Coaching Mentor

[DeeH]

Can anyone help with this small question.

What is the role of a coaching mentor?
What time to they have to give to a new coach - Level 1?
Do they have to be a coach themselves?
And are they necessary?

Just trying to cover all angles.
Cheers, All.

[geoffretired]

I could be wrong on this one as I was confused when I did the mentoring course; but I think the idea is to give the candidate/new coach someone to talk to and get pointers from. I remember being told that the mentor's job is not to tell them what to do, that's their tutor's job. Imagine two candidates or new coaches talking things over with each other about a coaching session they were in charge of or helping with.What they are talking about would be just about the same as their talk with a mentor. The mentor would have more experience in those situations so could offer more advice, or examples of similar situations.
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As for being a coach, the document says SHOULD be an archer and/ or coach both is better.

[Meddler]

Originally Posted by DeeH

Can anyone help with this small question.

What is the role of a coaching mentor?
What time to they have to give to a new coach - Level 1?
Do they have to be a coach themselves?
And are they necessary?

Just trying to cover all angles.
Cheers, All.

DeeH,

I think most of your question has been answered by Geoffretired (the description of the mentor is lifted from the Level 1 documentation), so I'll add my two penn'orth...

What do you mean by how much time do they have to give you? If you mean how much time they must give to you - the answer is none... OK that's harsh. There is no lower or upper limit that is written down in the paperwork. The time they give is dependent on how much help and support you need, and how much time the mentor can give you.

Are they necessary? Well, er, yes....

They are part of your support mechanism as a Coach. They can be used for bouncing ideas off. They are not tutors, they should be outside the course.

I have a couple of mentors who I share ideas and questions with, and I'm a Senior Coach. If nothing else, a mentor can give you a different outlook on what you are doing.

Iain.

[geoffretired]

The thing about having a mentor, or being a mentor is that it removes,
(or helps to remove) the feeling of being "alone". I used to coach in a team but that has ended. Now I am the coaching at my club where I'm the only coach and it can feel lonely at times. Not in an archery sense, but in a coaching sense.

Originally Posted by geoffretired

The thing about having a mentor, or being a mentor is that it removes,
(or helps to remove) the feeling of being "alone". I used to coach in a team but that has ended. Now I am the coaching at my club where I'm the only coach and it can feel lonely at times. Not in an archery sense, but in a coaching sense.

Sounds like time to get a club member through the coach course, as a disinterested mentor is worse than useless

[DeeH]

Thanks for the replys guys.
I posed the question on behalf of my husband who will be taking the course, but as the guy that was asked said only if it didn't require too much of his time, as he is too tied up with coaching at clubs......and is a very fine coach indeed, hence him being asked.
Probably this is also a good tool to use as a sounding board.
Again, thanks one and all.
Cake all round

[TWIW]

Originally Posted by Meddler

DeeH,

I think most of your question has been answered by Geoffretired (the description of the mentor is lifted from the Level 1 documentation), so I'll add my two penn'orth...

What do you mean by how much time do they have to give you? If you mean how much time they must give to you - the answer is none... OK that's harsh. There is no lower or upper limit that is written down in the paperwork. The time they give is dependent on how much help and support you need, and how much time the mentor can give you.

Are they necessary? Well, er, yes....

They are part of your support mechanism as a Coach. They can be used for bouncing ideas off. They are not tutors, they should be outside the course.

I have a couple of mentors who I share ideas and questions with, and I'm a Senior Coach. If nothing else, a mentor can give you a different outlook on what you are doing.

Iain.

I could really do with a mentor or 2 right now. Just about to start my Level 1 Tutor course.

Colin

[TWIW]

Originally Posted by DeeH

Thanks for the replys guys.
I posed the question on behalf of my husband who will be taking the course, but as the guy that was asked said only if it didn't require too much of his time, as he is too tied up with coaching at clubs......and is a very fine coach indeed, hence him being asked.
Probably this is also a good tool to use as a sounding board.
Again, thanks one and all.
Cake all round

I am a good listener if he needs another point of view?

Colin

[DeeH]

Originally Posted by thewayitwas

I am a good listener if he needs another point of view?

Colin

Hi Colin,
Thanks for that, I'll let him know. He too is just about to embark on his level 1 course too.
Good Luck with yours by the way.

[cliveanne]

I would say that we are all Mentors here. We bounce ideas around, often being corected ourselves by someone who has been there & done it. Want to put down the name of your mentor on paper? Easy...AI-UK