Coaching Learning Resources
Getting Started to Coach Online
1. Guides for Online Coaching Practice
A. Quick-Starter Guide on Using Video-Conferencing Tools for E-Coaching
In view of the current COVID-19 situation, CoachSG has compiled a quick starter guide on available video-conferencing platforms that you can use to conduct your coaching online. Included in this guide are quick starter videos, features of the respective platforms and also price plans. Most of the mentioned platforms provide free features that are sufficient to kickstart online coaching sessions: Quick Starter Online Video Conferencing Resource for Your Coaching
(A video on how to use the various e-coaching platforms can be viewed here)
B. Coaches Digital Curriculum Design Capabilities
Bringing our coaching online may seem foreign to most but it has many similar principles as coaching physically. This guide will enable you to prepare your online coaching sessions through step-by-step guidance and provides questions that you can ask yourself to ensure an enjoyable and effective coaching experience both for you and your athletes:
(A video on how to design e-coaching sessions can be viewed here)
C. Designing a Word Up Challenge
CoachSG shares the ways to record your videos and how to convert them into gifs so that you will be able to create your own Word Up Challenge.
(A video on how to design Word Up Challenges can be viewed here)
2. Online Materials to Supplement Your E-Coaching
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CoachSG YouTube Channel: Subscribe to us for an array of coaching videos that you can adapt for your online coaching needs
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Follow CoachSG on Facebook & Instagram @coachsgofficial for educational posts and updates
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Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Online Resources for Coaches: There is a vast array of articles and videos that you can leverage for content to enhance your coaching and interaction with your athletes.
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CoachSG Home-Based Learning (HBL) Videos: Each set of learning package for the various sport / activities contains a wide range of movements / skills that are building blocks for complex and advanced sport skills. They can be used individually or strung together in a pre-determined set or sequence. Engaging in the various sport/activities promotes cross-sport learning and training for all-round physical literacy.
Online Continuing Coach Education (CCE) Resources
NROC coaches may consider attending the following online courses to accumulate Continuing Coach Education (CCE) hours. For more information on CCE, please visit this link.
After completing each course, please upload (a) your e-certificate or (b) screenshot(s) showing that you have completed the course onto your SportSync account to claim CCE hours for the course.
For more queries, please e-mail sport_coaching@sport.gov.sg.
Online Learning Resources WADA CoachTrue User Guide
Other Resources
CoachSG Events:
Workshop Videos and Presentation Materials from Past Continuing Coach Education (CCE) Workshops
Research Articles
Does Smoking Affect Exercise Performance?
Smoking’s detrimental effects on performance is well documented and we would like to share with you an article written by Dr Frankie Tan (Head, Sport Science & Medicine Centre) and Dr Abdul Rashid Aziz (Team Lead & Senior Sport Physiologist) entitled ‘Does Smoking Affect Exercise Performance’. The article pulls together the numerous research evidence showing the negative effects of smoking on sports performance, both acute and chronic.