Support for existing teachers and coaches
Teachers and coaches face daily challenges and with the fast pace of the swimming industry today, it is important that they get all the support they need to be the best they can be. The ASA have a dedicated team of people whose main purpose is to provide this support, not only to help them qualify, but also to develop, flourish and achieve their personal goals.
It's about coach development, not coaching certificates.
This is the message that the Workforce department at the ASA are spreading with the implementation of a programme of support for teachers and coaches. With the Development Framework for Teaching and Coaching as its backbone, the programme represents a significant shift in the way coaches are recruited and developed.
"Developing a high performing coach takes more than just education. It involves a wide range of activities that help the coach 'develop' and achieve their potential. The approach of the ASA is now focusing on giving coaches ownership of their decisions and the ability to choose what they are going to do. This will then create greater self-belief, allowing the coach to better understand and manage themselves, which in turn will positively impact upon the participants they work with.
The ASA coach development plan will focus on changing their behaviour, as opposed to simply increasing their knowledge. The ASA's approach to coach development will facilitate a participant-centred approach to coaching, which will continue to make this system truly world class."
(Bill Furniss, Nova Centurion head coach and coach to double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington)
The Workforce department work is to co-ordinate the planning, delivery and quality assurance of the framework and also to have a national lead in specific areas. The framework effectively provides their work plan and operational objectives from 2009-2013.
What is your next step?
View the Next Step Matrix to find out where your career could be leading
Is there any Apprenticeships for Young Coaches you may be interested in?
Find out the objectives of the Development Framework for Teaching and Coaching
Download the research underpinning the Framework
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