SPRINT COMPETITION DEVELOPMENT COACHING PROGRAM
The Competition-Development context aligns with CKC’s Long Term Athlete Development model in the Learning to Compete, and Training to Compete stages. Coaches interested in taking competition development should be working in a full-time capacity at a club, and are either a head-coach of a club, or aspire towards being a head coach. Coaches taking Competition Development should be working with athletes in the following stages of CKC’s Long Term Athlete Development model:
i) latter phase of the Training to Train stage,
ii) Learn to Compete stage; or
iii) early phase of Training to Compete stage.
In addition, the Competition-Development context is required for coaches to be eligible for the Canada Summer Games.
Competition Development Candidates Pre-Requisites:
i) E.L.C.C. Certified Coach
or (and) Former National Team Athlete
ii) Coach is working with athletes in the Learning to Compete – Training to Compete stages of Long Term Athlete Development
iii) Letters of endorsement from the following:
a. Provincial Coach (stating he / she will support your training)
b. Club Commodore or Paddling Director
c. Flag Officer, and / or PSO president
iv) Completed Making Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation
Competition Development Modules:
- Develop Athletic Abilities
- Coaching and Leading Effectively
- Performance Planning
- Designing a YTP
- Tapering and Peaking
- Analyze Performance - Technical
- Analyze Performance - Tactical
- Plan a Practice II
- Sequencing of workouts in a microcyle
- Sequencing of microcycle
- Performance Psychology
- Prevention and Recovery
- Leading Drug Free Sport
- Managing Conflict
Comp Dev Modules Delivered by CKC Coaching, IST and Senior Staff!
Another unique element about the the CKC Competition Development program all the modules are integrated, and subsequently delivered by our National Team Coaches, members of our Integrated Support Team, as well as our High Performance Director, Coaching Development and Education Director and Domestic Development Director. For a complete list of our Comp Dev Learning Facilitator team, follow this link:
National Learning Facilitator Team
Delivery System of Competition Development
The strength of the Competition Development program lies in being centralized. Currently, the Competition Development program is run once per year, in one location. This allows coaches from across the country to go through the training process together, share their experiences, and develop a good support group throughout the 18 month - 2 year process.
The program is divided into two, 5 day workshops. The 5-day blocks or workshops are separated by a year or full season so coaches can apply what they learn in Week 1, and bring those experiences and reflections back to week 2.
For a complete overview of the weeks, follow this LINK.
For information on upcoming workshops, please go to the Coaching Workshop page.
Further Information:
For further information, please contact Peter Niedre, National Coaching Development and Education Director, at pniedre@canoekayak.ca.
