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Coach
Development
Coaches are the backbone of the and every coach must have a clear
sport system. Vital to the development understanding of LTPD principles.
of players at all stages, they are Getting more and better coaching for
leaders and organizers in community Canadian players is an essential task
sport (Active Start to Learn to Train) for sport leaders.
and technical experts at provincial
and national levels (Train to Compete Pickleball is currently developing a
to Train to Win). Coaches must have coach education program consistent
the expertise to identify the stage with the National Coaching Certification
of maturation of the player and Program (NCCP) with the expectation
the programs and systems to allow of NCCP approval. The following
that player to train and compete diagram shows the proposed Pickleball
appropriately to his or her potential. We “Coach Development Model” (CDM)
need more good coaches at all stages, in relation to the LTPD framework:
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