Coaching teenagers

Who can attend this course:

Suitable for coaches working with teenage and adolescent participants in all environments, including in a;
• recreational gymnastics
• Pathway/performance environment
• Young people in leadership or coaching roles

It can also help parents of teenage athletes to support their child’s participation in sport and physical activity.

What to expect:

On this Online Classroom, learn more about what happens in the brain during adolescent development and how this knowledge can help your coaching
With a key understanding of adolescent development, you can be confident that you have the knowledge that you need to inform your coaching and support the young people that you coach more effectively.

This workshop will improve your understanding of the teenage brain, and of gymnasts’ emotions during and beyond the period of development that happens during adolescence.


Workshop Details:
It is split into two parts, with:
• Part 1 covering what it is like to be a teenager for the people you coach
• Part 2 covering how you can support the teenagers that you coach.

This will give you the knowledge and skills to empower and encourage the gymnasts you coach to:
• Improve their emotional awareness
• Manage their emotions more effectively.

By understanding what is happening on a biological, physical, and emotional basis to the people you coach, you can adapt your coaching practice to ensure that your sessions are appropriate, and to make sure that they know that they have your full support, every step of the way.
This can be key to enabling them to continue to enjoy participating in sport and physical activity during this period of significant change.

What You Will Learn
 Part 1: Gain a better understanding of what being a teenage Gymnast is like
You will explore:
• The impact that adolescence, the adolescent brain, and emotional development has on a teenager’s behaviour
• The challenges of emotions and how to manage them.
 
Part 2: Learn how to support your teenage gymnasts
You will explore:
• How to understand the individual teenager (and yourself)
• How environments and tasks can support teenagers.