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2015Special Olympics North Carolina

Coach Conference

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The better the coach, the better the athlete

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What are we doing here?

SATURDAY

• STRIVE

• Nutrition

• Making the Most of Your Practice

• Working with Group Homes

• Low Impact Running

• Let’s Go Bowling

SUNDAY

• Clinician Briefing

• Injury Prevention

BREAK OUT

• Sport Training School

• Unified Sports Training

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Strive CORE Training

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NUTRITION 101

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Making the Most of Your Practice

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NO LAPSNO LINES

NO LECTURES

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2 Minute Drill

On your own consider the following questions:

What is your philosophy on coaching?

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Why do you Coach?

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Command Style (The dictator)

Submissive Style (The babysitter)

Cooperative Style (The teacher)

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Creating your Team Vision/Culture

Creating a team vision

• Willingness to learn continuously

What does team culture mean?

• The way things are done

Basics of team culture

• Traditions

• Operating Procedures

• Management of Information

• Power Structure

• Leadership Style

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Coaching the Traditional Way

1. Overemphasis on technical skills

2. Overemphasis on direct instruction

3. Mindless drills

4. Boredom

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Coaching the Games Approach

Shaping Play

Focusing Play Enhancing

Play

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Technical Tactical- Functional

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Athlete Characteristics & Learning

• No athlete is same!

• Knowing your athletes is just as important as knowing your sport

• The best coaches are flexible and adaptable!

2 Minute Drill

Within your group area, discuss the different characteristics/behaviors you may have had experience with, and how you managed that behavior or characteristics so the athlete could be successful.

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Components of an Effective Practice

• Warm-Up

• Review

• Skills Instruction

• Competition Experience

• Cool Down

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During Practice Remember….

The 5 C’s of Communication

• Clear

• Concise

• Concrete

• Consistent

• Command Oriented

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During Practice Remember…

Athlete Safety : “ KNOW”

• Know your athletes

• NO participation without APF or proper

equipment

• Operational equipment

• Walk your practice field/court before each

activity

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Developing Your Practice Plan

• Utilize the packet provided to develop a practice plan for

your team

• Record the plan

• YES you can use things you do now, but don’t write an old

plan

• Keep in mind the GAMES APPROACH

• Make it meaningful and something you can use in the

future

• Don’t forget about you volunteers and assistant coaches

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What did You Come Up With?

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You have resources everywhere!

SONC Sport Staff

Sport Development Team Members

Online resources

• www.sonc.net

• www.specialolympics.org

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WORKING WITH GROUP HOMES

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• Kelsie Brown

• Jeff Caudill

• Scott Boucher

• Dorothy Halloway

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LOW IMPACT RUNNING Jim Sotelo

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BOWLING: SONC Style

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SUNDAY• Clinician Briefing• Injury PreventionBREAK OUT• Sport Training School• Unified Sports Training

New Coach Requirements for 2015-2016

Concussion Training

Coaching Special Olympic Athletes

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Coaching Athletes with Autism

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Where do you go from here?

Unified Sports Training

• Interested in Unified Sports

• Not attending a sport training to become a coach or clinician for a fall sport

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Coach/Clinician Training

• Need initial certification for a fall sport

• Would like to be a clinician for a fall sport

• I wasn’t here yesterday, what’s this conference stuff