How many coaches on here

shels4ever

Was just chatting to someone yesterday about all the advise given out on the interweb. So how many actually coaches do we have on here ?

BeepBeep67

shels4ever wrote: »

Was just chatting to someone yesterday about all the advise given out on the interweb. So how many actually coaches do we have on here ?

I've done introductory level courses and have practical experience with juniors and seniors - need to get off my a$$ and find the time to do the AAI L1.

ecoli

Waiting for the next course to start anywhere near me so i can start getting qualifications. Have taken some people from this board on but have never put them under the illusion that i had any qualifications bar knowledge i have accumulated over my running career being under three different coaches (only one of which was accredited)

Woddle

Have my level 1 done but no real experience of using it yet.

meathcountysec

Awaiting final assessment for level 2

RoyMcC

Yo, UK Athletics Level 2, presently coaching (a) Jersey Spartan minis (8-10), (b) throws for anyone I can isolate and kidnap off the track and (c) a C25K adult group in the evenings

and greatly missing my young Crusaders

hunnymonster

you need to change your name to saint Roy!

I've a small handful of coaching qualifications in various sports, but I rarely put them to good enough use and one of my instructors in athletics coaching always tells us that you learn a lot more by getting out there and putting the books into practise than you do from the theory itself. That's why advice from ecoli would be a lot more useful to most people than from me.

We have a couple of very highly qualified/experienced coaches on here. Locteau, Zuppylurk and Tergat come to mind.

thirtyfoot

I coach but only have about 2 years proper experience with many years dabbling before that. Have no official qualifications (which means I shouldn't coach for insurance reasons:eek:) but this season we have a 100% PB success rate on my 4.5 athletes and our group have U23 titles, national seniors medals (indoors and out) as well as about a dozen intervarsity medals and one who got their first senior international vest this season so we are doing alright. Its easy to coach when the athletes are hard working, ambitious and talented, you just need to give them a structure and then it becomes more of a team effort. Even in the short time I have been at it I have found that its all about experience and making mistakes and learning from it. We have had a great season but we (I) made many mistakes which we (I) hope to correct. Thats why interweb is grand to a point but you need to have gone through it to develop as a coach.

I like what they are doing in the UK these days. On team announcements they are also putting down who the coach is. Gives the miserable baxterds a bit of credit.

RealistSpy

I would love to be a coach plus I love motivating people.

runningcoach

Level 2 AAI for running and Level 1 Cycling Ireland. I work with groups and individuals for endurance running when I am not running myself !!! Main area of interest is using science to improve performance.

RacoonQueen

I have FAI qualifications, does that count?

I don't have athletics specific qualifications but I have fitness(gym instructor and personal trainer).

metamorphosis

Like RQ - just fitness ones. Id fall more into more of a look for coach to help my running rather than coach.

longjump67

Level 2 & 11 years coaching mostly juveniles, but as yet not managed to bring anyone into international senior contention.
I guess like most coaches retention of athletes drops off at around the 16 year old mark, some keep going till they go off to third level and only a few stick with it. How many times have we spotted potential in young talented athletes only to see them gradually take interest in other sports or be lured by nightclubs and drink:(, only the most passionate, disciplined and driven people can stick it out to senior level.

Have recently gained a Bachelor Degree in Sports Development & Coaching while in my early 40's, it covered Athletics, Soccer, GAA, Badminton, Basketball, Personal Training, Business management, Accounting, Sports Technology, Sports Psychology, Nutrition etc...

longjump67

shels4ever wrote: »

Was just chatting to someone yesterday about all the advise given out on the interweb. So how many actually coaches do we have on here ?

By the looks of it there is a deep pool of experience on the boards.
Would you be thinking of taking the plunge into coaching yourself shels4ever;)

RealistSpy

longjump67 wrote: »

Level 2 & 11 years coaching mostly juveniles, but as yet not managed to bring anyone into international senior contention.
I guess like most coaches retention of athletes drops off at around the 16 year old mark, some keep going till they go off to third level and only a few stick with it. How many times have we spotted potential in young talented athletes only to see them gradually take interest in other sports or be lured by nightclubs and drink:(, only the most passionate, disciplined and driven people can stick it out to senior level.

Have recently gained a Bachelor Degree in Sports Development & Coaching while in my early 40's, it covered Athletics, Soccer, GAA, Badminton, Basketball, Personal Training, Business management, Accounting, Sports Technology, Sports Psychology, Nutrition etc...

This is so so so True.

shels4ever

longjump67 wrote: »

By the looks of it there is a deep pool of experience on the boards.
Would you be thinking of taking the plunge into coaching yourself shels4ever;)

Always thinking about it . Planning to start helping out with the kids at a local club for now.