Assistant Coach Course - Ballinaspittle March 2018

Assistant Coach Course

Courceys GAA, Ballinspittle, Cork

Saturday March 10th 2018

10am - 4pm

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With the upsurge in interest throughout Cork, new Athletics Ireland RDO Lilly-Ann O'Hora has organised a number of Assistant Coach Courses around the county. One of these is in Ballinaspittle, and is being run in association with local club, Courceys AC. As always, a good attendance is sought for this course - Please share or pass on the message!

Assistant Coach Course

Aim

The aim of the assistant coach course is to give some basic skills to the beginner coach to help assist a more senior coach in the delivery of coaching sessions to young athletes. It is an introduction to coaching in three key event areas

• Running (Sprints and Endurance)
• Jumping (Long Jump) and
• Throwing (Shot Putt).

Content

The content for this course includes;

•     Group coaching skills and identifying ways to make coaching sessions fun
•     Fun and functional warm ups and cool dow
•     Safety in Athletics, including Child Welfare
•     Rules of key events
•     Communicating with young athletes and giving effective feedback
•     Basic Running skills
•      Basic Long Jump Skills
•     Basic Shot Putt skills

Duration:

This is a course over 1 day (8 hours)

Entry Requirements:

The Assistant Coach Course is open to all those 16 years or over.

Assessment/ Qualification:

There is no exam.

Cost: 

€60 - Included in the price for this course is an Athletics Ireland Assistant Coach Manual.

The course will begin at 10 am until 4.30pm. Tea and coffee will also be available on the day.

Please pass on the news to others who may be interested. and encourage everyone to get involved !