Coaches Corner.
The first session for Coaches,
Instructors and archers who have an inclination /desire to train
towards National Teams Selection, i.e. high performance,
was held at Kalamunda
Governor Stirling Archers club grounds on January, Sunday
20th.
Program
Overview of high performance - what does
it involve?
Review of applicants - photos submitted
by coaches.
View of applicant archer's current
technique - recommendations/direction for improvement.
Regards
Ken Birch
The Archery Australia Coaching and
Standards Committee have for sometime now been working on a process to
allow current Archery Instructors and Club Coaches to be easily and
quickly upgraded.
Attached you will find an application
form and
upgrade self assessment history
form and
information sheet to allow current Archery Instructors and Club Coaches
to be upgrade.
There will be no costs involved, simply complete the forms providing
information on activities in line with the guidelines and send completed
forms to the address below.
If you met the required standards you will be upgraded and will receive
an Archery Australia National Coaching Accreditation card and
certificate in due course.
These form and information can also be found on the Archery Australia
website under Coaching. If you are a current Archery Instructor or Club
Coach and do not wish to be upgraded please complete the Coach
Information form attached and return. NOTE - NSW Coaches do not need to
complete this form as this activity has been recently understanding by
the NSW Coaching Coordinator.
If you have any question please contact:
ASWA Coaching Coordinator
Ms Sue Gliddon
1 Shapwick Approach
BUTLER WA 6036
Phone: (08) 9562 0099
Email: coach.coach@archerywa.com.au
Working With Children cards
Updated information (a)
(b)
Do you need one
here
If you have one please let ASWA Vice President John Thompson know
Email:
vicepresident@archerywa.com.au
Below: Lecturers and
Participants in the Archery Instructor Course on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August 2007.
As one of the people doing the
Course I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about
Archery in general. The fact that you can then go on and teach others as
a Qualified Instructor after completing the course is a bonus.
John Dwyer. Secretary Sunset Coast Archers.
For ASWA members the cost of the course
was $100 which included an excellent Coaching reference book:
Archery Australia Inc Introduction to Archery which ASWA members
can get for $20 through Club secretaries.
A Note on the Coaches meeting held on
Friday 24th May 2007 at the WA Archery Centre, from Coaching Coordinator / Development Officer, Sue Gliddon.
The meeting was well
received by the 25 attendees. Coaches and archers from various clubs met
to further enhance their skills by listening to a presentation from Mr
Birch on the Biomechanics of the bow shoulder and arm.
The power point presentation detailed muscles of the shoulder, the back
and arm and highlighted the need and purpose of using correct
biomechanics to increase performance and prevent injuries. This
information was particularly useful to help understand the importance of
not ‘over bowing’ our juniors and beginners and showing that some of our
longer standing archers may be ‘over bowed’.
Other subjects discussed were requirements of the Pathway Program and
the available position of Assistant State Coach. If you are interested
in the position please contact Ken Birch to discuss the role further
You would need to fulfil the following
requirements.
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- Current member of
ASWA
- Current Coaching
Accreditation
- Minimum of 5 years
experience
- Working With
Children Card
- Technical
knowledge – ten steps plus recurve and compound bows
- Prepared to
undertake the Level 2 Coaching General Principles Course with the
Department of Sport and Recreation (cost $250)
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The following is from Ken Birch
ASWA State
Coach 2006-2007 Pathway Coach, AA RHPC (WA) on
MENTORING.
 Mentoring is
essentially helping another person to develop their practice (in this
instance, coaching) for the better. Mentoring situations allow for
personnel to learn the ‘art’ of the duties of the office of those to
whom they may succeed and not make the same mistakes as their
predecessor.
Mentoring can be formally or casually structured, bringing benefits to the coach or
official, to the mentor and the organisation.
Mentoring involves
the following processes;
Selection of a
prospective mentee is similar to listing certain requirements for a job
description e.g. regarding an Assistant Sate Coach. They would need to
have Archery Australia coach accreditation, Working With Children Check
clearance, current financial membership of ASWA, minimum of 5(?) years
of archery coaching experience and a technical knowledge of recurve and
compound bows. Ideally to also have presentation skills or have
conducted coaching sessions at their club.
ASWA Judges and Coaches List
Coaching Log Books:
Coaches are required to keep log
books for accreditation. Archery Australia logbooks are now available
free of charge to accredited coaches and can be obtained from ASWA
Coaching Administrator Sue Gliddon.
Coaching Re accreditation:
The following forms are required
for coaching re-accreditation and can be downloaded here:
Coaches Self Assessment
Form
Coaches Code of
Ethics
Payment Advice Form
All forms, a copy of your logbook, and payment of $20.00 is to be
forwarded to:
Mr. Jim Laven
Chief Executive Officer
Archery Australia
PO Box 54
Panania
NSW 2213
Helpful Links:
Archery Australia Coaching Page
Introduction to Archery
(9 pages, 97kb)
Upcoming Courses
offered by the Dept of Sport and Recreation. Contact Details: ASWA Coaching
Coordinator / Development Officer - Sue Gliddon,
gliddon@e-wire.net.au
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