Sports Quotes: FOR COACHES

When the athlete is ready the coach appears

Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.

What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.

My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team.

Either love your players or get out of coaching.

Canterbury Netball Newsletter 6

Sport Canterbury Newsletter August 08

July 08 NNZ Coach Force Newsletter

Team Selection
Need help with selecting teams at the beginning of the year?
Check out this Selection Process presentation (MS PowerPoint, 558kb)

Periodisation plan for the Netball training year (2008, pdf 40kb)

Netball Smart

www.netballsmart.co.nz

NetballSmart RDF 07 Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 800kb)

Coaching Templates

Injury report

Session plan template

Risk Management Planner

Participant details

Participant Attendance Sheet

Medical history

Coaching_Skills_Checklist

Balance and Stability

Check out this presentation on the importance of Balance and Stability in Sport (pdf, 33kb)

Websites of interest

http://www.sparc.org.nz/sport/coaching/new-zealand-coach

http://www.topendsports.com/coaching

http://www.powerade.co.nz/default,532,coaches_zone.sm

Team Building Activities

Below is a list of team building activity websites to visit and get some fantastic ideas to use on your team

www.wilderdom.com/games/Icebreakers.html

www.teampedia.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Icebreakers/Warmups

http://www.residentassistant.com/games/index.htm

http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~bdg/ice_breakers.html

http://www.funattic.com/game_icebreaker.htm

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/6694/cooperat.html

Goal Posts

A goalpost which shall be vertical and 3.05 meters (10 feet) high shall be placed at the mid-point of each goal line. A metal ring with an internal diameter of 380mm (15 inches) shall project horizontally 150 mm (6 inches) from the top of the post, the attachment to allow 150mm (6 inches) between the post and the near side of the ring. The ring shall be of steel rod 15mm (0.59 inches) in diameter, fitted with a net clearly visible and open at both ends. Both ring and net are part of the goalpost. Padding used on the goalpost shall not be more that 50mm (2 inches thin and shall start at the base of the goalpost and extend the full length of the post.

The goal post which shall be 65mm - 100mm (2.5 inches - 4 inches) in diameter or 65mm - 100mm (2.5 inches - 4 inches) square may be inserted in a socket in the ground or may be supported by a metal base which shall not project on the court. The Goalpost shall be placed so that the back of the goalpost is at the outside of the goal line. For international matches the Goalpost will preferably be inserted into the ground or sleeved beneath the floor.

Netball New Zealand Theoretical Examinations 2008 (pdf, 31kb)

Amy and Kellie offer programmes for Coaches, Umpires, Players and Administrators at Primary, intermediate, secondary and Club level.

Sessions can include:

• Future Ferns
• Starting Out in Coaching Course
• Skill Progression
• Skills & Drills
• Circle work - attack
• Circle work - defence
• Speed & Agility for Netball
• Primary and Secondary School Coaching advice
• Rules
• Selection Policies - establishing
• Netball SMART safety session

Netball session request forms (pdf 86kb)

The ABC for Managers

A for Adaptability
B for Being a good listener
C for Communicator
D for Diplomacy
E for Encouraging and commending effort
F for Flexibility
G for Greeting people
H for Having patience
I for Initiative
J for Juggler of time
K for Knowing people around you and their problems
L for Loyalty to group
M for Mainstay of team
N for “No fuss” approach
O for Organisation
P for Pride in what team is doing
Q for Quietening the fears
R for Responsibility
S for Sense of humour
T for Tolerance
U for Understanding
V for Valuing each person in the team
W for being Warm-hearted and Worldly-Wise
X for X-Ray vision - seeing the hidden things
Y for Young at heart and spirit
Z for Zooming in on hiccups in the system

Coachforce Coordinator Upper South Island region - Dianne McTigue

Dianne has been appointed via NNZ to work with COACHES to encourage retention and to assist with upskilling of coaches and to:

• Encourage accreditation at all coaching levels
• Arrange, present and coordinate NNZ 2 coaching accreditation courses
• Provide updated coaching resources
• Create produce and promote coaching resources to assist with upskilling and learning
• Assist with mentoring coaches

Amy McKay, Netball Development Coordinator for Christchurch Netball Centre is available for assistance to clubs/schools/individuals with:

Umpiring - practical and theoretical
Visiting Schools for training sessions and planning assistance
Team and individual player training programmes
Coaching enquiries and assistance

Amy is being assisted by Kellie Lightfoot.

Do not hesitate to contact Amy or Kellie.