Coach Mentoring
Free Sports Coach UK Mentoring Workshop Available to ANI Coaches
In a bid to improve support to developing coaches within Northern Ireland, Athletics NI are providing a Free Sport Coach UK Workshop to assist those who will be given the role of Support Coach to New/Developing Coaches.
This workshop will be suitable to those who are tasked with supporting coaches within their own Club environment, as well as those who will be involved with the Athletics Northern Ireland Mentoring Programme.
Places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis, therefore get your name on the register as soon as possible by returning the Participant Form to Elaine Grant by email to elaine@athleticsni.org
All who attend will not be expected to be part of the official Athletics Northern Ireland Mentoring Programme, however if you do wish to become part of the Mentoring Programme we will be extremely happy to have you onboard.
Workshop: Sports Coach UK- Guide to mentoring Sports Coaches
Date: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Time: 18:30- 21:30
Venue: Mary Peters Track, Les Jones Room, Belfast
Free of Charge
A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches
Take Your Support Skills to the Next Level
Mentoring is a powerful tool in the education and development of sports coaches
at all levels. If you’re interested in developing your skills in the area of mentoring other coaches, then this workshop is for you.
Duration: 3 hours
You Will Learn:
• how to design a mentoring programme that will support your coaches’ learning
• to increase the effectiveness of your mentoring relationship
Accompanying Resource- You will receive a copy of A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches at the workshop.
A new mentoring system has been developed within Athletics Northern Ireland, therefore we are looking for coaches to apply to become a coach mentor.
Mentors will be linked with up to 2 coaches within Northern Ireland. Mentor coaches will be offered the chance to develop their mentoring skills through attendance at a Sports Coach UK ‘Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches’ workshop. All mentors will be given support and guidance throughout the process.
Mentoring has been taking place for many years through coaches on an informal basis and Athletics Northern Ireland would like to facilitate this learning in a more constructive manner. This will eventually help develop many coaches and athletes long term.
The purpose of the mentoring scheme will be for a mentor to link with one or two coaches/mentees in the same event group who wish to be involved in the process to share knowledge, experience and develop their coaching goals through learning.
Athletics Northern Ireland will provide opportunities for the mentor to develop mentoring skills by providing a workshop through Sports Coach UK ‘A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches’
Any coaches who are interested in becoming a mentor should apply through an open application process and if successful will be placed with one or two mentees to support throughout the year. Please download the application form.
Roles of the Mentor
•To facilitate the exploration of needs, motivations, desires, skills and thought processes to assist another coach in making lasting change
•To use questioning techniques to facilitate coach's own thought processes in order to identify solutions and actions rather than taking a wholly directive approach
•To support the coach in setting appropriate goals and methods of assessing progress in relation to these goals
•To observe, listen and ask questions to understand the Coach’s situation
•To apply techniques which may include one-to-one training, facilitating & networking
•To encourage the coach’s commitment to action and the development of lasting personal growth & change
•To maintain unconditional positive regard for the coach, which means that the mentor is at all times supportive and non-judgmental of the coach, their views, lifestyle and aspirations
•To ensure that the coach develops personal competencies and does not develop unhealthy dependencies on the mentoring relationship
•To evaluate the outcomes of the mentoring process, using objective measures wherever possible to ensure the relationship is successful and the coach is achieving their personal goals
•To encourage coach’s to continually improve competencies and to develop new developmental agreement where necessary to achieve their goals
•To work within their area of personal expertise
•To possess qualifications and experience in the areas that mentoring is offered
•To manage the relationship to ensure the coach receives the appropriate level of service and that the partnership is neither too short, nor too long
