COACH OF DEVELOPING COMPETITORS
THE ROLE OF THE COACH
Purpose
ENTERING THIS STAGE – Coach of 5 –
10 athletes at the regional, provincial
or national level.
MOVING THROUGH THIS STAGE
– Coaching excellence through
appropriate coaching career choice.
Focus
ENTERING THIS STAGE – Athletes
prepared to deliver planned
performance in target competitions;
focus on specialized strength by
ability level and gender; challenge the
conventional; and develop personal
style.
MOVING THROUGH THIS STAGE–
Consistently review and revise
necessary coaching knowledge
resources. Continue to expand
awareness and understanding of what
and how connections can
be made across sport, business, and professions to enhance the coach's work. Embrace, enrich and promote coaching concepts, philosophies and
culture. Recruit younger mentors and/or advisors into network for new thinking. Expand national and international network of expertise beyond
sport and across different sports to enrich coaching method, learning, communication and people skills; educator coach specializing in coach
development management.
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