DEVELOPING MULTI-SKILLS IN SPORT WORKSHOP

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

What will you

contribute?

What do you

expect to take

away from

today?

What are you

not sure about

or worries you

about today?

Welcome,

let’s play

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

SECTION 1 – Introduction

SECTION 2 – Why do children do sport…and why do they drop out?

SECTION 3 – Coaching the Whole Child

SECTION 4 – Multi-Skills Jigsaw

SECTION 5 – The FUNdamentals of Movement

SECTION 6 – Workshop Review

SECTION 2

Why do children do sport…and why do they drop out?

In your families,

you have 2 minutes

to come up with your

top 5 reasons why

children join and why

they drop out

SECTION 2

Why do children do sport?

FUN &

Enjoyment

Be with

friends

Be like

mum & dad Learn

new skills

Feel more

competent

Bailey et al. (2013)

SECTION 2

Why do they drop out?

Too serious/

adult like

Emphasis

on winning

Internal

Competition/

Favourites

Pushy

Coaches/

Parents

Low

Confidence/

Competence

Bailey et al. (2013)

SECTION 2

Please in small

groups discuss

examples of how

you or your club can

make kids stay in

sport

TIME

TO TALK

SECTION 2

How well does your coaching and

your club reflect children’s needs?

Too serious/

adult like

Emphasis

on winning

Internal

Competition/

Favourites

Pushy

Coaches/

Parents

Low

Confidence/

Competence

FUN &

Enjoyment

Be with

friends Be like

mum & dad

Learn

new skills

Feel more

competent

SO WHAT? 1

SECTION 3: COACHING THE WHOLE CHILD

PHYSICAL TECHNICAL

TACTICAL MENTAL

PERSONAL

AND

SOCIAL

What do children

get from sport

sessions?

Now write up what you said on a post it

note (one for each item) and post them

on the holistic coaching chart.

Off to the Races!!

HOLISTIC COACHING

PHYSICAL TECHNICAL

TACTICAL MENTAL

PERSONAL

AND

SOCIAL

THE 5 Cs FOR COACHING

COMPETENCE

CONFIDENCE

CONNECTION

CHARACTER & CARING

CREATIVITY

Being able

to do things

Self-Worth and

Self-Efficacy

Positive connections

with people and

environment

Respect for rules,

sense of Right &

Wrong, empathy

Being able to

find own solutions

to problems

Set developmentally

Appropriate Activities

Self-referenced success,

reward effort, learning to

cope with failure

Understanding benefits,

work with and help others

Being in an environment

that respects rules and

one another

Think/Understand by

themselves, not just

repeating

How to foster the

5 Cs in Sport?

Lerner, 2008

SECTION 3

COMPETENCE

CONFIDENCE

CONNECTION

CHARACTER & CARING

CREATIVITY

How could you

foster Positive

Development in

your coaching?

SO WHAT? 2

SECTION 4

Physical literacy can be described as the

motivation, confidence, physical competence,

knowledge and understanding to value and

take responsibility for engagement in physical

activities for life. Whitehead, 2014

“ “

Physical Literacy & The Multi-Skills Jigsaw

SECTION 4

From a children’s perspective, PL has 2 key components:

• Development of the Multi-Skills Jigsaw to ensure children have a broad base

of motor and game skills which allow them to enjoy and succeed multiple

sports and activities.

• Development of a disposition to remain active throughout the lifecourse.

Physical Literacy

ENJOYMENT UNDERSTANDING

OF BENEFITS KNOWLEDGE

SECTION 4

Physical literacy can be described as the

motivation, confidence, physical competence,

knowledge and understanding to value and

take responsibility for engagement in physical

activities for life. Whitehead, 2014

“ “

Physical Literacy & The Multi-Skills Jigsaw

SECTION 4

In your groups,

classify the

following into…

FUNdamentals

of Movement

Fundamental

Movement Skills

Fundamental

Game Skills

SECTION 4

In your groups,

classify the

following into…

Multi-Skills Jigsaw

Lara-Bercial, Hetherington and Hendrie (2015)

1. Enjoyment is the top priority

2. A broader range of skills gives

children a higher chance of reaching

potential and lifelong participation

3. Children with high levels of physical

literacy pick up sport specific skills

and tactics quicker

Physical Literacy & The Multi-Skills Jigsaw

SECTION 4

In your groups,

classify the

following into…

SO WHAT? 3

Multi-Skills Jigsaw

Lara-Bercial, Hetherington and Hendrie (2015)

Physical Literacy & The Multi-Skills Jigsaw

What elements of

physical literacy have

you been mostly

working on? What

elements could you

incorporate going

forward?

SECTION 5

FUNdamentals of Movement

BALANCE COORDINATION AGILITY & SPEED

FoM 1 - BALANCE

Exploring balance

BALANCE

Run two activities from the bank or

of your own making which focus on

Balance development – 10’

• A state in which the body remains

reasonably steady and stable

• It’s the foundation to safe,

efficient and effective movement

Counter-

balance Centre of

Gravity

Base of

Support

Core

Strength

COORDINATION

FoM 2 - COORDINATION

Exploring coordination

Run two activities from the bank or

of your own making which focus on

Coordination development – 10’

• The skilful and balanced movement

of the body and its parts at the

same time

• Internal and External

• To produce and action…

• Or to produce force

Kinematic

Chain

Mental

Organisation

From

the Centre

Out

From

the Head

Down

AGILITY & SPEED

FoM 3 – AGILITY & SPEED

Exploring Agility & Speed

Run two activities from the bank or

of your own making which focus on

Agility and Speed development – 10’

• Control of the body and its parts

in a dynamic environment

• Ability to move quickly and

efficiently, start, stop and change

direction and speed whilst

maintaining stability

Change

Speed Start-Stop

Efficiency

Change

Direction

Chance

Planes

SECTION 5

FUNdamentals of Movement

BALANCE COORDINATION AGILITY & SPEED

SO WHAT? 4

SECTION 6: SUMMARY & REVIEW

The Writing is on the Wall - Mind-Map

In pairs, walk around the room revisiting the models

presented during the workshop, make connections

and notes using your mind-mapping sheet.

At the bottom of the sheet, note down 2 key things

you have taken away from the workshop and what

you will do in your coaching as a result.

WHAT NEXT?

Delivering Multi-Skills in Sport Award

• Recognised by SQA at Level 5

• 2-day course

Child

Development

& SPORT

LTAD

Multi-Skills

Working

with

Children

COACHING

THE WHOLE

CHILD

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DEVELOPING MULTI-SKILLS IN SPORT WORKSHOP

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for your hard work!

Safe journey home!

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