High performance coaches

Coach Performance Programme

Behind every great athlete, there is a great coach. SPARC and the New Zealand Academy of Sport are committed to assisting National Sport Organisations attract, develop and retain world class coaches in order for athletes to win on the world stage

National Sport Organisations receiving high performance investment can nominate their very best high performance coaches for the Coach Performance Programme. Coaches will be grouped as either Performance+ or Performance. Here are some of the Performance+ benefits.

Performance

• Assistance in identifying what will achieve the greatest performance gains from your carded athletes.
• One-on-one access to specialists who can support your own performance needs (with budget approval).
• Likely first priority to access and be trained in NZAS technology and equipment in the Coach Resource Centres.
• Access to coach-friendly, cutting-edge research along with assistance to implement new ideas.
• Support to ensure everyone is clear on your role and accountabilities.

Development

• Fast track your skills in the Coach Accelerator.
• A process of collecting feedback to enhance your coaching performance.
• Generous financial assistance through the Prime Minister’s Coach Scholarship programme to learn from the best in NZ and around the globe - you set the project! Scholarships are a lso available to coaches outside the Coach Performance Programme.
• Immediate feedback with one-on-one access to discuss coaching effectiveness with Coach Performance Advisor (approximately 50-100 hours per annum).
• Learn the foundations of world class coaching through the six Critical Performance Modules.
• Test your thinking with coaches of other sports during NZAS seminars and networking opportunities.
• Leaders are readers! Free (or low cost) access to books and articles from around the world.

Further information

• Read the Coach Performance Programme Overview
• Read the Coach Performance Programme Application form, (PDF, 226 KB) or (Word, 393 KB).
• If you’re not in the programme, contact your National Sport Organisation to get nominated.
• Once you’re in the programme, contact the New Zealand Academy of Sport, SPARC’s high performance network. The New Zealand Academy of Sport delivers all the services listed above and their website will show upcoming seminars, coaching news, information and resources.
• Collection and use of coach information brief
  

If you want to know how these high performance services and investment link with SPARC’s commitment to all levels of coaches, download a copy of the New Zealand Coaching Strategy 2004 (PDF, 2.3 MB).

Updated | 30 Apr 2009.

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