Hello Field Hockey BC Coaches!
Listed below are Coaching appointments available within the Women’s Regional (U16/U18) programs for 2010-2011.
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 Dallas Plensky, High Performance Director by September 30, 2010 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
U16 FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM
There are 4 regions in BC that participate in the Foundations 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 on April 15-17.
Important Dates for 2010-2011 FOUNDATIONS:
Trials: November 19-21 and December 3-5
Program start: weekend of February 4-6
Festival: April 15-17
Team BC Selection Camp: May 6-8
U18 Super Series:
Coaching responsibilities in the Super Series 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.
Super Series 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 Regional Super Series 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 2010-2011 REGIONAL SUPER SERIES
Trials: October 15-17
Program start: weekend of November 19-20 (Christmas Break and early January off)
Exhibition Game Weekend: February 26-27
Super Series Finals: April 8-10
Team BC Selection Camp: April 29-May 1
If any of the positions interest you please e-mail Dallas Plensky, High Performance Director by September 30, 2010 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 (U16/U18)
INTERIOR
U18 Trials/Training: TBC
U16 Trials/Training: TBC
U18 Head Tactical Coach
U18 Assistant Coach
U16 Head Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
*Note: The U16 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 Jamboree 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 Foundations Festival team.
ISLAND
U18 Trials/Training: TBC
U16 Trials/Training: TBC
U18 Head Tactical Coach
U18 Assistant Coach
U18 Assistant Coach
* each coach will be assigned super series teams throughout the regional phase
U16 Head Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Coach*
*Note: The U16 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 Jamboree 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 Foundations Festival team.
NORTH WEST
U18 Trials/Training: TBC
U16 Trials/Training: TBC
U18 Head Tactical Coach
U18 Coach
U18 Coach
U18 Coach
* each coach will be assigned super series teams throughout the regional phase
Due to numbers, two Head/Lead Coaches are needed for the Foundations Program
U16 Head Technical Development Coach*
U16 Head Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
*Note: The U16 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 Foundations 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 Foundations Festival team.
SOUTH EAST
U18 Head Tactical Coach
U18 Assistant Coach
U18 Assistant Coach
U18 Assistant Coach
* each coach will be assigned super series teams throughout the regional phase
U16 Head Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Assistant Technical Development Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
U16 Foundations Festival Head Coach*
*Note: The U16 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 Foundations 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 Foundations Festival team.