Coaching concepts

Coaching marching is for anyone who enjoys marching and genuinely cares about the overall development of the marchers in their care. Coaching is not just about improving a marcher’s physical performance, it is about the development of them as a ‘whole’ person. The physical skills marchers learn may only be used for a few years, but the attitudes and values they develop towards themselves and others will last for a lifetime.

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New Zealand Coach Approach Athlete Centred Learning Range of Coaching Approaches Note: Information on the New Zealand Coach Approach is covered in the March into Coaching on line Module, that you will have completed prior to starting the Safe Practice for Marching Coaches module.

New Zealand Coach Approach The New Zealand Coach Approach is a term used to describe a philosophical approach to coaching in New Zealand, focusing on who and how, as well as what to coach. The New Zealand Coach Approach aims to create independent confident marchers able to ‘coach’ themselves. Athlete Centred Learning The Coach Approach encourages an athlete-centred learning approach where athletes take greater ownership for their learning through increased awareness, responsibility and self belief. It promotes a process where the coach observes, questions, listens and probes further using the athletes’ responses. Range of coaching approaches An Athlete Centred approach is empowering. A Coach Centred approach is directive. There are other ways to coach in between these approaches. All approaches can be valid and a coach should vary their approach to suit the circumstance.

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