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Objectives:

In this chapter, you will learn about:

  1. Why children join and stay in sport
  2. Why do children dropout of sport?
  3. Children Sport - Reality Check
  4. The iCoachKids PLEDGE - 10 Golden Rules for Coaching Children
  5. On Being a Coach - What Coaches Really Do
Friday, 21st July, 2023

Course Duration:

1 hour

The Role of The Children's Sport Coach

“A coach’s primary mission is to help sport participants develop not only as athletes, but also as people. To fulfil that aim, a coach needs functional and task-related competences that are underpinned by knowledge and reflection.”

From the European Sports Coach Framework (p. 39)