Coach support

Coaches play a key role in contributing to high-quality experiences for those participating in sport, with the potential to influence their holistic wellbeing and development.

About

Sport Canterbury works with national and regional sports organisations and education institutes to support coaching capability through high-quality coach development systems.

These systems consist of coaches who work directly with players, coach developers who train those coaches and coach developer trainers who educate the coach developers.

To develop those at each level, Sport Canterbury focuses on advocating for, supporting and delivering opportunities that create a long-term impact.  ​​​​​​​

For coach developers

Coach developers play a crucial role in the initial formal training of coaches and how they are developed, supported and nurtured on the job.

Understanding where coach developers sit along the coach and athlete development continuum is useful. Coaches work with and develop athletes; coach developers develop the coaches; trainers develop the coach developers and master trainers train the trainers.

For Coaches

Sport Canterbury delivers coach development projects in collaboration with other sports organisations and schools. These programmes aim to provide coaches with an understanding of why and how to coach concepts. 

For more information about coach development, please email serena.somlyai@sportcanterbury.org.nz

Coach and coach developer resources