6. The table tennis coach (in Australia and overseas) - skill-level and education - environment - motivation Skill-level and education "Sweden used to have many good coaches" Question: Why don't thay have it any more? Level 1, 2 and 3 education in most countries. Australia is using the Swedish model (who developed a Japanese model further ). "A good coach must be responsible, creative and interested in the sports and the players." "A good coach must be a good player." "It is extremely important that a player trust his coach" "Too many cooks spoil the food." Environment What is a coach's environment like? Draw it on the white-board. Motivation What makes a coach motivated (money, travel, friends, success..)? What makes a coach quit? Terry Dahl - who is he? Here. Paul Jones letter of support. Here. |
