COMPETITIVE COACHES
Developmental, pre-competitive, and competitive programming, focusing on developing the skills required for competition.
Choose the discipline you want to coach in:
AEROBIC | ACROBATIC | MEN’S ARTISTIC | WOMEN’S ARTISTIC | RHYTHMIC | TRAMPOLINE
Aerobic
Competition 1 (Introduction) Course:
The Competition 1 (Introduction) course provides the coach with the theoretical and technical knowledge required to prepare them to coach athletes in developmental, pre-competitive and competitive programs.
Objectives:
- Learn how to plan a training session
- Learn how to develop a yearly training plan that integrates training priorities and promotes athlete development
- Learn how to give athletes basic nutritional advice
- Learn how to help athletes be mentally prepared for competition
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
- Developmental athletes
- Pre-competitive athletes
- Beginner provincial level competitive athletes
This course is currently in development. Please contact coaching@gymcan.org for more information.
Acrobatic
Competition 1 (Introduction) Course:
The Competition 1 (Introduction) course provides the coach with the theoretical and technical knowledge required to prepare them to coach athletes in developmental, pre-competitive and competitive programs.
Objectives:
- Learn how to plan a training session
- Learn how to develop a yearly training plan that integrates training priorities and promotes athlete development
- Learn how to give athletes basic nutritional advice
- Learn how to help athletes be mentally prepared for competition
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
- Developmental athletes
- Pre-competitive athletes
- Beginner provincial level competitive athletes
This course is currently in development. Please contact coaching@gymcan.org for more information.
Men’s Artistic
Competition 1 (Introduction) Course:
The Competition 1 (Introduction) course provides the coach with the theoretical and technical knowledge required to prepare them to coach athletes in developmental, pre-competitive and competitive programs.
Objectives:
- Learn how to plan a training session
- Learn how to develop a yearly training plan that integrates training priorities and promotes athlete development
- Learn how to give athletes basic nutritional advice
- Learn how to help athletes be mentally prepared for competition
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
- Developmental athletes
- Pre-competitive athletes
- Beginner provincial level competitive athletes
Competition 2 (Introduction Advanced) Course:
The Competition 2 (Introduction Advanced) course provides the coach with the theoretical and technical knowledge required to prepare them to coach advanced competitive athletes.
Objectives:
- Learn how to develop the physical attributes athletes require at this level of gymnastics
- Learn how to develop a detailed yearly training plan
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
Coaches 16 years and older, who are Competition 1 – CERTIFIED in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Competition 3 (Development) Course
The Competition 3 (Development) course provides coaches with the tools required to help athletes develop more advanced skills.
Objectives:
- Learn how to structure routines in order to maximize athletes’ scores
- Learn advanced principles of planning, including multiple peaking
- Learn advanced principles of physical preparation as they apply to this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
Coaches must be Competition 2 – CERTIFIED in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Women’s Artistic
Competition 1 (Introduction) Course:
The Competition 1 (Introduction) course provides the coach with the theoretical and technical knowledge required to prepare them to coach athletes in developmental, pre-competitive and competitive programs.
Objectives:
- Learn how to plan a training session
- Learn how to develop a yearly training plan that integrates training priorities and promotes athlete development
- Learn how to give athletes basic nutritional advice
- Learn how to help athletes be mentally prepared for competition
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
- Developmental athletes
- Pre-competitive athletes
- Beginner provincial level competitive athletes
Competition 2 (Introduction Advanced) Course:
The Competition 2 (Introduction Advanced) course provides the coach with the theoretical and technical knowledge required to prepare them to coach advanced competitive athletes.
Objectives:
- Learn how to develop the physical attributes athletes require at this level of gymnastics
- Learn how to develop a detailed yearly training plan
- Learn artistic preparation and choreography
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
Coaches 16 years and older, who are Competition 1 – CERTIFIED in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Competition 3 (Development) Course
The Competition 3 (Development) course provides coaches with the tools required to help athletes develop more advanced skills.
Objectives:
- Learn how to structure routines in order to maximize athletes’ scores
- Learn advanced principles of planning, including multiple peaking
- Learn advanced principles of physical preparation as they apply to this level of gymnastics
- Learn advanced principles of artistic preparation, dance, choreography as they apply to Women’s Artisitc Gymnastics
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
Coaches must be Competition 2 – CERTIFIED in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Rhythmic
Competition 1 (Introduction) Course:
- Learn how to plan a training session
- Learn how to develop a yearly training plan that integrates training priorities and promotes athlete development
- Learn how to give athletes basic nutritional advice
- Learn how to help athletes be mentally prepared for competition
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
- Developmental athletes
- Pre-competitive athletes
- Beginner provincial level competitive athletes
Level 3 Course:
Competition 1 (Introduction) Course:
The Competition 1 (Introduction) course provides the coach with the theoretical and technical knowledge required to prepare them to coach athletes in developmental, pre-competitive and basic competitive programs.
Objectives:
- Learn how to plan a training session
- Learn how to develop a yearly training plan that integrates training priorities and promotes athlete development
- Learn how to give athletes basic nutritional advice
- Learn how to help athletes be mentally prepared for competition
- Acquire the required teaching competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
- Acquire the required technical competencies to apply at this level of gymnastics
Prerequisites:
Coaches 16 years and older, who are trained in Gymnastics Foundations-Trampoline and want to learn how to coach:
- Developmental athletes
- Pre-competitive athletes
- Beginner provincial level competitive athletes
This course is currently in pilot phase. Please contact coaching@gymcan.org for more information.
Level 2 Course:
Please contact coaching@gymcan.org for more information.
Level 3 Course:
Please contact coaching@gymcan.org for more information.