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(edition 145 - 2005 of thoughts & observations on
lawn bowls)
In
1995 the RVBA and the VLBA met to discuss the formation of ‘CAB’ in
the belief it was an invaluable mechanism to foster coaching by adding to
the committees that administered the accreditation processes for coaching.
Ten
years on, with a tinge of regret, I learn that ‘CAB’ has dissolved
with little advancement occurring in the professional development programs
for those of us who remain accreditated coaches.
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So
what happened !!!
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The
initial purpose of CAB was to
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further
the training of coaches/ players
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actively
promote the NCAS accreditation program
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provide
a service and support to the sport and their coaches
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assist
RVBA in the development of the sport
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assist
in the development of the playing standard of bowls in Victoria
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promote
and improve the game of bowls
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promote
the image, development, skills, and status of the bowls coach.
All
this appears current and necessary today even in 2005.
The
benefits of CAB were separated for each coach and then for the sport. The
benefits intended for each coach personally were stated to
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learn
more about your role as a coach
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receive
current information on general developments in coaching
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improve
the skills to coach
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gain
knowledge from other bowls coaches
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gain
knowledge from coaches in other sports
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access
to a coaches newsletter/ section in bowls magazines
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access
to a calendar of programs for bowls coaches
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direct
mail information on coaching from other agencies
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discounted
registration fee for seminars/ workshops
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provision
of an annual coaches conference
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recognition
of an individual coaches contribution
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membership
provides recognition as an active competent coach.
Again,
I reckon these statements still have relevance to me, us, today
As
a sport, the benefits were to
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foster
the development of coaches in bowls
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gives
the opportunity to attract more level 2 coaches
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demonstrates
to ASC.,AIS, the VIS and the state dept. of Sport and Rec. this sports
commitment to the development of coaching
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provides
another service within the sport
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provides
an agency to oversee the accreditation of the NCAS system
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allows
RVBA to identify active coaches for use in formal programs
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assists
to serve the regional areas with the calendar of coaches programs
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provides
opportunity to have identifiable coaches able to train
new applicants for coach accreditation
Of
the above list of benefits for the sport of bowls, some occurred, some may
not have, some were inappropriate, yet all were stated as an ideal
position to aim for as a sport.
NEEDS
The
CAB listed a variety of areas where coaches required skill development and
included
forum
for information
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.........accreditation,
workshops, level 2 details, seminars, workshops,
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.........articles,
update requirements, club coaches, employment
practicals
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........practice
routines, video usage, video analysis, tactical development, physical
development, technical development,
psychological
development
seminars
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.......role
of the coach, bowls preparation, sports science,
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.......skills
analysis, communication, organisation and planning,
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.......sports
medicine, coach accreditation, training the presenter.
A
few examples more specific again stated back then in 1995 included
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pre
season preparation
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pre
game rituals
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pre
delivery routines
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concentration
improvement
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coaching
to perform under pressure
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tactics
as the basis for skill development
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conducting
skill tests
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devising
skill charts
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goal
setting for the player and the club
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coaching
for singles and for a position in the team
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teaching
skips about communication.
Less
than one year from the 2006 Games in our home state and as a level 2 coach
I cannot acknowledge the system has adequately provided the service and
the structure to make me and others better coaches.
So
what happened !!!
ISSUES
There
were various difficulties in the life of CAB
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Bowls
Australia gave less than token leadership to the development of
prospective elite coaches
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RVBA
coaches committee had difficulty with personalities from CAB and a bit
of ‘empire preservation’ occurred on both sides of the fence,
somewhere they lost sight they were all in the same ‘team’
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Representation
was initially agreed to have men and women but CAB later came under
the RVBA committee so was lost to the ladies contingent of bowls
coaches
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women
as coaches were given lower status and lower priority over the long
haul within CAB.
Not
many sports had a coaches association, those that did were the leading
sports ( viz cricket, football, swimming).
Pity
we turned our back on that progress. And I dare say most of you in the
sport could’nt care less.
That’s
the real pity. !!!
Lachlan
Tighe
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