SKILLS4COACH - Developing Coaching Skills through Innovative Methods

The project aims to support the strengthening of sports coaches skills and profiles, increasing their employability and making them reach new job opportunities by developing innovative training materials and creating a coaching network. The special objectives of the project are to: • increase the technology literacy levels of coaches and strengthen their adaptation to technological tools (25 coaches) • develop the planning, management and organizational knowledge and skills of coaches (25 coaches); • strengthen the adaptation of coaches to work with people with disabilities 25 coaches); • ensure that coaches have a roadmap for their development by self-assessment (25 coaches); • enable coaches to interact and share experiences through the coaching community (200 coaches will be included in the community); • raise the accordance of coaching training for the sports sector with the labour market (To enable 10 unemployed coaches and 10 clubs to interact through the coaching community); • encourage to start of sport’s innovative experiences about coaching training by supporting open resources, open and flexible learning and other innovative methods (5 open resources); The work packages: WP-1: Project management and coordination WP-2: Development of a Coach Training Boot camp Curriculum WP-3: Development of a Coach Self-Assessment Tool, Training Modules and Guide WP-4: Development of a Gamification-Based E-Learning Platform and the Coach Community Pilot Scheme: Web Platform and All E-Learning Materials WP-5: Impact and dissemination The outputs of the project: • Coach Training Boot camp Curriculum • Self-Coach Assessment Tool • Training Module for Developing the Planning and Management Skills of Coaches • Training Module for Improving the Technology Literacy Skills of Coaches • A Guide for coaching athletes with disability • Technology Focused E-Learning Platform and Coach Community