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Partnerships in High Performance Coaching
Phil Borgeaud Manager Innovation Best
Practice Australian Sports Commission
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Australian High Performance System

• Owners of National Programs
• National Sporting
• Organisations
• Major Funding Support
• Australian Sports Commission
• 2003-04 - 110m for HP sport
• Includes Australian Institute of Sport
• State Institutes Academies - 30m annually

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Australian High Performance System National
network of institutes/academies

• Partner Sports in program delivery
• Provide Daily Training Environment
• Training Facilities Coaching support
• Sports Science Medicine support
• Athlete Career Education support

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Institutes Academies
Elite Athlete Pathway
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High Performance Coaching Environment

• Increasingly complex
• More science technology available
• Increasing accountability pressure
• Increasing drive for efficiency
• (doing more with less!)

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SIS/SAS Management
Group Sport Manager
Sport Community
Physiotherapist
Media
Doctor
Network coaches
Strength Conditioning Coach
Administrator
Biomechanist
Assistant Coaches
Coach
Athletes
Parents Partners
Performance Analyst
High Performance Manager
Partner/family
Psychologist
NSO CEO
Facilities
Skill Acquisition Scientist
NSO Board
Physiologist
Other technologies
Other coaches
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Coach-Athlete
Coach Driven
Medals (Results)
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Success of program Quality of relationships
Marv Dunphy 1988 Olympic Gold Medal Coach USA
Mens Volleyball
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Implications for Coaches

• Management skills
• Achieving the right balance the art of coaching
• On-field vs Off-field activities
• Mix of inputs to the program
• Planning!!!

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• Case Study
• Barry Dancer
• 2004 Olympic Gold Medal Coach
• Mens Hockey

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NTIS NTC
Mens Hockey Program
QAS NTC
AIS/National Team
WAIS NTC
SASI NTC
NSWIS NTC
ACTAS NTC
VIS NTC
TIS NTC
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Government Agencies
Media
Hockey Australia
CEO
Hockey Community
Local Community
Administration
Head Coach
HP Mgr
Coach Mgr
Athletes
Athletes
NTC
NTC
Coaches
Athletes
Athletes
NTC
NTC
SSSM ACE
NTC
NTC
NTC
NTC
Athletes
Athletes
Athletes
Athletes
Athletes
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Achieving the Right Balance

• England experience inappropriate appointments,
  decisions made without coach input
• Resist the pressure to include EVERYTHING in the
  program there must be a rationale!
• Some projects consume lots of time but contribute
  little

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The role of planning

• Focus on Olympic cycle
• Identify major priorities, initiatives
  strategies
• Strategy before structure
• Sequence of strategic
• priorities over the cycle

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Living the Plan

• Planning is ongoing
• Feedback from staff playing group to assess and
  reshape the plan
• Scheduled times for think tanks with players
  where to now?
• Reviews of plan following competition periods

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The evolution of a plan

• 2004 cycle
• Key players based in Perth to understand the
  playing philosophy
• Direct contact with developing athletes early in
  cycle
• 2008 Cycle
• More Senior athletes back in home environments
• More travel for Head Coach overseeing individual
  athlete development
• Coaching Manager 3rd Perth based coach freeing
  up Head Coach

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Head Coach time

• 80 off field activities
• Increasingly managerial focus
• 20 on field activities
• Assistant coaches
• increased role

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Technology

• Current technologies
• Video editing (Sportscode)
• Increases athlete-athlete interaction
• Increases athlete-coach interaction
• Efficient turnaround of information
• Email critical communication tool

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Easing the burden Implications for the Sports
System

• Coordination
• Collaboration
• Cooperation

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Australian Approach

• Greater cross agency coordination
• National Elite Sport Council
• Nationally coordinated approach to planning
• Coordination within sport service teams
• Coordination within sciences nationally
• Streamlined accountability processes

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Nationally Coordinated Approach to High
Performance Planning 2005-2009

• More efficient use of available resources
• Transparent negotiations between NSOs, NESC and
  the ASC
• Development of sustainable high performance
  programs
• Strategic overview of the planning process across
  a large range of sports

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Technology enhanced partnerships

• High Speed Internet
• Video transmission
• Secure website
• Sport specific for athletes, coaches
• service providers
• Anywhere anytime access
• Micro technologies real time analysis
• Statistical tools linked to video technologies

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Thank You