I have posted previously on how enthused I was by joining the team of tutors for new National Programmes Activators, and how the National Programmes were really getting a lot of things right.
When I wrote the original articles, the National Programmes were indeed an inspiration for anyone interested in seeing coaching move beyond its basic coach-as-instructor model.
But a couple of small changes to Activator training might just have taken the heart out of the programme.
(more…)Delivering face-to-face training for All Stars & Dynamos Activators, yesterday, and came across my least favourite All Stars activity — diamond cricket.
IMO There really is so much to dislike about this game, and little to recommend it.
(more…)When I first I qualified as a coach, back in 2009, I was told “get your coaching badge, then go and do some coaching.”
It felt odd, having just completed a “taught” course, but it seemed almost a recognition of the failure of coach education to actually teach the new coach what they should do.
It’s as if the coaching qualification was just a license to practice, rather than a preparation for (coaching) life.
But what is wrong with coach education? How do coaches learn?
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