10 Pin Bowling- SOBC Richmond Head Coach Advertisement
Description
SOBC Richmond Head Coach – 10 Pin Bowling Starting September 2023
Roles and Responsibilities
• Make sure you are enforcing Fair Play Code (see SOBC Head Coach Manual linked below, P13)
• Ensure athletes are respecting the rules, officials and opponents.
• Ensure all that all athletes get equal amounts of play and instruction time as well as support.
• Ensure no one is being yelled at or ridiculed for performing poorly.
• Encourage all athletes are being provided equal opportunities and time from their coach.
• Encourage athlete confidence and enjoyment.
• Be a cheer leader to your athletes.
• Ensure that equipment and facilities are safe for the athlete’s needs and abilities.
• Be a coach that athletes can respect.
• Be generous with praise.
• Make sure everyone on the field understands what is happening and how they should be acting.
• Maintain a professional, upbeat and enthusiastic atmosphere that allows athletes to ask questions and express themselves.
• Lead the warm-up and cool-down, have a plan for practice that assistants or substitutes could follow if for some reason you need to be absent and a cancellation could not be arranged.
• Communicate directions to assistant coach in a professional manner that promotes their long term program involvement and development as coaches.
• Communicate with Safety volunteer regarding First Aid, Social Distancing infractions, or special supports required by any athletes to safely participate.
• Ensure that all athletes at your practice have officially registered at SOBC.
• Attend regular coaches meetings and maintain professional development for the advancement of your own skills and competency (with aid of Program Coordinator).
• Attend all SOBC sanctioned competitions at the local and regional level your athletes are invited to for your sport.
• Prepare and submit a year end report to Program Coordinator, which contains a summary of the years activities (may also contain evaluations of players & any recommendations.
• Contact your Program Coordinator if you need adjustments to your program budget.
• Be aware of your full responsibilities, as well as those of the Assistant Coaches, from the Head Coaching 2019 Manual: SOBC_HeadCoachManual_Oct2019.pdf (specialolympics.ca)
• Complete NCCP National Coaching Certification 2-day accreditation workshop and Ethics module to become a nationally recognized coach whom can be called on for any level of Special Olympics International Competitions if called on by leadership.
• Head Coaches should aim to host a competition in their local, with the support of their local committee and Program Coordinator, every 2-4 years.
• Head coaches must ensure their athletes have an opportunity to compete annually. (Currently still on hold due to COVID-19, competitions and qualifiers for Provincial and National competitions will resume Fall 2022)
Eligibility
• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• Must complete the SOC – Online Volunteer Orientation modules
• Must be fully SOC competition trained within the first year of coaching (SOC Competition Sport Workshop, plus Make Ethical Decisions module and online evaluation completed).
• Competency in written and spoken English as well as with email communications.
• Education in Coaching, Leadership, Sports Sciences, Working with Disabilities is an asset
• Willing to take on ongoing education and maintain NCCP Coaching Certification requirements. (20 credit hours every 5 years for an average of 4 hours per year).
o SOBC offers enough for you to maintain your accreditation for free via their provincial website calendar.
• Recognized certification in coaching if no experience as an athlete is possessed.
• Must abide by the policies set by the Leadership Council of Special Olympics BC
• Must abide by the policies and procedures set by the Local
• Must follow the philosophy of Special Olympics BC as presented in the Mission Statement
Commitment
• Weekly 90-minute practice
• Full 2-year terms must be completed. Seasons vary from 8 to 10 months depending on the sport.
To apply please email Faye Bork -Richmond SOBC Volunteer Registrar at sobcrichmondvol@gmail.com with your resume and a short statement about your experiences and why you think you would be a good fit for the position.
- Ad Type: Wanted
community | volunteers
2023-04-11