Assistant Coach
Assistant sport coaches may work as part of a team, under supervision or independently in a structured environment such as a sporting club or school. They are competent in delivering basic instructional sessions for a particular sport. These can range from simple technical and tactical instruction to novice or beginner participants usually at grass roots level. Assistant coaches facilitate the development of novice participants in order to improve fundamental motor skills and performance of the individual or team.
This requires the coach to:
Assistant coaches usually have an interest or specialise in a particular sport and can operate at a local or regional, state or territory, national and international level. There is a high demand for assistant sport coaches to help facilitate and grow sport at grass roots levels.
These coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government funded centres (e.g. The Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. Horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions.
In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Some coaches are unpaid volunteers.
Work as an assistant coach is usually in the evenings and on weekends. It takes a great deal of dedication to be successful, so a love of the chosen sport is a definite advantage.
This requires the coach to:
- Plan, conduct and evaluate training
- Evaluate and analyse the sport specific performance of individual athletes and/or teams
- Design individualised training programs
- Apply a variety of teaching methods and instructional styles.
Assistant coaches usually have an interest or specialise in a particular sport and can operate at a local or regional, state or territory, national and international level. There is a high demand for assistant sport coaches to help facilitate and grow sport at grass roots levels.
These coaches are employed by sporting clubs and associations, government agencies, government funded centres (e.g. The Australian Institute of Sport), holiday resorts and centres specialising in particular sports (e.g. Horse-riding schools), swimming centres, health clubs and community institutions.
In some sports, coaches may be self-employed in a sports training centre that they own or lease. Some coaches are unpaid volunteers.
- They may perform the following tasks:
- Observe individual performances to determine the level of instruction required
- Teach basic techniques for players to acquire or improve fundamental motor skills
- Supervise practice sessions
- Plan, conduct, monitor and adjust an individualised training program
- Implement sports first aid procedures and apply sports first aid
- Plan and direct game strategy in consultation with club officials
- Analyse the progress of games or competitions and give signals and instructions to players
Work as an assistant coach is usually in the evenings and on weekends. It takes a great deal of dedication to be successful, so a love of the chosen sport is a definite advantage.
