Course details
Objectives:
In this chapter, you will learn about:
- Why children join and stay in sport
- Why do children dropout of sport?
- Children Sport - Reality Check
- The iCoachKids PLEDGE - 10 Golden Rules for Coaching Children
- On Being a Coach - What Coaches Really Do
Start date:
Friday, 21st July, 2023Course Duration:
1 hour![](https://learning.gaa.ie/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/paragraphs/2024-11/Sample%20I%20Coach%20Kids%20Role%20of%20childrens%20coach.png?itok=AwSpYRuM)
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)