to determine whether WCF criteria for level of disability are met by individual athletes is required at this stage

Coach involvement at this stage includes planning and organizing development, training and selection camps, coordinating access to IST professionals, outlining a selection process for the national team, providing advanced strategy instruction, coordinating national and international travel arrangements and developing competition plans for international events

3. Explain the key performance factors for the wheelchair curling

delivery and timing skills.

Activity:

- Read performance factor checklist

- Watch the video demonstrating a wheelchair delivery found in the

dropbox link. M9 - p.53



4. Describe the key differences in competition planning for athletes with a disability.

Check out page 31 of Module 9 to see if you thought of all the key

differences.

M9 - p.31



Activity

- Review the sample competition plan for a wheelchair curling event below

Schedule for Team

Thursday

Lunch (prior to arriving at Curling Centre)

12:45pm Team meeting

1pm Coach/skip meeting

1:15 Warm up and Personal time

1:45 Team time

1:55 On ice meeting

2pm Game

~5pm Debrief (10 minutes after end of game)

Return to hotel

Dinner

* Bring own food/snacks Friday

7am Breakfast

7:30am Load and Leave for Curling Centre

8am Team meeting at Curling Centre

8:15am Warm up and Personal time

8:45am Team time

8:55am On ice meeting

9am Game

~12pm Debrief and lunch

1-3pm Personal time – nap, leave venue

3pm Team meeting

3:15pm Warm up and Personal time

3:45pm Team time

3:55pm On ice meeting

4pm Game


Buffet Dinner at Curling Centre

Return to hotel

Saturday,

7am Breakfast




8:45am Team time


9am Game

12 pm Debrief and lunch

12:45 – 2 pm Personal time – nap, leave venue

2 pm Team meeting



2:15pm Warm up and Personal time

2:45pm Team time

2:55pm On ice meeting

3 pm Game


- Sunday

7am Breakfast




8:45am Team time


9am Game



Task #4

Developing Athletic Abilities

Pre-workshop Online Session Information Sheet

Your training in the Developing Athletic Abilities module involves two training components:

1. A pre-workshop online session, 2. An in-class workshop – delivered during curling training workshop.

Before you participate in the in-class workshop, you must complete the tasks in the pre-workshop online session and bring the completed tasks to the workshop.

Enrolling in the Pre-workshop Online Session

Before you begin your Developing Athletic Abilities Pre-workshop online session,

attend to the following items:

You need to have a CC# with the NCCP Database with a current e-mail address.

If you do not have a CC#, please contact the NCCP Database via e-mail at [email protected] and ask for a CC#. You need to provide your full name, full address - street plus, apartment if applicable - city/town, postal code, and date of birth. You will be sent a CC#. You will also need to ask for an account to be set up for you specifically for the Developing Athletic Abilities Pre-workshop Online Session.

If you have your CC#, please contact the NCCP Database via e-mail at [email protected] and request an account be set up for you specifically for the Developing Athletic Abilities Pre-workshop Online Session. Include your CC# in the e-mail. You will receive an e-mail with the logon information and the link taking you directly to the Moodle online site.

If you have your CC# and an account set up for the Developing Athletic Abilities Pre-workshop Online Session, use the English or French URL below to access the DAA online session:

English http://elearning.coach.ca/course/view.php?id=61

French http://elearning.coach.ca/course/view.php?id=65

Follow the following steps to complete your enrolment:

1. Enter your username 2. Enter your password 3. Follow the instructions and complete the tasks



4. Upon completing the tasks online, print the completed materials 5. As an alternative, print off the blank forms and complete them by hand 6. Bring your completed materials to the in-class workshop 7. Click on the “Finished!” button and enter the required information.

The online session will give you the background and information you need for the in-class Developing Athletic Abilities workshop. In the online session, you will:

Learn key terminology about athletic abilities that you will need and use in the workshop,

Reflect on your current training practices, Prepare materials that you will build on in the workshop.

This concludes your pre-task assignments, please bring this package with you to our in-person training as we will be discussing some of the content.

Thank you and see you soon!

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