A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches
Workshop Outcomes By the end of the workshop, delegates will be able to: identify important learning opportunities for coaches outline the potential roles of the mentor in the development of coaches explain how a mentor can help to maximise these learning opportunities manage the self-reflection, coach profiling and development planning processes identify the core skills of mentoring develop a personal mentor profile and development plan
Stages of ‘Coach’ Learning
Mentoring in Different Contexts
Mentoring Triangle
How People Learn: Information Processing
The Self-reflection Cycle
Mentor’s Role in Reflection
Core Mentoring Skills Active listening Active questioning Developmental feedback Observation
Structure of a Mentoring Situation Pre-session meeting Activity/meeting Post-session reflection
Important Aims Pre-session meeting A shared understanding Clarifying expectations Establishing priorities Agreeing goals Session (coaching session or other activity) Normality Interaction depends on: event; stage of learning of the coach; level of acquaintance Reflection Quality of communication Coach leads Beware of advising and fixing
Coach Profiling Outlines the coach’s self-image Helps to develop empathy between mentor and coach Helps the mentor to be relevant to the coach’s expressed needs Is the basis for a development plan for the coach
Influences on Coach Profiling
Profiling Instructions The coach outlines the qualities of a good coach in their opinion The meaning of each quality is clarified by the coach The coach selects the most important qualities These are plotted on the profile The coach rates him/herself in each quality on a scale of 1–10 The score is plotted on the profile
SMARTER Goals
Key Steps to Developing a Personal Development Plan
Mentoring Can: serve as a motivational experience for coaches improve your own coaching by analysis of another’s methods and ideas improve your coaching by enhancing coaching-related skills such as communication skills, analysis and observation give job satisfaction and a sense of great achievement build greater awareness of the needs of other coaches challenge preconceptions and beliefs assist coaches with self-reflection
Workshop Outcomes By the end of the workshop, delegates will be able to: identify important learning opportunities for coaches outline the potential roles of the mentor in the development of coaches explain how a mentor can help to maximise these learning opportunities manage the self-reflection, coach profiling and development planning processes identify the core skills of mentoring develop a personal mentor profile and development plan
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