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Troy Kirkham

Investigate Innovative and Inclusive Youth Retention Strategies for Community Sport

Churchill Fellowship

Investigate innovative & inclusive youth retention strategies for Community Sport

Inclusive program development – ensuring opportunity for all The importance of unstructured play, along with the development of fun, and the significant role that both of these factors play in youth retention The development of Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement Skills Diversionary participation programs The role that technology can play in youth sport retention strategies The impact of parenting styles in youth sport retention – particularly around female engagement and retention Socioeconomic influences – and the importance of programs to support accessibility for all Youth advocacy and empowering youth in program and product development Internal & External Locus of Control What is Fun? Parent Education Unstructured Free Play Coach Education Talent Development Sampling v Specialisation Deselection of Players Bio Banding Research, Data & Insight Investment Facility Development Youth Advisory Councils Character Education & Life Skills The Structure of Sport Access to the Game Injury

An Interconnected Model for Youth Retention in Community Sport

Fun The Participant The Coach Participant Motivation The Parent Play Talent Development The Structure

• f Sport

Opportunity & Access

Fun must be at the core

We need to create a culture of play

Understanding Participant Motivation

The Participant

The Coach

The Parent

The Structure

• f Sport

Talent Development

Opportunity & Access

An Interconnected Model for Youth Retention in Community Sport

Fun The Participant The Coach Participant Motivation The Parent Play Talent Development The Structure

• f Sport

Opportunity & Access

What does this mean for Sports?

FUN

• Understand what is and what isn’t fun

for kids in sport

• Make fun the cornerstone of sport

THE PARTICIPANT

• Give kids ownership of their sports

experience

• Promote multi sport participation

STRUCTURE OF SPORT

• Athlete Development Models - DMSP
• Explore the concept of Multi Sport

clubs

PLAY

• Promote unstructured free play in

sports experiences

• Sometimes Adults need to get out of

the way

THE COACH

• Athlete centred Approach
• What is effective coaching – Athlete

Outcomes: Competence, Confidence, Connection & Character

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

• Review selection & deselection

methods

• Develop the individual – not just the

player

PARTICIPANT MOTIVATION

• Understand what motivates kids & the

difference between motivation & inspiration

• Look to computer game developers

THE PARENT

• Education of Parents is critical
• Matching expectations of parents,

participants and coaches

OPPORTUNITY & ACCESS

• Accessible for all
• Cost of participation

What is Effective Coaching?

Essential Coaching Knowledge

• Professional Knowledge –

know your sport and how to teach it

• Interpersonal knowledge –

know how to connect and relate with others

• Intrapersonal knowledge –

know yourself and how to sustain improvement

Athlete Centred Outcomes

• Competence – sport specific

skills, improved health & fitness

• Confidence – self-belief,

resilience and sense of positive self-worth

• Connection – the ability to

create relationships with

• thers in and outside of

sport

• Character – The values of

True Sport, respect, integrity and empathy

Coaching Context

• Participation sport for

Children – Junior Sport

• Participation sport for Youth

and Adults – Youth Sport and Amateur competitions

• Performance Sport for

Youth – Development squads

• Performance Sport for

Adults – Elite sport

USOC Quality Coaching Framework

The Top 5 Things a Child wants from a Coach

• Respect and Encouragement,
• Positive Role Model,
• Clear, Consistent Communication,
• Knowledge of the sport,
• Someone who listens.

I Love Watching you Play Match your Expectations Know your Role & Let people play their role As a parent group develop a standard of what you will and won’t accept in terms

• f sideline behaviour. Uphold this standard!

What does this mean for Parents?

Transactional V Transformational Establish Club Values

• “True Sport”

Multi Sport Participation Retention & Engagement in sport is largely driven by relationships. Team, Club or Sport Loyalty is driven by transformational relationships.

What does this mean for Clubs?

EVERY CHILD YOU COACH IS THE FUTURE OF YOUR SPORT - REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY. IT IS ABOUT RETENTION OF ALL, NOT SELECTION BASED ATTRITION WHEN I GREW UP, IT WAS CHILDREN COMPETING AGAINST CHILDREN. NOW, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT’S ADULTS COMPETING AGAINST OTHER ADULTS THROUGH THEIR CHILDREN YOU'RE FAR MORE LIKELY TO COACH A CHILD WHO'LL BECOME A KEY CLUB MEMBER/PLAYER/COACH THAN YOU ARE A FUTURE ELITE PERFORMER

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