Coaches

COACHING TIPS

"It takes 20 years to become an overnight success. Successful coaches have by a combination of experience, skill, education and practice, developed ways and means of getting the best out of themselves and their atthletes"

1. Plan
2. Develop communication skills and never stop trying to improve on them
3. Be open-minded. Never say, never
4. Learn from your mistakes
5. Believe in your athletes - they believe in you
6. Develop a network and support structure
7. Have fun. Life is short
8. Give an ounce of information and a ton of practice
9. Be flexible in your methods and approach
10. Try not to over-coach. You don't need to talk all the time

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 (pdf 40kb)

Netball Smart

www.netballsmart.co.nz

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

Goalposts dimensions

A Goalpost which shall be vertical and 3.05 m (10 feet) high shall be placed at the mid-point of each Goal Line. A metal ring with an internal diameter of 380 mm (15 inches) shall project horizontally 150 mm (6 inches) from the top of the post, the attachment to allow 150 mm (6 inches) between the post and the near side of the ring. The ring shall be of steel rod 15 mm (5/8 inches) in diameter, fitted with a net, which shall be preferably white, clearly visible and open at both ends.

Both ring and net are part of the Goalpost. Padding used on the Goalpost shall be preferably white and not be more than 50 mm (2 inches) thick and shall start at the base of the Goalpost and extend the full length of the post. 1.2.2 The Goalpost which shall be 65 mm – 100 mm (2.5 inches - 4 inches) in diameter should preferably be inserted into the ground or sleeved beneath the floor. The Goalpost shall be placed so that the back of the Goalpost is at the outside of the Goal Line. Court surround 3 . 05 m  Goal line 15. 25m ( 50ft ) 4. 9m (1 6 f t )

Managers

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