Coach Forum – Minutes of Meeting Saturday 15th March 2014
Coach Forum
Minutes of Meeting Saturday 15th March 2014
Police Club
1. Attending: Les Grant (Chair), Kev Lincoln, Terry Winmill, Dan Winmill, John Blackshaw, Martin Boyd, Martin Godfrey, Dave Andrews. Jude Allam.
2. Apologies: Bruce Bewley, Eric Whitehead, Mike Cooke, Barry Barnes, Dominic Maddison, Steve Harrison.
3. Athlete Movement:
Discussion about athlete pathways into coaching groups, Les has circulated audit papers to identify how many athletes in each group and where vacancies are.
Key points:
· Need another throws coach.
· Individual athlete training programmes essential.
· Suggested separate parents/coaches meeting needed for under 11group to prepare for summer.
· Non-members must be channelled through Saturday Club
Actions:
· Les producing document to clarify pathways.
· Dan designing new first visit form to include coach recommendations and assigned group when becoming a member.
· Les arranging under 11s meeting.
4. Personal Coach Development:
· Identify where a coach will fit into coaching team when attending a new course.
· Ucoach – online development tool.
· Working with other coaches.
· Mentors.
· Flying coaches.
5. Competition and Leagues:
· Current season of events listed.
· British League discussed, to progress through Directors Meetings. Important for athlete development
6. Athlete Development:
Key points:
· Moving up age groups.
· Nutrition
· Preparing for competition, viewed as key to athlete development.
· Injury prevention and recovery.
· Changing training groups.
7. Track Etiquette:
Key points:
· Working with other coaches.
· Allocating track space and safety zones.
· Duplicating training/combining with other coaches.
· Sharing equipment.
· Running the wrong way around the track prohibited.
· Coaching teams need to work together.
· Throwing javelins from the track unsafe and not acceptable.
· 6pm to 6.45pm on Thursdays under 11s only to use the track. Adults may warm up after that time.
8. Attracting new athletes to the Club:
· Levels of competency.
· Selling and advertising the Club
· Word of mouth
· Working with other sports
· Targeting local schools.
N.b. Thanks to Les for organising the meeting.