International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009
Dr Frank Dick OBE
Workshops Elite shot / Coaching Beginners – Meet in Lobby for Kelvin Hall 1050 Elite Sprints – Ground (Waverley) Elite Pole vault – 1 st Floor Elite Middle Distance – 13 th Floor Heptathlon – 12 th Floor Development Endurance – Ground (QE1) Development Jumps – Ground (QE2) Development Speed – Main Hall Development Throws – 1 st Floor
TEAM BUILD UNLEASH INSPIRE INVOLVE DEVELOP SELECT
Own take personal ownership of every opportunity to make the winning difference Decide take considered risks in decision making and judgement calls to be the winning difference Do just do it! Act effectively and excellently
Coaching Process Be the light…………… (direct) Fuel the light………….. (coach) Reflect the light ………(support) Stand out of the light…(counsel) Roots to grow Wings to fly
J oin up the dots A lign vision and values M anage relationships
International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009
Wilson Kipketer
International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009
Seb Coe
International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009
Kevin Tyler Strategic Head of Coaching and Development - UKA
Fiona Wernham Head of Coaching and Volunteering sportscotland
What are we doing? Dr Frank Dick OBE
Performances World Men Better13 Worse10 Same 1 Europe Better 9 Worse 11 Helsinki ’05 – Berlin ‘09
Performances World Women Better11 Worse12 Europe Better 9 Worse 14 Helsinki ’05 – Berlin ‘09
Positions Men Better6 Worse10 Same 8 Women Better 5 Worse 9 Same 9 Helsinki ’05 – Berlin ‘09
Medals 2005 Men (15) Women (19) 2009 Men7 3 3 (13) Women7 4 5 (16) Helsinki 2005 – Berlin 2009
Coaching Questionnaire European M.F.s50 Responses21 Requests Academy19 Requests Coach Events 4
Coaching Questionnaire Three M.F.s who indicated coaching strength across all event groups failed to medal!
It is time to seriously consider how to leverage our collective European learning and advantage as professionals.
Highest Influence on International Success 1. Financial support 2. Coaching 3. Training facilities 4. = Talent i/d 4. = Sport policies (elite) 4. = Sport culture (elite) 7. National/international competition 8. = Scientific support 8. = Sport participation 10. Athletic career support Veerle de Boscher
Coaching Profession 5 power bases 1. System excellence 2. Practice excellence 3. Support excellence 4. Development excellence 5. Professional excellence
What an M.F. could do or is doing XWhat EA/EACA provides (some with IAAF) ¢Work in progress
System – National Coach education certification Coaching structure (careers) and tracking Athlete development pathway and tracking Values and vision
System – EA / EACA Festival workshops IAAF CECS IAAF code of coaching ethics ¢ System design consultation (with IAAF MSD)
Practice – National Club / school / community programs Athlete / coach live directory Coach performance reviews Sport / education/ wellbeing connect National / international athletes club
Practice - EA/EACA XSummits ¢Elite performance centres ¢ICCE coaching effectiveness XIAAF WCs…ATCs ¢Euro-class athletes club
Support – National Promote coach inclusion / support Continuous learning options Process support (synthesis)
Support – EA / EACA X Coaching model X Summits / Festival / IAAF WCs / ATCs ¢ Cohesion services
ACTION DECISION SYNTHESIS INFORMATION
Physiologist Doctor Psychologist Performance Analyst Physiotherapist ATHLETE & TEAM COACH MANAGER PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR ? Technologist Nutritionist Biomechanist Specialist Coaching Input
Development - National National class coaching club Performance data base Coach-led development and research projects
Development – EA / EACA ¢ Euro class coaches club ¢ Euro coaches nexus X IAAF Academy network
Professional - National Coaches Charter Coaches Association Professional licensing and registration Recognition and rewards
Professional – EA/EACA X EACA and Alliance X Master Coach and College ¢ Regulated profession
Dream together Learn together Work together Excel together
Coach Europe to become all that it can be
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT ?
IT’S UP TO YOU
Dr Frank Dick OBE
Sergey Bubka
Festival of Athletics coaching 2009 Sergey Bubka from own experience
SPORT CAREER First steps in athletics Childhood and youth (making progress and dealing with difficulties) Learning the technical skills; theoretical and practical knowledge; psychological adaptation First experience at the World Championships and the first World record Personal perceptions at different periods of my career
COACH / ATHLETE Changing relationships in different periods of the athletes career Difficulties in the relationship
FEDERATION and MANAGER Athlete and Federation The role of manager Relations “Federation – Athlete – Coach – Manager” Athletes calendar
EDUCATION Why it is necessary to seek continuous education throughout a sport career Integration into the greater community and pursuit of a new career
DOPING and HEALTH Why it is important to be educated in the issue of Doping Why it is necessary to look after general health
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!!
Dr Frank Dick OBE
Paralympic Programme Dr Wolfgang Potthast Richard Brickley Dr Penny Werthner Peter Eriksson