High Quality Coaching

sports coach UK have identified 8 qualities that all high quality coaches embody. No one coach is likely to have all of these skills and competences to the same degree. Differences will occur depending on experience, the qualification level, discipline you coach and whether you arecoaching children or adults.

Nevertheless the following profiles give you a useful starting point to review your own skills and practice, and provide a helpful reference point in assessing your strengths and weaknesses.

SAFETY	TACTICAL	TECHNICAL	PHYSIOLOGY
Facilities Equipment Participants Fitness Levels Skill Levels Emergencies Risk Assessments Rules Behaviour Ethics Child Protection First Aid	Principles of Attack Principles of Defence Maintenance of Possession Strategy Set Pieces Relevance to ability/age	Attacking Techniques Defensive Techniques Specialist Techniques Relevance to tactics	Skeletal Cardiovascular Energy Systems Strength Flexibility Motor Neurone Development Biomechanics Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
PSYCHOLOGY	FITNESS/HEALTH	CRAFT KNOWLEDGE	PRE/POST DELIVERY
Relaxation Concentration Imagery Visualisation Group Dynamics Motivation Goal Setting Stages of team development Mental Training Profiling Stress/anxiety Aggression Mental preparation for competition Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Children or Adults	Nutrition Eating patterns Exercise Fitness regimes Aerobic Anaerobic Flexibility Fundamentals of movement Weight Control Children or Adults Warm up Cool down Injury Prevention Injury Management LTAD	Communication Control Demonstrations Positioning Motivation Progressions Questioning Relevance Learning Styles Coaching Styles Stages of Learning Behaviour management LTAD Observation/Analysis Planning Organisation Preparation Leadership Role Models Dealing with pressure	Learning Styles Coaching Styles Coaching Methods Relevance Planning Preparation Evaluation Reflection Coaching Team Management Organisation Stages of Learning LTAD