There are many different skills that a coach needs to be able to provide a good high quality coaching. As in many other vocations it takes time to learn and develop these skills and experience. While this may be a challenge, it will ultimately be a rewarding experience as it will give you and your performers greater enjoyment from coaching sessions.
The options for developing your coaching include:
Coach Education Courses - Often developing your coaching will mean going on a course to gain an additional coaching qualification or by attending a one off workshops or short courses. A massive range of courses are available local to help you gain a new or next level of coaching award, or simply develop your skills and knowledge for coaching. See our Coach Education pages for further details.
Books, DVDs and other resourses - there are a wealth of sources of information where coaches can get information to develop their skills, knowledge of the sport or new ideas and drills. As well as lots of information freely available on the internet
Working with other coaches can also provide many opportunities for you to develop coaching skills and experience.
Mentoring - where an inexperienced coach is paired with an experienced coach who provides guidance and support.
Self-reflection - analysing how your sessions went, what worked, what didn't, why, and what could be done differently. It is alos very beneficial to take time to reflecting on your coaching in the widest sense, such as your skills and identifying area for future development.
Observing sessions - watching sessions run by other coaches and learning from different coaching styles and techniques used.
In addition to the links above we have created a page full of useful information, tools, and links to resources to help you think about developing your coaching skills further. See our Coaching Tools & Resources page.