Coaching Children
Sport Ireland Coaching have developed 4 modules, specifically to provide participants with a basic understanding of children’s sport and physical activity and the best way best optimise children’s enjoyment, participation, and positive outcomes. The concepts Physical Literacy and Holistic Development run throughout the series of workshops and will be covered in detail.
This series is a set of four workshops of 3 hours each.
All workshops must be completed in order to receive a certificate.
Cost €30
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Dates: Tuesday October 24th, November 7th, November 14th, November 21st
Register: HERE
To access the Coaching Children workshop resources click here: https://www.sportireland.ie/coaching/coaching-children-workshop
Physical Literacy
Physical literacy is defined as “the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life”
Physical literacy is the foundation for lifelong involvement in physical activity according to The Lifelong Involvement in Sport & Physical Activity (LISPA) model
Sport Ireland Coaching has developed a course to give participants the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of physical literacy
This module is an interactive 3 hour workshop which will enable participants to:
Cost: €10
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Date: Tuesday October 17th
Register: HERE
Coaching Teenage Girls
The 3-hour workshop is designed specifically to support coaches/parents of girls aged 12-17 years of age. The training is developed to enable coaches/parents to create a positive experience of sport and physical activity for girls in their formative years and provide an environment where girls and young women can develop holistically. The workshop will focus on:
Coaching Teenage Girls in Sport Workshop, designed specifically to support coaches/parents of girls aged 12-17 years of age.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Cost: €10
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Date: Tuesday November 28th
Register: HERE
My coaching style has changed to reflect a player-centered approach, it’s the reminder to keep coming back to this and keep asking myself – how is this benefiting the child.
The course is a must for any volunteer before they get stuck into the skills of any one sport.
A great course if you want to understand who you are coaching.
My mindset was very much concentrated on drills. The course was an eye opener for me in that it showed me you need to have an element of fun or even a play activity that’s completely different to the sport to encourage the kids to practice freedom of movement rather than stick to rigid techniques of how skills should be practiced.
Coaching children workshops have been really insightful and provided me with an ever-improving approach to understanding and applying my coach education to practice with young people in sport.
I am definitely much more confident in my delivery of providing activities to children of all ages & levels. My listing & observation skills have also improved greatly which helps me if required to adapt and make changes during activities themselves.
