Irish Judo Association

Coaching girls and women in Judo successfully

Adapted from Sport Ireland Wis Presentation by Antoinette Earl 2020

Sue Ronan, football coach, was interviewed on her role as a coach who moved from coaching senior women to an under 18 young women’s team and explains how she develops her players. Jon Mackey, Kickboxing coach, was interviewed for his ideas on how he coached a very successful women‘s team of Kickboxing athletes to European titles.

I adapted these speakers’ ideas to girls and women in our sport of Judo.

Obviously they are not all and everything you need to consider but if you take two thoughts away I suggest these: that females are social and relationships are important to them.

THE ROLE OF THE COACH

To coach girls and women there are three key issues to success

BUILD A POSITIVE TEAM CULTURE IN YOUR CLUB

BUILD TRUST

HAVE A PLAN AND COMMUNICATE IT

EMPLOY A PLAYER CENTRED APPROACH TO MAXIMISE THEIR PERFORMANCE

ENGAGE

EMPOWER THEIR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

ENABLE THEM

Be aware of the group values that you are developing – on behaviour, good nutrition, rest, health

Girls and Women will stay if they have a happy, positive learning culture in which to do Judo

THE SECOND SPEAKER, JON MACKEY ENDORSES SUE’S IDEAS.

HE COACHES INTERNATIONAL LEVEL KICK BOXERS

COMPARE FEMALE SPORTS ATHLETES TO MALE

FEMALES
MALES

FOR MORE ON THIS SEE JOWETT ON THE COACH RELATIONSHIP

PROF. SOFIA JOWETT

WOMEN HAVE DIFFERENT BIO-PSYCHO-SOCIAL NEEDS TO MEN – COACH THEM THE SAME.. BUT DIFFERENT

COACHES ARE BEING CHALLENGED TO ADAPT TO COVID 19: CHECK YOUR

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