Coaching Children and Young People

Target Audience

This workshop is targeted at all coaches who work with children and young people.

This workshop includes essential information on physical growth, social and emotional development and early skill learning, presenting the information in a practical and useable manner. It also covers how to adapt your coaching style to individual needs and different stages of development, and how to deal with a variety of different situations.

By the end of this workshop, coaches will be able to:

• Explain and identify why children and young participants take part in sport and plan and deliver sessions to meet their needs
• Match their coaching to meet the developmental stages of children and young people
• Plan and deliver coaching sessions that will maximise learning and enjoyment
• Follow good practice when coaching children and young people.