Development Plan

Having completed two coaching sessions and reflected upon them, I have produced a development plan with four target areas which may enable me to improve my coaching and leadership.

Target Area	Goal	Developmental Activities
Learning Styles	Improve my knowledge relating to learning styles and be able to implement it in coaching.	Do some wider research surrounding learning styles and the importance of delivering a session appropriate to the athletes needs. Experiment when leading sessions to find what works best for different learning styles, and for me. Shadow a more experienced netball coach (Sarah Haslam) at Queens Park Sports Centre, Saturday's 11a.m, to see how they teach according to the individual.
Technical Knowledge	Improve my technical knowledge of the skills involved in netball.	Attend a netball coaching course.UKCC Level 1 Course in Eccles. Manchester on the 21st and 22nd September, and 12th October 2013.  Cost: £200.  Shadow a more experienced netball coach (Sarah Haslam) at Queens Park Sports Centre, Saturday's 11a.m. Watch a qualified netball coach through pre-season training, and watch how they progress skills.  Also listen to the key teaching points of certain skills, e.g. passing, shooting, footwork.  (Ripley Netball Club, Genesis Social Enterprise Centre - Alfreton). Attend 'Sharp Shooting Workshop' run by East Midlands Netball (Derby, 20th June).
Game Experience	Gain more game experience to widen my knowledge which I can transfer into coaching.	Train with a netball team with the possibility of playing games if good enough.  GK Netball Team trains at Sharley Park Leisure Centre, Clay Cross, on Wednesdays at 7pm.
Game Rules	Develop my understanding of the game rules so that I have a comprehensive understanding and can referee a game comfortably.	Complete the England Netball Beginner Umpiring Award.  Complete the application form and send it to East Midlands umpiring secretary. Volunteer to umpire any GK Netball matches that I'm not playing in.