World Archery Coaching SeminarLondon, GBR

8 - 11 November 2011

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Coaching Structure of AGB

AGB Board

Operations Committee

Performance Unit

National Coaching

Committee

•Performance Unit are professional Coaches

•Operations Committee are Volunteers

•National Coaching Committee are Volunteers

Structure of NCC

NCC ChairTim Swane

4 Voting Members

NCO EducationBill Mackay

NCO Coaching

Malcolm Penn

Responsible for:•Developing and delivering coach training programmes•Coaching standards & ethics•Licensing coaches•Quality and quantity of coaching in AGB•Promotion of coaching activity•Co-ordination of coaching with outside bodies

Regional Structure

•4 Home Nations

•8 Regions

•43 Counties

•300 Clubs of 10+ members

Current Challenges

Ineffective Regional Co-ordinators

Ineffective County Co-ordinators

Coach training & CPD

Out of date coaches teaching poor technique

Unlicensed coaches damaging coach status

Too many social archers

Curse of the English Longbow

Kendal Bowmen –A Typical Club

60 Members

Shoot target & field

Share cricket field in summer

Use church hall in winter

50% shoot barebow or longbow

40% shoot recurve

10% shoot compound

2 coaches

Challenges for the Coaches

Have to work around other members

Mainly fixing equipment issues

Or fixing form problems

Often time taken up with endless beginners courses

Too many social archers after instant solutions

Un-realistic expectations of coaching

Macho archers with high draw weight.

Tim’s top “hates”(as a club coach)

I have bought this bow on ebay

Can you set it up? It is only 10 years old

I am missing the target so I will shoot barebow

My bow is too powerful to shoot closer than 50 metres

Oh dear you have made me miss

What do you mean draw to my chin

I have bought a bow little Johnnie can grow into

Agincourt!

Coaching Targets for AGB

1 coach per 4 archers

1 coach of at least L2 in each club of more than 10 archers

Development squad run in each County

Development squad run in each Region

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Coach Numbers

Reasons

Coach numbers included inactive coaches

Coaching population ageing and retiring

Stopped training coaches whilst L2 course developed – 2 year gap.

New L2 course slowed down and reduced pass rate – now fixed

Requirement to renew every 3 years caused resignations

Insistence on CPD

Child protection rules in GBR

Way Forward

Believe we are at low point and now climbing

Easier process to renew license

CPD un coupled from coach renewal process

L2 course now fixed – but need to promote more courses

Appointment of Regional Development Employees

Training and development of County Coaching Organisers

Child protection rules will hopefully be relaxed

Thank you…

Ready to answer your questions!

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