Events

Upon completing the Teaching and Learning module you will be able to:

• assess your own beliefs regarding effective teaching;
• analyze certain coaching situations to determine if they promote learning;
• create conditions that promote learning and self-esteem

The Advanced Practice Planning module will give you the skills to:

• identify the factors that affect practice planning;
• ensure that practice plans are consistent with the microcycles and phases they’re part of;
• sequence exercises so that their order is consistent with the research on sequencing

The Coaching and Leading Effectively module gives you the skills needed to:

• promote a positive image of sport, and model it to athletes and those supporting their performance;
• deliver clear messages and explanations when communicating with athletes and their supporters;
• identify opportunities to interact with all athletes and use feedback to improve and correct performance and behaviour.

Manage a Sport Program will teach you to:

• understand the concept of mentoring;
• understand the process of cognitive coaching;
• acquire and perform the communication skills required to be an effective mentor; and
• utilize the 3 steps of the mentoring process.

The Developing Athletic Abiltiies module gives you the skills needed to:

• implement general and sport-specific training protocols and methods to appropriately develop or maintain sport-specific athletic abilities
• adapt selected training protocols and methods to athletes’ stage of development and training experience
• adapt selected training protocols and methods to the phase in the yearly program

Completing Psychology of Performance will allow you to:

• help athletes learn to manage distractions and use visualization techniques to prepare themselves technically and tactically for training and competition;
• learn how to work with athletes or teams to identify performance and process goals related to their ability to focus on performance;
• learn debriefing skills that can be used to help athletes assess their performance in both training and competition.

Manage a Sport Program will teach you to:

• manage administrative aspects of the program and oversee logistics;
• manage staff's roles and responsibilities;
• manage camp and tournament finances and travel;
• report on athlete progress throughout program.

After taking Leading Drug-free Sport you will be able to:

• fully understand and explain the consequences of using banned substances in sport;
• educate athletes about drug-testing protocols at major competitions;
• encourage athletes to safeguard their sport values and take greater responsibility for their personal actions;
• apply the NCCP Ethical Decision-Making Model to your coaching as it relates to keeping your sport and athletes drug-free.