Building Relationships

• The coach-athlete relationship is the backbone of coaching

• Mutual respect is key in this relationship

• Effective relationships are holistic showing understanding, empathy, honesty, integrity, cooperation, support, and friendliness

 

Creating a Learning Environment

• Relevant, interesting, and stimulating activity

• Ensuring players can share their experiences and share ownership of the learning process

• Generating feedback with individuals

• The environment is goal oriented, and learning is by doing

 

Organisation and Management

• Provide quality learning activities which are game based 

• Maximise activity time and reduce transition time between practices

• Ensure the activities are challenging and achievable

• Use organisational routines consistently, for example, when collecting in equipment, to gain attention of the group and where to place kit bags​

 

Goal Setting

• Goals for players are motivational and should be challenging and achievable

• Short term goals promote satisfaction and provide realistic targets

• Enable players to evaluate their performance

• Goals should be specific and measurable for players

• Long term goals should comprise of some short-term goals to help players reach their ultimate goal

 

Planning and Preparation

• Session planning is important for success in coaching

• Provide variety in your sessions

• Ensure players can be successful and achieve 

• Organise groups on the netball court using the court areas

• Plan your groups carefully either in units, friendship or ability and vary the grouping strategies from week to week

• Annual planning means ensuring you are preparing the players for competition delivering physiological, tactical, technical, lifestyle and psychological in the correct phase (for example, in pre-season, competition and recovery phases)

 

Observation and Analysis

• Coaching depends on the ability of a coach to observe and analyse performance against the perfect model 

• Feedback should be generated based upon the matches and mismatches in the technical or tactical performance of a player, unit, or team

• Analysis of the opponent strengths and weaknesses will support a coach devise tactics to counteract the opponents in match play

 

Reflective Practice

• Reflection will increase self-awareness and identify areas for self-improvement

• Reflection is at the centre of learning for a coach and players

• Reflection connects experience with knowledge and promotes deeper learning