1. Development Coaching Community

2. The Development Community Who are the participants being coached? Development coaches support a wider range of participants including: the children who continue in organised sport through the later years of primary school and intermediate school students taking part in secondary school sport Participants in club youth competitions Non-elite adult participants

3. The Development Community Who are the coaches? Again can come from anywhere but they need to understand and care about the development of Kiwi youth and adult non- elite participants in sport. Parents Primary, Intermediate and Secondary school teachers Club Coaches Regional Sports Development Officers Older secondary school students Tertiary students

4. The Development Community What are the ideal attributes for a Development Coach? Nurture a love of multiple sports Focus on skill development and decision making Understand the needs of participants – primarily intermediate and secondary school children and adult non-elite participants Reinforce ethical approaches to sport and recreation Provide for participants’ needs and aspirations Understand they create not only better athletes, but better people Have a sense of working in a wider coaching community with similar goals

5. The Development Community What are the challenges? Decline of secondary school teacher coaches Wide range of participant development stages Competing interests for participants Varying levels of ability in participants Increased cost of sport Increased competition for facilities Expectations of parents