Transcript A Proactive Approach to Mentoring the Non

A Proactive Approach to Mentoring
the Non-Teaching Coach
Briant Kelly, CAA
Libertyville High School - Illinois
Ted D’Alessio, CMAA
Millburn High School – New Jersey
Mentoring
Mentoring is a formal process where a more
experienced person helps and guides a less
experienced person in an organization.
“If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain as he is. But if
you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he
will become what he ought to be and could be.” - Goethe
Non-Teaching Coach
• Educational needs for coaches
– NFHS coaching classes
• http://www.nfhslearn.com/
– ASEP certification
• http://www.asep.com/coaches/coaches.cfm?
– First Aid/CPR/AED
• Local fire department
Coaches Handbook and Information
• Issue a coaches handbook
– Include all athletic policies and procedures
• Highlight any new policies and procedures
– Include all school policies as needed
– Review individually with new coaches
• Prior to each season…simplify with a checklist
“Put your information across slowly and repeat it over and
over again! Take a difficult point and make it so simple that it
will become clear to even the dullard.” - Knute Rockne
Goal Setting
• Pre-season meeting
– Individual goals
– Team goals
• Mid-season check-in
• End of the season follow-up
– Look ahead to off-season and next season
Communication Methods
• School District e-mail
– School e-mail, internet policy
• School District voicemail
• Phone call/voicemail policy to parents
• Scheduling all coaches meetings
– Prior to school
– Evenings
Parents
• Pre-Season Meeting with parents
– What needs to be covered in the meeting?
• Proper communication methods
– Athletic Department policies
• Involve/encourage the athlete to be the first
communication
• Resource for fundraising and team activities
Coaching Assignment
• Head Coach
– Mentoring falls on shoulder of AD
– Is assistant coach a teacher or in the building?
– Can another Head Coach be a resource?
• Assistant Coach
– Mentoring falls on shoulder of Head Coach
– Paired with a coach who is a teacher or in the building
– Paired with a more experienced coach
Mentoring the Head Coach
• Determine the coaching experience
– High School setting?
• Acclimate the Head Coach to the High School
– Involvement in new teacher programs
– School policy and philosophy
– Involvement in working other athletic events
– Substitution opportunities
• Main Communication Method
– Cell phone and e-mail
Mentoring the Head Coach – cont.
• Determine a meeting time
– Prior to practice…stop in the Athletic Office
– After practice
• Informal setting to meet
– Lunch or coffee
– Workout together
• Athletic/School paperwork
– Delegate to assistants as needed
Mentoring the Head Coach – cont.
• Take time at the beginning of practice
– Talk to the athletes, make connections
– Get a feel for the school day
• 7 C’s of Coaching
• Coaching Clinics
– Educational opportunities to learn
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisors they
succeed.”
- Isaiah 28:29
Pitfalls to Mentoring
• Criticizing
– Does information need to be shared?
– New, creative approaches
• Giving Advice
– Listen and understanding
– Offer when asked
• Rescuing or Doing it yourself
– It is okay for mistakes
Why Mentor?
• Develop better coaches/educators
– Not just a X and O’s coach
• Beneficial for the athletes
– Better learning environment
• Beneficial for the Athletic Director
– Less headaches in the short and long term
Questions
• Briant Kelly
– [email protected]
• Ted D’Alessio
– [email protected]