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A CAREER IN COACHING? Peter Farrell November 26th 2006.

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A CAREER IN COACHING?. Peter Farrell November 26th 2006. What factors would encourage you to play tennis?” 1. Combine tennis with a good physical workout. 2. Availability of lessons to improve skills. (ITF WORLD WIDE SURVEY 2004). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: A CAREER IN COACHING?

A CAREER IN COACHING?

Peter Farrell

November 26th 2006.

Page 2: A CAREER IN COACHING?

What factors would encourage you to play tennis?”

1. Combine tennis with a good physical workout.

2. Availability of lessons to improve skills.

(ITF WORLD WIDE SURVEY 2004).

Page 3: A CAREER IN COACHING?

• “Our coaches are probably the single most important group of people when it comes

to attracting, developing and retaining players in the sport. Coaches play a key

role at every level of the game.”

(LTA BLUEPRINT FOR BRITISH TENNIS 2006).

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“It can be five times more expensive in terms of time and money to attract a new player than to retain an existing one.”

(LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION - UK).

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COACH CAREER PATHWAY.

AGE 16 -18.

• Assist coach at own Club.

• Targeted, encouraged, assisted by Club to apply for

Tennis Ireland Level One Coaches Training Course.

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COACH CAREER PATHWAY.

AGE 19 - 20.

• Tennis Ireland Level One Course.

• Work at Club - young juniors/beginner adults.

• Assist Club Coach with more experienced players.

• Entering Mentoring Programme.

• Travel abroad for short work periods.

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COACH CAREER PATHWAY.

AGE 21 - 25.

• Tennis Ireland Level Two Course.

• Observational trips abroad to tournaments.

• Speak at Irish Coaches Conferences and Workshops.

• Publish articles in tennis journals/magazines/websites.

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COACH CAREER PATHWAY.

AGE 26 - 30.

• Tennis Ireland Level Three Course.

• Head Coach at Club.

• Future Career Path - • Clubs?

• Schools?• High Performance?

Page 9: A CAREER IN COACHING?

COACH CAREER PATHWAY.

AGE 31 - 40.

• Director of Tennis.

• Tennis Ireland Tutor Course (NCTC).

• Sports Management Courses.

• Employ assistants.

• Mentor young coaches.

Page 10: A CAREER IN COACHING?

COACH CAREER PATHWAY.

AGE 41 - 60.

• Develop, organise, monitor programmes to be implemented by staff/assistants.

• Management role in Club.

• Tutoring new coaches.

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“There is too little in the way of career structure or

performance incentives for British coaches.”

(LTA BLUEPRINT FOR BRITISH TENNIS 2006).

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PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES• Career Path in place.

• Coaches retainer.• Coaches contract.

• Finance/part finance coaches training courses.• Ask coach to speak at AGM.

• Grand Slam tournament tickets.• Honorary membership of Club.

• Finance attendance at Conferences/ Workshops.• Designated parking spot!

Page 13: A CAREER IN COACHING?

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF CLUBS/COACHES:

• Those who make things happen…

• Those who watch things happen..

• Those who wonder what the hell just happened….