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COACHING WEBSITESNOHA Coach MentorsNorthern Ontario Hockey AssociationNational Coach Mentorship Program2010-2011Forward The Northern Ontario Hockey Association has announced the starting of the National Coach Mentorship program within the NOHA. We have taken 2 years to discuss and formulate a plan to start to implement this program in the NOHA. The NOHA has a model that will see a District Coach Mentor assigned to each of our Districts to work with Associations assigned Coach Mentors and individual coaches. As we are just starting this program our District Coach Mentors will be working with Association and individual coaches. All District Coach Mentors have been trained by the NOHA Master Coach Mentor and have been given resource materials to help coaches. The Coach Mentorship Program within the NOHA has been designed to help coaches with their jobs not for HC/OHF/NOHA to develop robot coaches. We are there to help and support coaches. Some of the Models that are available to Associations and coaches at the present time are:
As we progress with this initiative we will develop our website to offer information to coaches and we will continue to develop resource materials for our Coach Mentors. We will also start looking for and train Association Coach Mentors. Why have a Coach Mentorship Program? Hockey Canada, commencing with the 2000-2001 hockey season, approved a National Coach Mentorship Program (NCMP). We are sure that the implementation of this program will be defined as one of those watershed moments in our game. For years, hockey people have talked about doing something to improve our game, and in all these discussions, the subject of better coaching has been at the forefront. However, hockey has never had the collective will to implement the necessary changes. That has changed. There are no more excuses. Mentorship is indeed the tool to accomplish all those ideas that we have talked about for years. If we were to ask you to define mentorship, we are sure that many who read this would have difficulty in providing an immediate answer. However, if we were to ask you whether you have had any mentors in your life, most of us would have no trouble in creating a list of people. From parents, to teachers, to coaches, to co-workers, we have all had mentors who have guided us in our journey of life. Mentors are usually people who have gone that extra mile for us as we attempt to improve ourselves, from the simplest of tasks to the most complex. Many people that we would describe as mentors may not even know that we consider them as mentors. Most often, these people may not know how large an impact they have had in our life journey. We think that it is also fair to say that it is the person being mentored who defines whether or not a person is their mentor. After all, it seems logical that given the nature of the relationship, that it is the person who has received the benefit of the wisdom and guidance of another that we determine if that person has risen above the normal relationship to be considered a mentor. We believe that the vast majority of our coaches will be ecstatic that they now have a resource to help them with coaching. We also believe that this program (NCMP) will make recruitment of coaches easier when people know that someone will be in place to help with their development as a coach. The challenge before hockey is also one that is bigger than simply helping coaches be better coaches. Dave King, a member of the National Coach Mentorship Committee described what we need to improve is the "art" of coaching, as opposed to the " Science" of coaching. The National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) has done wonders for the science of coaching. Lesson plans, seasonal plans, individual skills, individual tactics, and team tactics have entered the lexicon of coaches. We can design drills with the best of them. There are resource materials that are available to all coaches including manuals, drill books, videos and CD ROM's. The question is- how does a coach use these materials? Dave King calls these people" armed and dangerous". They have all the material, but how are they applying it as a coach. What we are missing today is the art of coaching. If you ask players what they want out of the game, they will clearly tell you that the game needs to be fun. If you were to ask parents, they would tell you they enroll their children in sport to provide an opportunity to develop life skills, such as commitment, perseverance, dedication and teamwork. If this is indeed true, then what are we doing to assist coaches as they attempt to meet these objectives? Today, unless a coach is able to develop his or her own support network, they are unable to face the challenges in the game today. Examples of such are - how to deal with a player who is difficult to reach; how to deal with parents who are less than supportive; how to deal with the unreasonable expectations of winning placed upon a coach by a minor hockey association; what should we be teaching young hockey players when everything tells you that team play systems for novice players is all that really is important-these are all issues that are either ignored, or lead to a coach leaving this great game. If we can help these coaches with the art of coaching, we end up with better coaches. Coaches who will stay in the game longer, get more enjoyment out of coaching, and as a result the players will have more fun, and learn those life skills that are important. We wish everyone great success in their mentorship role. It is not only important, it is crucial to every player who takes up this great game. Hockey Canada, OHF and Member Partners are asking everyone who has " talked the talk" to now "walk the walk". We all have discussed how this can happen, but now it is time to implement. Introduction The HC National Coach Mentorship Program (NCMP) is an educational program developed by Hockey Canada and delivered by the 13 Member Branches to ensure the mentoring of recreational, developmental and high performance coaches so they can obtain the necessary skills to become effective teachers, leaders and organizers. Coaches, officials, parents and more importantly, the player all benefit from the NCMP. The program offers mentor coach training at the volunteer and professional levels of the program. In the fall of 2000, the Ontario Hockey Federation Development Council was tasked with the development of the OHF Coach Mentorship Program for our Branch. The OHF Development Council is made up of members from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, Greater Toronto Hockey League, Ontario Minor Hockey Association, Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario, Ontario Women's Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League. Together, the OHF and its Member Partners have formulated a "Terms of Reference" operations manual to ensure that our mentorship efforts are implemented in a coordinated manner and that our program is consistent throughout the Branch. Program Purpose This program is a result of direct action Hockey Canada and its member Branches have taken since the Coaching Association of Canada's evaluation of the NCCP in 1995 and the Molson Open Ice Summit on player development of 1999. In both events, it was determined that the mentoring of coaches at all levels and specifically minor hockey, is the key to the future growth of coaching in Canada. The ultimate outcome is improved athlete development. As a result, at the 2000 CHA Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Canadian Hockey Association approved unanimously the creation and implementation of the National Coach Mentor Program (NCMP) to foster the future growth of coaching and player development in Canada. The OHF NCMP Terms of Reference Manual was developed to support the OHF and its Member Partners in the delivery of the NCMP within their Local Associations. The OHF Development Council has developed specific procedures and policies, which are presented within this document. Definitions Mentor - A wise and trusted teacher, advisor, counselor, instructor, tutor or trainer. Mentoring - A relationship between a guide (mentor) and a coach which enables the coach to become more successful in all aspects of his or her coaching skills. Mentoring Involves - Stimulating and managing the individual growth necessary to support coaching performance in the delivery programs beyond the present levels of delivery within the Canadian hockey system. Benefits of Mentoring - Provides coaches with the required skills, knowledge and support to promote and sustain higher levels of performance within the coaching field. Master Coach Mentor - an individual selected by the Member Partner who has been properly trained under the guidelines of the OHF to conduct mentorship training, and oversee other coach mentors in the field. District Coach Mentors - An individual trained by the Master Coach Mentor under the guidelines of the OHF to mentor other coaches in the field. This Coach mentor is responsible for all Coach Mentors within the District.Association Coach Mentors - An individual trained by the Master Coach Mentor under the guidelines of the OHF to mentor other coaches in the field. This Coach Mentor is responsible for working with coaches in their Association. The Association is responsible for selecting this person. This Coach Mentor is to work with the District Coach Mentor. Branch Training - The guidelines as set forth by the OHF and Member Partners to train either Master Coach Mentors or Coach Mentors. Member Partner Training - The OHF Development Council has set forth a series of guidelines that each Member Partner must follow. Recognizing that each Member Partner is unique in its operations and challenges, each Member Partner has the ability to enhance upon the minimum guidelines as set forth by the OHF. This enhanced training program is considered Member Partner Training. Program Structure CHA NCMP Organizational Chart
HC Board of Directors v Hockey Development Council v Coaching Committee v National Coach Mentorship Program
Northern Ontario Hockey Association Coach Mentorship Organizational Chart
Northern Ontario Hockey Association Board of Directors v Northern Ontario Hockey Association Development Committee v Northern Ontario Hockey Association Technical Director v Northern Ontario Hockey Association Master Coach Mentor v Northern Ontario Hockey Association District Coach Mentors v Local Association Volunteer Coach Mentors v Local Association Coaches being Mentored The following people have volunteered to become our District Coach Mentors. Please contact the person responsible for your District to discuss how they can help you or your Association with coaching.
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