L1 Intro & Roles Of A Coach Jan10

Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Basketball

CJ Lee MAEngland Basketball

Coach Tutor/Assessor

Introductions & house keeping

• Introductions

– Who am I?– Who are you?

• Housekeeping

– Emergency Procedures– Toilets– Refreshments & Breaks

• Ground Rules

– Mobile Phones– Mutual respect– Enthusiasm, Energy,

Emotion, Enjoyment!

Course Format & Outcomes

• Unit 1: Introduction to Safe & Ethical Coaching 8hrs

• Unit 2: Plan Coaching Activities 14hrs

• Unit 3: Delivering Coaching Activities 18hrs

• Unit 8: Coaching Basketball 4hrs

Learning Outcomes• demonstrate an ability to safely

organise and supervise basketball activities, including group coaching and using pre-planned basketball coaching session cards

• promote and establish working relationships and high standards of behaviour with players, coaches, parents and officials in the overall development of basketball

• demonstrate an ability to identify and adapt basketball activities and sessions for a variety of different age groups

• demonstrate an awareness of further personal development opportunities in basketball, including coaching, sports therapy, administration and officiating.

• demonstrate an understanding of:

– generic coaching skills

– basketball-specific coaching skills

– coach and performer/player development

– good practice in club management and coaching

– health and safety

– working with parents, attitudes and ethics

– basic rules/laws of basketball.

Day 1

Unit 1: Introduction to safe and ethical coaching

• What is the role of a coach?

• Policies

• Child protection

• Health and safety

• Pre session

• Set up

• Planning

• Warm up

• Objectives

• Cool down

Day 1Unit 2: Plan Coaching Sessions/ How 2 Coach

• Session planning

• Purpose of session

• Goals

• What skills are required by the coach?

• Building Relationships/Rapport

• Presentation

• Leadership

• Skill

• Organisation

• Getting attention

• Relaying instructions

• Session control

Day 1

Unit 3: Delivering Coaching Activities/How 2 coach

• Long Term Player Development (LTPD/LTAD)

• Teaching Beginners

• What should a coach take into consideration when coaching beginners?

Day 1

Unit 8: Coaching Basketball/What to coach/How 2 coach

• Basic skills

• Footwork

• Pass and receive

• Shooting

• Dribbling

• Individual attack

• Individual defence

• Ball familiarisation

Profile of the Level 1 Coach

• Parents of performers• Teachers• Player of ex-player• FE/Degree students• Sport Centre staff• Recreation staff• Youth Workers• Physical Training instructors

Profile of Players Coached

• Beginners• Players involved recreational

basketball activities i.e. multi-sports camp

• Players with an occasional relationship to the Coach

• Players in school curricula or extra-curricula group

• A class or group within a Youth Club, college or community with changing composition

Profile of L1 Coach cont…

• Profile of Participation– Recreational and

social basketball– Programme with

limited or no outside competition

• Employment for Level One Coach– Voluntary– Paid Part-time

Role of the Coach

Group Activity: 10 mins

• Identify what you consider to be the various roles & responsibilities of a coach will undertake.

• For instance, one such role may be as a ‘Teacher’.

• Equally a responsibility could be ‘to plan basketball activities’.

Roles of the Coach

• Instructor• Teacher/Educator• Trainer• Organiser• Role Model• Motivator• Innovator• Referee

• Leader• Role in Child

Protection• Safety Officer• Psychologist• Philosopher• Coach

Responsibilities

• To plan basketball coaching activities• To establish and maintain a safe coaching environment• To communicate effectively with all players• To enthuse, motivate and ensure players have fun• To coach basketball activities• To instruct, demonstrate and provide feedback to players• To be familiar with the techniques and skill of basketball

and know the rules of basketball• To evaluation coaching activities

The Coaching Continuum..

What the qualified coach will be able to do:

• Level 1: Assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions, normally under direct supervision.

• Level 2: Prepare for, deliver and review coaching session(s).

• Level 3: Plan, implement, analyse and revise annual coaching programmes

• Level 4: Design, implement and evaluate the process and outcome of long-term/specialist coaching programmes