1. International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009

2. Dr Frank Dick OBE

3. Workshops - 1115 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

4. TEAM BUILD UNLEASH INSPIRE INVOLVE DEVELOP SELECT

5. 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

6. 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

7. J oin up the dots A lign vision and values M anage relationships

8. International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009

9. Wilson Kipketer

10. International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009

11. Seb Coe

12. International Festival of Athletics Coaching 2009

14. Kevin Tyler Strategic Head of Coaching and Development - UKA

15. Fiona Wernham Head of Coaching and Volunteering sportscotland

16. What are we doing? Dr Frank Dick OBE

17. Performances World Men Better13 Worse10 Same 1 Europe Better 9 Worse 11 Helsinki ’05 – Berlin ‘09

18. Performances World Women Better11 Worse12 Europe Better 9 Worse 14 Helsinki ’05 – Berlin ‘09

19. Positions Men Better6 Worse10 Same 8 Women Better 5 Worse 9 Same 9 Helsinki ’05 – Berlin ‘09

20. Medals 2005 Men 7 5 3 (15) Women11 3 5 (19) 2009 Men7 3 3 (13) Women7 4 5 (16) Helsinki 2005 – Berlin 2009

21. Coaching Questionnaire European M.F.s50 Responses21 Requests Academy19 Requests Coach Events 4

22. Coaching Questionnaire Three M.F.s who indicated coaching strength across all event groups failed to medal!

23. It is time to seriously consider how to leverage our collective European learning and advantage as professionals.

24. 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

25. Coaching Profession 5 power bases 1. System excellence 2. Practice excellence 3. Support excellence 4. Development excellence 5. Professional excellence

26. What an M.F. could do or is doing XWhat EA/EACA provides (some with IAAF) ¢Work in progress

27. System – National Coach education certification Coaching structure (careers) and tracking Athlete development pathway and tracking Values and vision

28. System – EA / EACA Festival workshops IAAF CECS IAAF code of coaching ethics ¢ System design consultation (with IAAF MSD)

29. Practice – National Club / school / community programs Athlete / coach live directory Coach performance reviews Sport / education/ wellbeing connect National / international athletes club

30. Practice - EA/EACA XSummits ¢Elite performance centres ¢ICCE coaching effectiveness XIAAF WCs…ATCs ¢Euro-class athletes club

31. Support – National Promote coach inclusion / support Continuous learning options Process support (synthesis)

32. Support – EA / EACA X Coaching model X Summits / Festival / IAAF WCs / ATCs ¢ Cohesion services

33. ACTION DECISION SYNTHESIS INFORMATION

34. Physiologist Doctor Psychologist Performance Analyst Physiotherapist ATHLETE & TEAM COACH MANAGER PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR ? Technologist Nutritionist Biomechanist Specialist Coaching Input

35. Development - National National class coaching club Performance data base Coach-led development and research projects

36. Development – EA / EACA ¢ Euro class coaches club ¢ Euro coaches nexus X IAAF Academy network

37. Professional - National Coaches Charter Coaches Association Professional licensing and registration Recognition and rewards

38. Professional – EA/EACA X EACA and Alliance X Master Coach and College ¢ Regulated profession

39. Dream together Learn together Work together Excel together

40. Coach Europe to become all that it can be

41. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT ?

42. IT’S UP TO YOU

43. Dr Frank Dick OBE

44. Sergey Bubka

45. Festival of Athletics coaching 2009 Sergey Bubka from own experience

46. 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

47. COACH / ATHLETE Changing relationships in different periods of the athletes career Difficulties in the relationship

48. FEDERATION and MANAGER Athlete and Federation The role of manager Relations “Federation – Athlete – Coach – Manager” Athletes calendar

49. EDUCATION Why it is necessary to seek continuous education throughout a sport career Integration into the greater community and pursuit of a new career

50. DOPING and HEALTH Why it is important to be educated in the issue of Doping Why it is necessary to look after general health

51. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!!

52. Dr Frank Dick OBE

53. Paralympic Programme Dr Wolfgang Potthast Richard Brickley Dr Penny Werthner Peter Eriksson