Minä valmentajana (eng. Me as a coach) - education material for the Finnish Cheerleading Federation
Kontturi, Kiia (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020120826747
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020120826747
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As the sport is growing fast, coaching careers of cheerleading coaches are getting longer and the possibility of coaching cheerleading as one’s profession has become possible, the need for this education was urgent. Before this material, the Finnish Cheerleading Federation did not yet have an education for this area.
The goal was to create an education material that includes theory, deep introspection and networking to help coaches build their own coaching philosophies, learn about athlete-coach relationships and give tools to maintain motivation in their work. The aim of the
product is to function as the material for the Finnish Cheerleading Federation’s Minä
valmentajana (eng. Me as a coach) -education.
The product consists of five main subjects: coaching philosophy, self-development, goal
setting, motivation and coach-athlete relationships. With guidance provided by the product material, educators and other participants: the coaches design their own coaching philosophy, find their coaching styles and build networks for themselves. The material also includes tools for coaches to maintain their athletes and their own motivation.
The education Minä valmentajana -material was taken into action in fall 2020. The
education consists of two parts: 2-hour pre assignment material and 4-hour education. The education was held online through Zoom. The material includes tools for athletes as well, which the participants are offered and asked to take with them to the practice.
The material is indented for cheerleading coaches, but it can also be adapted to other
sports. The education is listed in phase 3 in the Finnish Cheerleading Federation’s
education steps, which is meant for coaches with more experience in coaching.
Considering the theory of the material, the sport of cheerleading is shortly introduced, and the theories used in the material are covered. The theoretical part is composed mostly of multiple research material and articles as well as books. Wade Gilbert’s book Coaching Better Every Season covers a large part of the theory in coaching philosophy of the material. The Finnish Olympic Committee’s material for coaches was widely used for self-development.
The goal was to create an education material that includes theory, deep introspection and networking to help coaches build their own coaching philosophies, learn about athlete-coach relationships and give tools to maintain motivation in their work. The aim of the
product is to function as the material for the Finnish Cheerleading Federation’s Minä
valmentajana (eng. Me as a coach) -education.
The product consists of five main subjects: coaching philosophy, self-development, goal
setting, motivation and coach-athlete relationships. With guidance provided by the product material, educators and other participants: the coaches design their own coaching philosophy, find their coaching styles and build networks for themselves. The material also includes tools for coaches to maintain their athletes and their own motivation.
The education Minä valmentajana -material was taken into action in fall 2020. The
education consists of two parts: 2-hour pre assignment material and 4-hour education. The education was held online through Zoom. The material includes tools for athletes as well, which the participants are offered and asked to take with them to the practice.
The material is indented for cheerleading coaches, but it can also be adapted to other
sports. The education is listed in phase 3 in the Finnish Cheerleading Federation’s
education steps, which is meant for coaches with more experience in coaching.
Considering the theory of the material, the sport of cheerleading is shortly introduced, and the theories used in the material are covered. The theoretical part is composed mostly of multiple research material and articles as well as books. Wade Gilbert’s book Coaching Better Every Season covers a large part of the theory in coaching philosophy of the material. The Finnish Olympic Committee’s material for coaches was widely used for self-development.