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Squash New Zealand Annual Report 2011
and agility and fun squash activities.
• How to Coach Extension Module 2 which provides
coaches with knowledge and skills around the
coaching process and the art of coaching.
• Hydration and Nutrition Extension Module 8 which
provides activities for learning about what to eat and
drink when as well as many resources for the coach
to refer to in the future.
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
The Big Nix Modules 3 and 3a aimed at 9-12 year old
are expected at the end of the year as is the Sport Injury
Management Extension Module 9 which with research
complete now needs to be compiled and formatted. Others
under construction at this time are Athlete Development and
Squash Conditioning. The next cab of the rank will be Club
Youth 13-19 years.
COACH FACILITATORS
Over the past year Coach Facilitators have been trained
around the regions as we try to develop an army of quality
coach facilitators in NZ. So far 37 have been trained in the
delivery of Get Started, Small Nix and How to Coach with
more to put in place in early 2012. It is hoped to have up to
50 nationwide once all the modules are developed.
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Coach of the Year Awards have been adapted in 2010
to align with the New Coach Development Framework
offering 3 awards, New Coach of the Year, Club and
School Coach of The Year and Performance Coach of the
Year. Flyers and forms have been distributed across the
countr y with entries closing on Oct 15th and
presentations being made at the AGM at the Women’s
World Championships in Palmerston.
COACHING WORKSHOPS
A series of 13 “How to Coach” workshops were held in
every District through March and April and were extremely
well supported over that time with 75 coaches becoming
qualified with this module on the framework. The NI Squash
Coaching workshop was held in April and saw a total of 18
coaches attending the workshops. The SI day due to be held
in Christchurch was postponed due to obvious reasons. In
2012 it is intended to run HP and Community workshops
on both islands, earthquakes, oil spills and Rugby World Cup
permitting.
NUMBERS AND FEEDBACK
So far a total of 322 individual coaches have taken part in
587 coach development modules which has far exceeded
expectations with still more to come. The feedback from the
modules has been extremely positive and is as follows – Very
Good 1095, Good 614, Appropriate 113, Poor 3, Very Poor 3.
It should be noted that the very poor feedback related to
the venue/facility from the participants own club rather than
the module itself!
COACHFORCE PROJECTS
In 2010 Districts were invited to apply to Squash NZ for
project funding for coaching related projects across the
country. This was done in conjunction with funding from
the New Zealand Community Trust whose assistance is
gratefully acknowledged. Nine applications were received
that saw some great projects put in place not just around
the delivery of the modules but also assisting club junior
and senior coaching programmes, informal workshops and
ongoing coach mentoring. Districts have through till March
2012 before all projects are completed.
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Coach of the Year Awards were adapted in 2010 to align
with the New Coach Development Framework offering 3
awards, New Coach of the Year, Club and School Coach of
The Year and Performance Coach of the Year. The deserved
winners for the 2009-10 year were
• New Coach of the Year - Jason Wilson (Canterbury)
• Club and School Coach Of the Year Jared Gravatt
(Northland)
• Performance Coach of the Year Joanne Williams
(Waikato)
Nominations closed November 4th for the 2010-11 year.
SUMMARY
The last 12 months has seen a fantastic buy in to the coach
development framework and resources from around the
country with some great things now happening in many
Districts. One of the key outcomes that is emerging from the
framework is that now people are more willing to engage in
coach development. They have some resources to refer to
and are gaining in confidence in their coaching deliveries. The
accessibility and specific nature of modules has bought more
people into our squash coaching arena who have previously
sat out which can only be good for the game. We are on the
right track to delivering some great resources for coaches
in New Zealand.
For this to be sustainable we must work together and support
each other for the benefit of the squash players across New
Zealand, creating an environment where coaches are both
valued and recognized for their efforts.
Keep up the good work coaches!
DAVE CLARKE
National Coaching Director
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