The start squad is using 'unqualified' coaches, but not as "coaches" but mainly for control hanging.
I, myself have been on the last START weekend in the Lakes, hoping to go on to do more coaching (and possibly more courses on coaching), but have not actively done anything about it yet.
The control hangers are also used to debrief the juniors on courses/legs/races, from their experience. The question is, is that 'experience' as good as that from those with qualifications, or not? if not orienteers who have been there and done that, then who?
...personally I think that the info/comments given to the juniors has been greatly recieved, as we have seen good progression in all aspects of their orienteering ability, even from the summer tour, at Lagganlia, to the autumn camp in the Lakes.
Hopefully this progression will continue, along with my ambitions to do more coaching/get some qualifications.
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I first went to Lagganlia as a junior, then several other tours.
10 years later I returned to Lagganlia as a control hanger.
2 years after that I returned again as a qualified coach.
I think it is important to have 'young' (which usually means unqualified unfortunately)people there as hangers. The juniors usually find it easier to relate to the hangers than to the 'oldies'. Unqualified coaches on tours and at Start Squad weekends are always fully briefed on briefing techniques (sorry for the lack of descriptive vocabulary!) and often take the lead from the qualified coaches.
I think the mix of athletes who have 'been there, done that' (recently) and the back-up of qualified coaches is a good one. As the likes of Becks et al become qualified I think this is going to make for an excellent group of coaches. They've had the experience all the way through.
It was more fun being a hanger though (or maybe that was cos I was younger and fitter?!)
10 years later I returned to Lagganlia as a control hanger.
2 years after that I returned again as a qualified coach.
I think it is important to have 'young' (which usually means unqualified unfortunately)people there as hangers. The juniors usually find it easier to relate to the hangers than to the 'oldies'. Unqualified coaches on tours and at Start Squad weekends are always fully briefed on briefing techniques (sorry for the lack of descriptive vocabulary!) and often take the lead from the qualified coaches.
I think the mix of athletes who have 'been there, done that' (recently) and the back-up of qualified coaches is a good one. As the likes of Becks et al become qualified I think this is going to make for an excellent group of coaches. They've had the experience all the way through.
It was more fun being a hanger though (or maybe that was cos I was younger and fitter?!)
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(And I didn't say this right, but you can skip the honorous Level 2 qualification and go straight to Level 3, but you do have to produce some Level 2 work aswell. But I ain't said that, right).
Why didn't you say this Becks? It's there written into the rubric after all - I know 'cos I put it there! We've had this discussion before on a previous thread, but the coaching awards are about what you know, not what training you've sat through. The irony , from what I can see, is that because the Level 2 is now an externally validated award, and because Level 3 is an internal award, the amount of paperwork etc. for doing Level 3 is vastly less. Looking at my assessors files, doing Level 3 directly looks as if it could be a lot less onerous than going down the Level 2 then Level 3 route!
I think the mix of athletes who have 'been there, done that' (recently) and the back-up of qualified coaches is a good one. As the likes of Becks et al become qualified I think this is going to make for an excellent group of coaches. They've had the experience all the way through.
Totally agree - this to my mind is one of the strengths of 'O' - the fact that historically there has always been a real effort to get a good balance on tours - and those of us who have seen them can remember when it hasn't happened (both ways)! But please don't differentiate on the basis of experience of 'O' - quite a lot of older coaches have "had experience all the way through" too! There are other, much stronger, reasons for needing to get that balance right!
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