Yachting Australia Coach Courses coming soon!

5:29 AM Wed 11 Mar 2009 GMT

People wanting to become a sailing coach or improve their coaching skills should book to attend one of the sailing coach courses on soon.

Various Club Coach and State Coach courses are being placed on the calendar this year providing aspiring and current sailing coaches opportunities to up skill and improve their knowledge and techniques.

Yachting Australia recognises Club Coaches as people with the skills, knowledge and confidence to work with sailors who are learning to race as well as sailors preparing to represent their Club at Regional Championship events. They encourage and help new sailors to develop their skills quickly so that they get maximum enjoyment from the sport. This helps to recruit and retain the Club's new members.

The first opportunity under way is the Yachting New South Wales delivered YA Club Coach Course being offered in Sydney by Jenni Bonnitcha and coordinated by Andrew Cribb. This course is being run out of the Middle Harbour Yacht Club and is scheduled to begin on 18 March.

Yachting Tasmania and Yachting Victoria are planning to follow the same pathway by offering Club Coach Courses in each of their states.

The Club Coach Course planned for Tasmania will be delivered by Richard Scarr and is scheduled for the weekend of 27 and 28 June.

In Victoria, whilst dates are to be confirmed, the Club Coach Course will be delivered by Mark Jackson assisted by Anna Davis.

Yachting Australia will roll out the new State Coach Course by delivering the first seminar in Adelaide on 8 to 10 August. The State Coach Course will be delivered by Kristen Kosmala and Brendan Todd at the South Australian Sports Institute.

This seminar is typically aimed at sailing coaches needing the knowledge and experience to assist sailors to successfully prepare for State and National Championship events.

Coaches play a vital role in our sport. They are responsible for introducing new sailors to racing in a way that motivates them to continue to sail as well as reach their racing potential.

The Yachting Australia Club and State Coach training programs have three distinct phases, all of which must be completed satisfactorily to meet the criteria for the Club Coach award:

. Australian Sports Commission's Coaching General Principles Course
. Yachting Australia Coach Course
. Practical skill and knowledge demonstration

Undertaking training as a coach is an important step in ensuring that you reach your coaching potential, and that you are providing quality coaching to the sailors you are working with.

To find out more about becoming accredited as a coach please contact your state MYA.

For additional information visit: www.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=40544

by Glen Stanaway

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