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Welcome Coaches

Welcome Coaches. Understanding the Coaches Role in the Athlete Recruiting Process. AVCA Convention 2008 – Presenter Barry McLean, Volleyball Prospects Canada. Why Do You Coach?. Introduce yourself to the person beside you and talk about why you coach!. Benefits of Coaching. Rewarding

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Welcome Coaches

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  1. Welcome Coaches Understanding the Coaches Role in the Athlete Recruiting Process AVCA Convention 2008 – Presenter Barry McLean, Volleyball Prospects Canada

  2. Why Do You Coach? • Introduce yourself to the person beside you and talk about why you coach!

  3. Benefits of Coaching • Rewarding • Fulfilling • Fun! • Volunteer • Teacher/Facilitator • Enriching the Lives of others • Provide Opportunity • Give Back

  4. Why Do Athletes Play?

  5. Your Athletes Needs • Play for fun • Future • Social Aspect • Great Team Sport • Passionate about Volleyball • Coolest Game in the World!

  6. How many athletes will have the opportunity to play volleyball at the post-secondary level?

  7. Cold Hard Facts • Only 3% of the female athletes playing volleyball in Canada and the USA will play post-secondary at a college or university. • Only 1% will be on scholarship! Source: NCAA

  8. Maintain a Balanced Perspective • Not everyone can play at the post-secondary level • Club and High School levels vary in ability • Recognize and encourage those special athletes who you feel are gifted and have potential to play at a high level • Same token encourage those others to work hard to pursue & achieve their dream

  9. Follow These 7 Basic Principles • Don’t promise something you can’t deliver • Sheltering is a BIG NO-NO • Mind your strategic alliances • Keep an Open Mind • Your Primary Role is a Facilitator • Information is Power • Check your EGO at the door

  10. Don’t Promise SomethingYou Can’t Deliver • Come play for me and we’ll get you a scholarship! • Don’t sell a dream to an athlete to get them to play for you. • If you do your job as a coach and follow the right path, your athletes will have many opportunities.

  11. Sheltering is a BIG NO-NO • Have you Heard this Before? • Your don’t need that information... • We’ll help you find a scholarship... • I know so and so and this guy at... • We won’t go to this tournament because... • We’ll take care of this for you... • Don’t put your profile on there...

  12. Foster Your Strategic Partnerships • Networking with post-secondary coaches is a great way to broaden your club athletes exposure. • But be realistic based on your athletes academic and athletic potential. • Attend coaching clinics • Coach University summer camps • Communicate with Parents

  13. Keep an Open Mind • Athletes needs will change and evolve. • Don’t get comfortable promoting only certain programs. • Remember the importance of academics! • What are the athletes needs? • Level of conference play • Need to play or content sitting the first year • Type of coach (yeller/screamer – cool as a cucumber)

  14. Coach Facilitator • Your primary role is to provide an experience! Most athletes love the game and want to have FUN! • Coach them, make them better! • Teach them life skills, help them mature into responsible young adults. • Plant the seed for them to succeed.

  15. Information is Power • Information = Empowerment • Information = Informed Decisions • Information = Opportunity

  16. Check Your Ego at the Door • Chances are if you are here you have already checked your ego at the door. • Those coaches who have all the answers, need all the control, need credit and can do it all themselves... They aren’t here! • It’s not about you – It’s about the athlete!

  17. Barry McLean2008 AVCA Convention - Omahabmclean@volleyballprospects.ca

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