" More women coaches needed .

"’ *But who else is going to be the volleyball coach? If you don’t do it again this year we may lose the - team."

“How often have you heard that story? With budgets cut year alter year, the coaching staff. is being asked to.do more and more just to

_ maintain existing programs.

In Canada, the sports system relies heavily on volunteers to coach the local club or after- school team.

- Even: ‘though progress is bei:ig

- “mate to professionalize coaching

and ‘to create full-time coaching

“positions, our sport system will

always depend on volunteers to _ Tun amateur programs. "We need more coaches," says Geoff. Gowan, president of the ~ Coaching. Association of Cariada. *The system has been relying on

‘ . the same people year after year - and we simply must expand.

"Sports administrators are miss- ~ ing out on a large pool of poten- ., tial ‘coaches by not considering “= women for the job. We will fre- -- quently ask Dad to coach the lo-

cal soccer team, but rarely con-

" sider asking Mom," says Gowan.

“In Canada, about 80 per cent of

“. coaches ‘working at the com-

munity and school level are male.

“., At the Olympic level the figure is

90 per cent.

Coaching provides an op- portunity to teach new skills, to communicate to large groups, to deal with the public, to plan and organize a season of training and to direct people to work as a team and towards a common goal.

Coaching is reafly managing. It is the kind of experience women need to get to excel in their careers later in life. Women need to take advantage of opportunitics where they can influence. others. Seeing women in positions of authority helps young boys recog- nize that women are leaders and it provides young girls with impor- tant role models,

The lack of female representa- tion in coaching is a major con-

* cern to the association and it has

therefore initiated two proprams to encourage more women to

consider coaching.

For women interested in getting involved at the community level - either as a career or on a volunteer basis - it has developed a package called Ready, Steady, Coach. It was designed for use in a physical education or health class.

The package includes a six minute video, a teacher’s discus-

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sion guide and a booklet, The in-

formation jis targeted at 16-24 year olds and gives them a look at coaching duties, the many courses available on coaching techniques and the people to con- tact to get involved in coaching. Total cost is $11.

’ The second initiative deals wilh women interested in coaching full-titne. Career = Development Program for. Women in Coaching is designed to increase employ- meit opportunities by providing wage subsidics and professional development grants. There are currently 12 coaches being sup- ported through wage subsidies for a three year term.

New applications for this pro- gram will be accepted in 1993, Professional development grants - 10 grants of $2,000 each - are available this year for coaches in- terested: in altending seminars, conferences, major competitions or consulting with recognized sports experts.

To order a copy of Ready, Steady, Coach call 1-613-748- 5624, For more information on career development, contact

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