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IVEL BARBARIANS RFC - COACHING STRUCTURE
As Club Coaching Coordinator I have a role to ensure that the Coaching structure within the club is robust, progressive and a key factor in ensuring the sustainability of the club in providing talented local players of all ages, but ultimately to support the senior sides within the club.
I intend to conduct a review of the current coaching set up within the club with the aim to produce a workable plan for the future of coaching at Ivel Barbarians.
This review will effectively be an 'audit' of the established coaches within both the senior and junior clubs. It is stressed that this is not any sort of 'purge' of coaches within the club, merely an exercise to establish our current base level of knowledge and experience. Part of this audit will involve a questionnaire being given to every coach. Questions will include:
Their aims
Their needs
Their opinions about the club
Their role as coaches now and in the future
At the same time it is intended to perform a 'quality check' to ascertain what qualifications our coaches currently have with a view for each of them to develop their skills if so desired.
As CCC I would wish to channel efforts into four main areas:
Coach Induction (new coaches working with/under a 'buddy' coach or mentor)
Balancing Expertise throughout the club
Communication of best practice throughout the club
Keeping coaches skills up to date (regular attendance at coach development sessions)
Aim
My aim will be to produce a coaching structure which will sustain the club for many years to come. Current players will be encouraged to consider getting involved in coaching so that their experience is retained within the club even when they have retired from playing. Specific aims currently identified are:
Each squad to have a Lead Coach (at least Level 1 qualified), supported by two coaches who are either at Level 1 or have committed to undertake Level 1. These coaches then become 'accredited' by the club. In addition to accredited coaches we would aspire to also have a 'helper' category who assists the coaches under coach supervision. This is particularly relevant in youth rugby where parents can easily undertake this function.
All coaches to have access to coaching resources - articles, books, DVDs etc
Encourage attendance at coach development events.
The club to run at least one "in club" development event.
Ensure unqualified coaches are encouraged and given the support to enable them to undertake a START Rugby or TAG course within 12 weeks of being invited to join the coaching set up
And perhaps the most important aim,
To develop a common coaching culture and ethos throughout the club.
Ian Smith
Ivel Barbarians RFC
Coaching Coordinator
