Hello Field Hockey BC Coaches!
Listed below are Coaching appointments available within the Women’s Regional (U15/U18) programs for 2012-2013.
Your commitment to the program will include the following:
- Attendance at the coaching intake night pertaining to your age group - offered prior to practices starting. Dates tba
- Working under the direction of the Regional Head Coach
- Working closely with fellow Regional Coaches to ensure a uniform approach to squad and team development within the zone or region
- Implementing BC practice plans and/or developing practice plans that satisfy the identified development priorities for your athletes
- Attendance, if possible, at Squad Trials as a selector
- Coaching squad athletes for a minimum of 20 hours
- Attending additional workshops designed to further develop your squad/team
- Ideally being available for the competitive opportunity for your specific to the age-group Meeting reporting requirements to FHBC or your squad athletes as set out for your particular program by FHBC.
- Working closely with the BC High Performance Director and Provincial Development Coach to pursue opportunities that further your own professional development.
Head Coaches for all programs should be ideally NCCP Level 2 or above. Assistant Coaches for all programs should be ideally NCCP Level 1 or above.
Honouraria for each coaching appointment is based on NCCP certification, and minimum expected time commitment to the program. Please note that coaching rates will now be determined by Coaching Certification achieved at the start of the program being coached. Please click here for more details.
If any of the positions interest you please e-mail Kinder Gill, kinder@fieldhockeybc.com, Regional Head Coach, by October 30, 2012 to confirm your interest, and be considered for an appointment. Please be sure to include the following in your email:
- Preferred appointment
- Alternate appointment if necessary
- Current NCCP certification
TRAIN to TRAIN (U15) PROGRAM
There are 4 regions in BC that participate in the Train to Train Program:
Interior (Okanagan & Kootenays)
Island (Victoria and MidIsland)
Northwest (Vancouver and Northshore)
Southeast (Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey)
Training will start at the beginning of February and will run weekly until the Festival in April.
Important Dates for 2012-2013 Train to Train:
Trials: October (lower mainland), November (Island), January (Interior)
Program start: December or early February (Christmas Break and early January off)
Festival: April, 2013
Team BC Selection Camp: May, 2013
U18 TRAIN to COMPETE (U18) PROGRAM
Coaching responsibilities in the Train to Compete Program are different than in previous years. The program focus has shifted to team preparation and games. Each coach will be assigned a group of players to develop throughout the season. The environment will be more competitive.
Train to Compete Focus:
Team Preparation and Tactical Strategies
Game play
Program Highlights/Changes:
6 hours of on-field skills training with certified FHBC coaches and guest coaches
14 hours of game play and competition focus
PC skills, basic tactics, feedback
There are 4 regions in BC that participate in the Train to Compete Regional Program:
Interior (Okanagan & Kootenays)
Island (Victoria and MidIsland)
Northwest (Vancouver and Northshore)
Southeast (Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey)
Important Dates for 2012-2013 REGIONAL TRAIN TO COMPETE
Trials: October (lower mainland), November (Island), January (Interior)
Program start: December or early February (Christmas Break and early January off)
Exhibition Game Weekend: February, 2013
Train to Compete Tournament: April, 2013
If any of the positions interest you please e-mail Kinder Gill, kinder@fieldhockeybc.com, Regional Head Coach, by October 30, 2012, to confirm your interest, and be considered for an appointment. Please be sure to include the following in your email:
Preferred appointment
Alternate appointment if necessary
Current NCCP certification
REGIONAL COACHING OPPORTUNITIES (U15/U18)
INTERIOR
T2C (Train to Compete) Trials/Training: starts January, 2013
T2T (Train to Train) Trials/Training: starts January, 2013
T2C Head Tactical Coach
T2C Assistant Coach
T2T Head Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Festival Head Coach*
*Note: The T2T program this year will comprise of 2 separate phases. The training phase will focus exclusively on basic skill development and the competition phase will be a Festival with all athletes in the program being drafted onto different teams for the purpose of game play. Coaches for the training phase do not necessarily have to be the same as coaches assigned to a Festival team.
ISLAND
T2C Trials/Training: TBC
T2T Trials/Training: TBC
T2C Head Tactical Coach
T2C Assistant Coach
T2C Assistant Coach
* each coach will be assigned super series teams throughout the regional phase
T2T Head Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Foundations Festival Head Coach*
T2T Foundations Festival Coach*
*Note: The T2T program this year will comprise of 2 separate phases. The training phase will focus exclusively on basic skill development and the competition phase will be a Festival with all athletes in the program being drafted onto different teams for the purpose of game play. Coaches for the training phase do not necessarily have to be the same as coaches assigned to a Festival team.
NORTHWEST
T2C Trials/Training: TBC
T2T Trials/Training: TBC
T2C Head Tactical Coach
T2C Coach
T2C Coach
T2C Coach
* each coach will be assigned Train to Compete teams throughout the regional phase
Due to numbers, two Head/Lead Coaches are needed for the Train to Train Program
T2T Head Technical Development Coach*
T2T Head Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Festival Head Coach*
T2T Festival Head Coach*
T2T Festival Head Coach*
*Note: The T2T program this year will comprise of 2 separate phases. The training phase will focus exclusively on basic skill development and the competition phase will be a Festival with all athletes in the program being drafted onto different teams for the purpose of game play. Coaches for the training phase do not necessarily have to be the same as coaches assigned to a Festival team.
SOUTHEAST
T2C Head Tactical Coach
T2C Assistant Coach
T2C Assistant Coach
T2C Assistant Coach
* each coach will be assigned super series teams throughout the regional phase
T2T Head Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Assistant Technical Development Coach*
T2T Foundations Festival Head Coach*
T2T Foundations Festival Head Coach*
T2T Foundations Festival Head Coach*
*Note: The T2T program this year will comprise of 2 separate phases. The training phase will focus exclusively on basic skill development and the competition phase will be a Festival with all athletes in the program being drafted onto different teams for the purpose of game play. Coaches for the training phase do not necessarily have to be the same as coaches assigned to a Festival team.