Performance Coaching Community

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• Performance Coaching Community

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The Performance Community

• Who are the athletes being coached?
• A narrower range of athletes who have shown extra
  ability and have moved to district or regional
  representation at either a youth or adult level.
• Regional representatives taking part in national
  competition
• National age group representatives taking part in
  international competition

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The Performance Community

• Who are the coaches?
• Have considerable experience and a high degree of
  knowledge within their sport
• Are often in part time professional roles where
  they are contracted by Regional or National
  Sports Organisations
• Experienced development coaches who have shown
  ability in coaching more talented athletes
• Former elite players who have shown a desire to
  become involved in coaching
• Former high performance coaches who no longer
  have the time to be involved at a High
  Performance level
• Professionals who coach for a living

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The Performance Community

• What are the ideal attributes for a Performance
  Coach?
• Nurture a love of competing and being the best
  you can be
• Focus on skill development and decision making in
  a competitive environment
• Understand the needs of athletes in the Perform
  phase primarily youth and senior athletes
  competing at representative level
• Help athletes develop a wider sense of sporting
  ethics
• Provide appropriate sequenced development
  opportunities and guidance
• Understand they create not only better athletes,
  but better people and role models for younger
  participants
• Have a sense of working in a wider coaching
  community with similar goals

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The Performance Community

• What are the challenges?
• Professional expectations in a part time or
  volunteer role
• Lack of experience of High Performance
  environment
• Limited resources compared to High Performance
• Need to balance long term athlete development
  with desire for immediate results
• Often short period of time with athletes
  (tournament coaches)
• Expectations of athletes