Coach Education / Professional Development – Coaching Workshop 26 May 12

This coaching workshop provides professional coach education and professional development for:  Coaches and Assistant Coaches  LAV Centre Coaching Coordinators  AV Club Coaching Coordinators  Athletes, Parents, PE Teachers For this winter’s first PD program in our Annual Winter Workshop series (26th May 2012) there will be two consecutive session for your professional development, at the Sandringham …

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Calling all Racewalk Coaches

Calling all Walking Coaches Are you keen to upgrade your accreditation and knowledge base? Do you want to share experiences and ideas with Australia’s best walk coaches? The Australian Track and Field Coaches Association, in conjunction with Athletics Australia and the AIS Track and Field department are presenting an Advanced Race Walk Coaching workshop and …

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AT&FCA Membership Renewal

Hi Everyone, A reminder on membership renewal. This is a reminder to our 2011 members who, as yet, have not renewed their membership. Membership can be renewed, online, using the National ATFCA site (http://www.atfca.com.au/). Annual Winter Workshops (professional development program): the first programs will be advertised later this month using your email address and also …

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Identified Mental Skills – Leading Up to and During Major Competitions – Anthony Klarica

The following article summarises the presentation made to members and guests at the AT&FCA Vic Annual General Meeting on 21st March 2012. This stimulating and informative session was presented by Anthony Klarica MMIB, MAppSc, GradDipPsych, BEd, MAPS – Director, Psychologist – Elite Performance – www.eliteperformance.com.au EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Athletes and coaches identified the need to be …

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Coach Education / Professional Development – Coaching Workshop 26 May 12Calling all Racewalk CoachesAT&FCA Membership RenewalIdentified Mental Skills – Leading Up to and During Major Competitions – Anthony Klarica

May 10

Coach Education / Professional Development – Coaching Workshop 26 May 12

Categories:

Coaching Resource, Hurdles, Middle Distance, Workshop

by vicwebadmin

This coaching workshop provides professional coach education and professional development for:

  •  Coaches and Assistant Coaches
  •  LAV Centre Coaching Coordinators
  •  AV Club Coaching Coordinators
  •  Athletes, Parents, PE Teachers

For this winter’s first PD program in our Annual Winter Workshop series (26th May 2012) there will be two consecutive session for your professional development, at the Sandringham Athletics Club, on:

  • Coaching 400m/ 800m events – presented by Norm Osborne OAM (level 5 Senior Coach)

and

  • Coaching 300m and 400m hurdles – presented by Roy Boyd OAM (level 5 Senior Coach)

For details view or download the Workshop Flyer.

These Australian Track & Field Coaches Association programs are actively supported by Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Victoria.

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Apr 27

Calling all Racewalk Coaches

Categories:

Coaching Resource

by vicwebadmin

Calling all Walking Coaches

Are you keen to upgrade your accreditation and knowledge base?

Do you want to share experiences and ideas with Australia’s best walk coaches?

The Australian Track and Field Coaches Association, in conjunction with Athletics Australia and the AIS Track and Field department are presenting an Advanced Race Walk Coaching workshop and Level IV Race Walk Coaching course at the AIS over the Queen’s Birthday weekend whilst the Lake Burley Griffin Race Walking Carnival is being conducted.

This is a great opportunity for Level III coaches to further their accreditation and for other interested coaches to broaden their knowledge and avail themselves to advice and the experiences of some of Australia’s (and the World’s) most successful coaches over the last few years.  These days will help coaches to improve their understanding of walks and further their coaching skills and knowledge.  For coaches of race walkers who have not had the opportunity to be involved in a specialist race walk coaching course before, this is a MUST DO. Read the rest of this entry »

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Apr 24

AT&FCA Membership Renewal

Categories:

Administration, The Coach

by edncoordinator

Hi Everyone,
A reminder on membership renewal.

This is a reminder to our 2011 members who, as yet, have not renewed their membership. Membership can be renewed, online, using the National ATFCA site (http://www.atfca.com.au/).

Annual Winter Workshops (professional development program): the first programs will be advertised later this month using your email address and also posted on this Victorian Branch web site (http://atfcaviccoaches.org.au/).

Although fully supported by Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Victoria, unfortunately Athletics Victoria do not list upcoming ATFCA (Vic) professional development programs so please check the ATFCA site and also advise me if you have not been receiving regular notices.

Advertising is also listed on the Victorian Little Athletics site (http://www.lavic.com.au/), listed under Education & Training, then go to Coaching

Yours faithfully,

Bryan R. Neighbour
Coach Education Coordinator
ATFCA (VIC)

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Mar 23

Identified Mental Skills – Leading Up to and During Major Competitions – Anthony Klarica

Categories:

Coaching Resource, The Athlete, The Coach

by Anthony Klarica

The following article summarises the presentation made to members and guests at the AT&FCA Vic Annual General Meeting on 21st March 2012. This stimulating and informative session was presented by Anthony Klarica MMIB, MAppSc, GradDipPsych, BEd, MAPS – Director, Psychologist – Elite Performance – www.eliteperformance.com.au

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Athletes and coaches identified the need to be relaxed and to stay positive and confident, both in the lead up to competitions, at major competitions and in a range of other environments as the most commonly required mental skills. Additional skills identified by both groups included communication and resilience with regard to injury management. Goal setting, visualisation and imagery were also commonly identified by both groups.

Athletes identified concentration and focus, as well as preparation more often than coaches, while coaches identified the need to deal with pressure, have support networks and manage life at a competition village more than the athletes.

Overall, both athletes and coaches recognised a number of key mental skills to assist them. In recognition of this, a number of “tip sheets” have been created to continue dialogue on these topics between athletes and coaches

One purpose of this review was to share the thoughts of athletes and coaches with each other so that they could ensure that the skills that they identified as being important are being discussed, developed and then implemented to assist them in the range of situations discussed.

Read or download the full article.

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Mar 22

National Rankings – Update

Categories:

Coaching Resource, The Athlete

by vicwebadmin

The latest AUSTRALIAN RANKING LIST update includes:

  • All-Time rankings [click main tab] to 5th March 2012,
  • 2011 and 2010 rankings
  • plus the latest 2012 rankings, to 12th March 2012 [ in spreadsheet format ].

The 2011, and 2010 rankings are listed on four web pages accessed via the National Rankings drop-down tab above:

  • Men – Track  [including a link to the latest updates],
  • Men – Field,
  • Women – Track [including a link to the latest updates],
  • Women – Field [includes acknowledgments of assistance in compilation of the statistics]

National Rankings Compiled by:   Paul Jenes -  AA Statistician

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Feb 20

Proposed Changes – Little Athletics – Multi Events

Categories:

Little Athletics, The Athlete, The Coach

by vicwebadmin


A Proposal for Changes to the Events to be Included in the LAV Multi-Event State Championships

The Tables accessed below show the current events for Little Athletics multi events then indicate suggested changes, shown in red, that are the subject of a recent proposal made by ATFCA to the LAV Education Committee.

Note:

  • Women’s IAAF events do not include the discus throw but do include the shot put.
  • The extra event suggested for U14 is the javelin throw.
  • It is proposed that girls switch from the 100m to the international distance of 200m.

The suggested changes have been well received by the LAV Education Committee, and are now being reviewed by LAV, ALA and another State Branch.

View Tables in a separate browser window.

Your comments and suggestions on the proposed changes are welcome.

Comments should be addressed to: viccoaches@atfca.com.au

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Feb 12

AT&FCA Vic – Annual General Meeting – 21 Mar 12

Categories:

Administration, Coaching Resource, The Coach

by vicwebadmin


Attention Coaches / Associates/ Athletes

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the
Victorian Branch of the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association
will be held on WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH, 2012 at 7.00pm, at the Box Hill Athletics Club Room, Hagenauer’s Reserve, Barwon Street, Box Hill (Melways Ref. 47 C7) – NON-MEMBERS are welcome.

Guest Speaker – Anthony Klarica – Sport Psychologist.

AGENDA

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Aug 15

ATFCA Vic – Winter Workshop – 3 Sep 11

Categories:

Coaching Resource, Workshop

by edncoordinator

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Attention:   Coaches and assistant coaches / LAV Centre Coaching coordinators/ AV Club Coaching coordinators/ athletes/ parents /PE teachers

Hi Everyone,   Please see the attached flyer for the September 3rd ATFCA Winter Workshop Series (#4, 2011).

There will be four separate sessions available for your professional development.
These include:

  1. Motivation
  2. Distance Running
  3. Shot Put
  4. Sprint Relay events

Our celebrity guest presenter is Olympian Tony Benson ASM, Level 5 Senior Coach, Read the rest of this entry »

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