COACHING APPROACH

COACHING

INTRODUCTION 02

WHY HAVE WE DEVELOPED A COACH APPROACH? 02 WHERE DO THE IDEAS COME FROM? 03

PLAYER-CENTRED COACHING 05

CHANGING PLAYER BEHAVIOURS 06 PLAYER CENTRED APPROACH 07

COACH AND PLAYER SELF-AWARENESS

NETBALL AUSTRALIA COACHING COMMUNITY MANTRA 08

THE G.R.O.W MODEL 10

FORMULA FOR SUCCESS 11

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

TheNetballAustraliaCoachApproachisaphilosophicalapproachtocoaching,promotingplayerlearningandownershipofthatlearningthroughcreatingawareness,responsibilityandself-belief.

ManyoftheideasembeddedintheCoachApproacharenotnew,butsimplyareinforcementofcontemporarybestpracticeincoachingandhowplayerscanlearnmosteffectively.TheNetballAustraliaCoachApproachaimstocreateresilientandcompetentplayers,motivatedtoenjoytheirparticipationinoursportandbeabletopositivelyinfluencetheirowndevelopment,regardlessoftheirlevelofparticipation.

WHY HAVE WE DEVELOPED THE NETBALL AUSTRALIA COACH APPROACH?NetballAustraliaandMemberOrganisationswanttoensurethatwesupportourcoachestobethebesttheycanbe,inthecoachingenvironmentstheywishtooperatein.

Beforecontinualimprovementscanbemadetocoachdevelopmentprograms,productsand/orresources,asasport,netballneedstobeveryclearaboutourphilosophyofcoaching(i.e.howwewouldlikeourcoachestooperate).TheNetballAustraliaCoachApproachgivesusthisclarity.

Howmanytimeshaveyouseenorheardthefollowing?

• Coachesmostlytellingplayerswhattodo,ratherthanaskingplayerswhattheythinktheyshoulddo?

• Acoachsayingtoaplayer“don’tdothat,dothis”?

• Playerstryingharderandharderbutperformancesnotimproving?

• Playerswhocandoitinpractice,butcan’ttransfertheseskillsintocompetition?

• Two(ormore)verydifferentplayerswithdifferentneedsbeingtreatedthesameway?

• Playersbeingboredattrainingand/orduringcompetition?

• Coachesconstantlytalking“at”players?

Acoach-centredapproach,whichuntilrecentlywasseeninAustraliaandthroughoutmanycountries,asthebestapproachtocoaching,islimitedtotheimagination,knowledgeanddeliveryskillsofthecoach.Thisapproachalsoplacesthecoachatthecentreoftheplayerdevelopmentprocess,whentheplayerthemselvesshouldbethecentralfocus.

TheNetballAustraliaCoachApproachencouragesafargreateruseofaplayer-centredapproachtocoaching.Somekeyreasonsforthisshiftinclude:

• Differentgroupsofplayersanddifferentindividualshavedifferentneeds.

• Simplytellingisnoteffective.Researchshowsthatplayerenjoyment,developmentandperformancesincreasewhencoachestelllessandaskmore.

• Playerslearnbestwhentheyhaveinputintowhattheydoinpractice/trainingandduringcompetition;andthereforehaveownershipofthelearningprocess.

• Aplayer-centredapproachdevelopsplayers’awareness,ownershipandself-belief.

WHERE DO THE IDEAS COME FROM?NetballAustraliahasundertakenanevidencebasedapproach,utilisingresearchfromaroundtheglobeintocurrentworldleadingcoachingpracticeinnetballandmanyothersports–refertotheNetballAustraliawebsite(insertaweb-linktotheCoachApproachreferencelist)formoreinformation.WehavealsoensuredalargenumberofnetballcoachingexpertsthroughoutAustraliahavehadinputintothedevelopmentoftheNetballAustraliaCoachApproachandallaspectsoftheCoachingBlueprint.

Theevidencecollectedviathisprocesshasbeenusedtodevelopasimpleandcontemporaryapproachtocoaching,whichweknowwillhaveaverypositiveimpactonourcoaches(atalllevels)andtherefore,ontheplayerstheycoach(atalllevels),wellintothefuture.

INTRODUCTION

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PLAYERS

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PLAYER-CENTRED COACHINGWhat do we mean by the term “player”?

OneofthegreatstrengthsofnetballinAustralia,isthatitofferspeopletheoptionofplayingourgreatgamerecreationally,competitivelyand/oratahighperformancelevel.

Throughout this Coach Approach document, the term player refers to anyone participating in netball programs, competitions, or activities (i.e. at any age, at any level and in any place).

DEVELOP A DIAMOND PROGRAM

(11-13 YEARS)

DEVELOP A DIAMOND

UNDERAGE PROGRAM

AUSTRALIAN NETBALL LEAGUE

NATIONAL CENTRE OF

EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS

UNDERAGE NATIONAL

PROGRAMS (17/19/21)

DEVELOP A DIAMOND ACADEMY PROGRAM

COMPETITIVE AND RECREATION

CLUB COMPETITIONS

NETSETGO PROGRAM

(5-10 YEARS)AUSTRALIAN

NETBALL DIAMONDS PROGRAMS

ANZ CHAMPIONSHIP

PROGRAMS

SIS/SAS PROGRAMS

DEVELOP A DIAMOND PROGRAM

(14-16 YEARS)

PLAYERS

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PLAYER CENTRED COACHINGPLAYER CENTRED COACHING

A common (and mostly incorrect) assumption coaches can make is outlined below.

I KNOW

WHY?

WHO?

HOW?

YOU DON’T KNOW THEREFORE, I WILL TELL YOU

AtthecoreoftheNACoachApproach,isthatcoaches:

• Providedirectionandsupporttoplayers

• Donotcontrolplayersthoughts,feelings,behaviours,orperformances

Itmustbenotedthatatdifferenttimescoacheswillneedtosimplydirectaplayerorgroupwithspecificinstructions.Forsafety,technical,tacticalorpersonallearningstylereasonsadirectapproachmaybebeneficialfromtimetotime.

Theabilitytounderstandwhenthetimeiscorrecttodothisispartofbeingahighperformingcoach.Sometimesadoptingaplayercentredapproachthroughquestioningcanbemorechallenging–butstickwithit.Therewardsarewellworththeinvestment.

PLAYER CENTRED APPROACH – A SUMMARY

To ensure the needs and participation motivators of players are met.

Netball Australia, State and Territory Netball Associations, Clubs and Coaches.

Coaching having the mindset and skills to effectively coach whoever is in front of them.

RESULT

A CHANGE IN PLAYER

BEHAVIOUR AND ACTIONS

STEP 2Allow the player to decide

they WANT TO CHANGE something (i.e. the player needs to commit to doing

something different)

Thesedays,ifyouaskagroupofaccreditednetballcoaches(orcoachesinanysport)ifthey’veheardofandsubscribetothe“player-centred”or“athlete-centred”coachingapproach,thevastmajoritywillsayyes.However,ifyouaskthem“why?”theysupportthiscoachingapproach,theyoftenstruggletorespond.

For coaches who understand the player centred coaching philosophy, a common response will be - “because it is the player who decides what happens next, not me, as their coach.”

Visit the Player-Centred Approach to Coaching link and watch the short animation.

Netballcoachesdon’tcontrolwhattheirplayersthink,feel,believein,orconcentrateon.Ifacoachidentifiesanareaaplayerorteammustaddress(e.g.developaphysicalcapacity,improveaskill,improvetheirtacticalawareness,changetheirattitudetotraining)theyneed2thingsasperthefollowingfigure.

CHANGING PLAYER BEHAVIOURS (AWARENESS + INTENT = CHANGE)

STEP 1Ensure the player is AWARE

of the need for them to change something (i.e. the player needs to agree with

the need for them to do something different)

BEHAVIOUR

COACH AND PLAYER SELF- AWARENESS, RESPONSIBILITY AND SELF BELIEFIn order for coaches to change their behaviour they too must be AWARE of the need to change something and also have the INTENT to do what is required to make that change

NETBALL AUSTRALIA COACHING COMMUNITY MANTRA‘THE ONLY COACH YOU NEED TO BE BETTER THAN, IS THE ONE YOU WERE YESTERDAY’

SomecoreobjectivesoftheNetballAustraliaCoachApproach:

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Akeytocoachesdevelopingtheirself-awarenessandthentheirintenttogetbetteratwhattheydoisself-belief.Ifacoachdoesn’tbelievethattheyhavetheabilitytocontinuallyimprove,thelikelihoodofthemdoingsoisverylow.

AkeyaspectoftheNetballAustraliaCoachApproachisabouthelpingcoachesbecomemoreawareofwhattheyarecapableof,whattheywanttoachieveandhowtheymightbeabletodoso.

Forvariousreasonsmanycoachesandplayersarenotawareofwhat

theyarecapableof,ordonotchoosetodowhatisrequiredforthemtoachievetheirpotential.

TheNetballAustraliaCoachApproachisaboutcoacheshavingtheconfidencetotrynewthingsandtostriveforcontinualimprovement.NetballAustraliawantstoempowercoachestobeconfidentenoughtomakebolddecisions,evenifitmayleadtomistakes.

Sometimes“experience is what we get when we don’t get the result we want”!

COACHES AND PLAYERS DEFINING THEIR OWN MEANING OF SUCCESS.

COACHES AND PLAYERS BEING MORE AWARE OF WHO THEY ARE.

COACHES AND PLAYERS TAKING CHARGE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

COACHES AND PLAYERS BEING MORE AWARE OF WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF.

APPROACH

TheGROWapproachcanbeusedbyanyonewishingtochangetheirperformanceinanyaspectoftheirlife,butisparticularlyeffectiveforcoachesandplayerstousewhendrivingtheirownimprovement.

Themodelisdesignedtobeappliedwithinacontextofraisingaperson’sawareness,sotheymayassumeresponsibilityfortheirownlearningandperformance.

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THE G.R.O.W MODEL FORMULA FOR SUCCESSOur thinking – this is all about:

• Theplayers

• ‘Howtocoach’the‘whattocoach’

• Allowingcoachestocoach

• Learning,nottelling

• Allaspectsofcoachdevelopment,notjustaccreditation

• Coachesfollowingtheplayers’lead

• Creatingawareness,developingresponsibilityandself-beliefandgivingownershiptoplayers

• Recognisingtheimportanceandachievementsofcoachesatalllevelsandinallenvironments

• Basingouractionsonwellresearchedinformation

The Netball Australia Coach Approach aims to create create resilient and competent players, motivated to enjoy their participation in our sport.

Thisapproachinvolves:

• G – Goal Setting Settinggoalsthatleadtoward

ideallongtermsolutions.

• R – Reality Checking Ensuringperceptionsof

presentlevelsofperformanceareaccurate.

• O – Options Checkingalternativecoursesof

actiontoachievethegoal.

• W - Way Forward Decidingwhatwillbedone,when

itwillbedoneandbywhom.

GOALOPTIONS

REALITY

FOCUS

WAY FORWARD

To make this work – we will:

• Encouragethecoachingcommunitytohaveaninherentthirstforknowledge

• Encouragethecoachingcommunitytohaveownershipoftheirowndevelopment

• Lookbeyondshorttermresultstoensurethattomorrow’sperformanceisbetterthantoday’s

• Promoteeverycoachingsituationasalearningopportunity

• Focusonincludingallsegmentsofthenetballcoachingcommunity.Thisinclusiveapproachwillbestsupportthecoachrecruitment,training,supportandretentionsystemsneededbyourcurrentandfuturecoachingcommunity.

• Workwithkeypartners(refertoGlossary)toensuretheyunderstandtheimportanceoftheirroleinachievingtheobjectivesoftheFramework.

• Acceptresponsibilityforowning,creating,maintainingandimprovingtheenvironmentinwhichcoacheswork.

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