Developing Talent In Amateur Coaches
Developing Talent In Amateur Coaches
As an amateur coach, such as a parent-coach, you may never have played the game before, but this shouldn't stop you from being the best coach you can be. Time is a big limiting factor for parents to become better coaches so we're here to say there is no harm in learning as you go!
Here are some fundamental skills and knowledge coaches must have:
Specific skills requires positional knowledge.
Knowledge of fundamental movement skills.
Sport specific fitness knowledge.
Understanding about tactical applications of technical ability.
Knowledge in how to create games that develop rugby specific skills whilst engaging the learner (player) in active learning.
There are very few qualifications open to all coaches. This results in a vast gap between where coaches get their technical knowledge from. RugbyCoachingDrills.com fills that gap with a vast range of Age Specific Technical Practices for the starter coach.
Key Areas for developing the coach are:
- Developing those key fundamental movement skills
- Starting with the Core Skills: Run - Catch - Pass
- Getting the process skills started (discussed in this article)
Some more technical needs as they get older...
- Transitioning into contact
- Learning the tackle
- Learning the scrum
- The lineout
- Tactics and developing the game