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L l t Loyal to you Loyal to the program Personable Personable Knowledgeable Dedicated Dedicated Free Thinker or Obedient Subordinate? Competence before creativity Competence before creativity
P t Ti F ll Ti Part Time or Full Time Long Term or Short Term Home Grown and local or Nationally Inclined Home Grown and local, or Nationally Inclined Deck only or Administrative also Are you looking for a “go’fer” coach or a Are you looking for a go fer coach or a
“creator coach”
Outlets: USA Swimming Message Board Outlets: USA Swimming Message Board, ASCA Job Service, LSC Websites, Craig’s List
The ad: For full time assistants --the more empowerment, the better the applicant
The ad: For part time – stress values Generally, the bigger the ad, the better
What to require, what to learn from it? Do they have good writing/communication
skills? C h f ll di i ? Can they follow directions?
Require a cover letter and resume. Do they show any knowledge of the team? Do they show any knowledge of the team? What about Lesson Plans? What about Progressions? What about Progressions? What about Philosophy?
Prepare specific questions in advance Ask all candidates the same primary
questionsTh f i Three types of questions:◦ How have they handled situations in the past.◦ What if questions about a hypothetical situation.What if questions about a hypothetical situation.◦ Knowledge questions
Example: “Tell me about a time when…” Example: “What would you do if…” Example: “How would you…
Ask secondary questions◦ “Why would you do it that way…?”
What to listen for in the answers“Confident Humility”◦ Confident Humility◦ Coachability
Don’t sell yourself and your program to the y y p gcandidate… let them sell themselves to you.
Ask them if they have any questions Follow-up with all candidates
No, because… …it blurs the line in the chain of command. BUT, there must be a written job description.
d h h b f h d◦ Presented to the assistant coach before hiring and negotiated then.
First, proper introduction to the team Continuing Formal Training◦ Staff meetings
Staff retreats◦ Staff retreats◦ Clinic Attendance
Membershipsp Passive Training The biggest objection…gg j
Connection with team values and goals Responsibility for their “own group” Ability to create goals for their own group Empowering on deck authority Empowering preparation
Empowering educational leadership Empowering ownership in the team’s future Good Old Fashioned Listening – paying
i i i hattention to issue important to them Providing educational opportunities
Giving Trust Being honest Being valued and recognized Being part of the “family” Support
Growth opportunities Removing ineffective coaches Removing difficult parents or protecting
h fcoaches from Constructive evaluations Money; incentives; bonuses Money; incentives; bonuses
Why make the investment if the assistant coach is just going to split apart some day and take half your swimmers with them?
What Does It Take To Be The Type Of Coach That Can Develop A Great Staff?
E ll D l i Skill Excellent Delegation Skills◦ Set the philosophical boundaries and the expected
outcome (goals) and step back.outco e (goa s) a d step bac A Willingness to invest Continuous Efforts to build loyalty Ability to give credit
2 true stories of staff building
