2 October 2015

Southern Africa Coaching

Conference
Lusaka, Zambia

Perspectives on Coaching
Development: the Role of ICCE
John Bales, President
International Council for Coaching
Excellence

Overview
Lessons from Dr. Pat Duffy
Introducing the ICCE
Key Concepts from the
International Sport Coaching
Framework
Program areas for a southern
Africa Coaching Council to consider

Dr. Pat Duffy, 1959-2014

Professor of
Sport
Coaching, LBU
ICCE VP,
Strategy and
Development
Chair,
European
Coaching
Council
Consultant,

What made Pat such an effective

leader?
Seeing the future: creating a vision;
long-term / system thinking; knowing what
is essential to move forward - planning
Finding a common thread: consensus
building; finding areas of agreement
change management
Building better people: the ultimate
coach helping everyone get better partnerships

Long-term System Thinking

Think of one of the athletes in
your club or organization:
Whats his or her lifelong journey
in sport and physical activity
going to be like?
How are you as a coach or
educator going to help him or her
on that journey?

Consensus Building / Managing

Transitions

Transitions are unpredictable, messy, nonlinear and

emotionally charged:
B is unknown and uncertain A is no longer viable
There are many routes to B B changes as we
approach it.
Ibarra, H. P. 163

Pat: comfort with ambiguity;

of travel

direction

The ICCE: a global cooperative

A group of like-minded organizations with
a commitment to improving the quality of
coaching
Mutual assistance in working towards a
common goal: not only what you get
from, but also what you bring to, the ICCE
Not-for-profit, member funded

ICCE Mission and

Vision
To lead and support
the development of
Missi
sport coaching
on
globally

Visio
n

Coaches are
developed and
supported by
sustainable and
high quality
professional
systems

ICCE Members

Individ
ual
membe
rs

National
Coachin
g Bodies

ICC
E

Education
Institutio
ns

IFs

Coaches
Associatio
ns

2. The International Sport

Coaching Framework (ISCF)
An internationally
recognised reference point
for the development of
coaching and coaches
world-wide

Four key concepts in the ISCF

Focus on
Participan
t

Coach
Develope
rs: Who
coaches
the
coaches?

About the
Coach:
who I
coach, my
role and
status
Education
Programs
to Develop
Competent
Coaches

Participant Focus
Participat
ion

Performa
nce

Coaching Occupations and Domains

Responsibility and
Expertise

Coaching Roles: progression of

responsibility and expertise

Coaching Status
Coaching as a
Blended
Professional
Area

Sport coaching as a
profession: challenges
and future directions,
(Duffy, P. et al., IJCS, 2011)

Review
Focus on
Participan
t

Coach
Developer
s: Who
coaches
the
coaches?

About the
Coach:
who I
coach, my
role and
status
Education
Programs to
Develop
Competent
Coaches

Developing the Coach Education Program:

Core Functional Areas of Coaching

Coaches

Create the
Vision and
Strategy

Shape the
Environme
nt

Read and
React to
the Field

Reflect and
Learn

Conduct
Practice
and
Competitio
n
Build
Relationshi
ps and
Influence

Develop
ing
Compet
ent
Coaches

Ct, J.,
&Gilbert, W.
(2009).

Coach developers.....
...are trained to
develop, support and
challenge coaches to
go on honing and
improving their
knowledge and skills
to provide positive
and effective sport
experiences for all
participants IGLA
CD Group

... arent only

subject matter
experts, arent only
concerned with
delivering courses;
they have a key role
to play in different
learning situations
and bring significant
expertise in the
process
of learning.
element
of the

Essential
South African Coaching
Framework

Leadin
g

Facilitatin
g

COACH
DEVELOPER
ROLES

Assessin
g

Mentorin
g

Programme
design and
evaluation

International Sport Coaching

Framework: Key messages
Developing a
commonlanguage and
a tool for
sharing and
system
development
Preparing a
Coach
Developer
workforce

Coach
Mobility

Coaching as
more than
delivering
sessions

Coaching as
participantcentred and
context
specific
Coaching as a
tool for
developing
people and
communities
not only
athletes
Coaching as a
competencybased blended
professional
area

Implications: questions to consider

What specific programs are needed for
coaches of children?
What is the role of Higher Education, and
the relationship among HE institutions and
sport federations?
How do we enhance the skills of our current
coaches of high performance athletes?
Do we have a Coach Developer workforce
to prepare our coaches?

Program Areas for a southern

African Coaching Council to
consider

1. Coach Education, differentiating participation

and performance coaching, and coaches of
youth, junior and high performance athletes
(examples of Diploma and Professional
Development programs)
2. Coach Developers: facilitation, coach
assessment, mentoring, program design
3. Sport safety: ethics in sport / child protection
4. Under-represented groups: Women-incoaching, coaching paralympians
5. Coach representation: the voice of the coach

Coach
Develop
ment
Model

10/12/15

Advanced Diploma Programs

Country

Name of Diploma
program

Institution

Canada

National Coaching
Institute (NCI)
Advanced Coaching
Diploma

Coaching Association of
Canada and partner
National Coaching Institutes

France

Diplome dEtat
Superieur

INSEP

Germany

Diplom-Trainer-Studium Trainerakademie Kln des

DOSB

Netherlan
ds

TopCoach 5

NOC*NSF:
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
& Hanzehogeschool
Groningen

Quick statistics
Canada

France

Germany

Netherland
s

Switzerland

Inception

1986

2010

1974

2007

1970

Location

7 cities

Paris

Cologne

Amsterdam
and
Groningen

Magglingen

Graduates to
date

600

44

1200

880

Schedule

4 themes
each with
18-24
units for
a total of
88 units
across 24
months

Attendan
ce one
week per
month
for 10
months.
(MondayThursday
)

Attendanc
e one
week per
month
(Mon.
Fri.) for 36
months

6 themes
each with 720 credits for
a total of 70
credits
across 16
months

12 modules of
3-4 days (42
days in total),
divided up over
36 months

Program
duration
(months)

24

10

36

24

36

High Performance Coach PD

Example of New Zealand Coach
Accelerator Program
Not a set curriculum:
individualized to the needs of
participants
10 residential camps x 4 days
over 3 yrs

establishing a Coach Developer

workforce

Sport Safety / Ethical Conduct

Code of Ethics
Disciplinary policies
Child protection
Anti-bullying
Anti-doping
Fight against Match Fixing

ICCE Winning Women

we are missing ~ 50% of the potential coaching workforce

2012
Status

11% of the Olympic coaches in

London were women (compared
to 45% of the athletes)

ICCE Winning Women

Vision

Balanced and diverse coaching

workforce
Providing athletes with greater
choice
Larger and richer talent pool

Coaching Athletes with a Disability

providing coaches with the
expertise so they can welcome
athletes with a disability into their
programs
http://www.coach.ca/files/Coaching_Athletes_Disabili
ty_update092011.pdf
10/12/15

Enhancing the Voice of the

Coach
How can we improve opportunities for
coaches to have a stronger say in the
decisions of sport organizations
(international, national and local)?
Encourage the development of
Coaches Associations
Coach Representation on organization
Boards and committees
Build the Coaching Profession:
Coaches Charter outlining a coachs
rights and obligations
Global Coaches Houses: building the
Community of Coaches

Why should coaches be

involved in decision making?
Coach is the closest link to the athlete.
The coach is the expert
Building and buy-in - to a shared vision.
Decisions directly effect the coach
To advocate for better working
conditions

Sport
Orgs
interest

Coach
interes
t

Lessons Learned: Pats

strength as a leader
Seeing the future / creating a vision:
it evolves, its messy, but spend time
thinking 5+ years into the future.
Finding a common thread /
consensus building: can we agree on
a direction of travel
Building better people: helping
everyone get better everyone has
something to contribute

2 October 2015
Southern Africa Coaching
Conference
Lusaka, Zambia

THANK YOU!
Perspectives on Coaching
Development: the Role of ICCE
John Bales, President
International Council for Coaching
Excellence