Coach Developers “train and coach the coaches”.
Coach Developers are not simply experienced coaches or transmitters of coaching knowledge – they are trained to develop, support, and challenge coaches to go on honing and improving their knowledge and skills in order to provide positive and effective sport experiences for all participants.
Coach Developers need to be experts in learning, as well as experts in coaching and technical concepts.
All coach developer needs to sign, yearly (before November 15), this document.
To ensure that all ACA Coach Developers are aware of the pathways and standards requiredforaccreditation,thuspromotingthecontinuingeducationopportunitiesforthe next generation of coaches.
The pathway to become a Coach Developer involves the following steps:
Training:The following training is required by all Coach Developers:
- Core Training:Provides Coach Developers with the skills to perform their role.
- Content-specific Training:This includes micro-facilitation which gives Coach Developers an opportunity to practise delivery with their peers.
- Co-delivery:This is a chance for the new Coach Developer to practise with real coaches alongside an experienced Coach Developer.
Once a Coach Developer has all of the above training pieces they are considered “TRAINED”.
* During the Co-delivery, the new coach developer is not allowed to have his own group.
Evaluation:Evaluation confirms that the Coach Developer is capable of certain abilities which are deemed important in the training of coaches.
Once a Coach Developer has been evaluated, they are considered: “CERTIFIED”.
Identification and Selection of Coach Developers
Master Coach Developers (MCDs), PTSOs, and ACA can identify Coach Developer candidates.
ACA balances the regional training requirements with the need to have appropriate representation of all Provinces in Canada. Many candidates are coaches who are already involved in the NCCP and may have backgrounds in physical education, kinesiology, or similar areas of study. The competencies of the Coach Developers are clearly indicated below.