Sports Coaching Development
Impacts Entire Province
RADF Investment: $380,000
Other Investment: None to date
Total Investment: $380,000
Project Period: April 2010–August 2012
Education
Sports, Recreation or Culture
T: 780.427.8550
E: info@asaa.ca
Project Description
The Sports Coaching Development program works to develop an online coaching education program for rural Alberta school sport and athletic coaches. The program addresses the needs of rural coaches by providing accessible educational experiences and preparing interscholastic coaches for their roles in school sports and athletics. As the first program of its kind in Canada, it is targeting 276 rural schools in Alberta.
Expected Outcomes and Benefits
All projects go through a selection process to ensure they will improve the quality of life for Albertans. This project meets this objective through the following outcomes and benefits:
- Increase quality of coaching in rural schools
- Enhance school sports and recreation opportunities for rural youth
- Increase quality of life in rural Alberta through access to skills development training
- Provide coaching training in rural schools similar to what is available in urban centres