rk cs B5 - Sunday News, December 14, 1980 side-lines by Andy Fraser Coaching the coaches There are thousands of kids on the North Shore involved in organized minor league sports programs which naturally means that there are many hundreds of adult coaches as well. And for all these coaches, there are a multiplicity of reasons why they are out there at practices and games helping out. For some, there is the desire to help the kids develop their skill level in the particular sport. Others are there solely because they feel an obligation because no one else will do it. And yet for others, they are there because they want to ‘win’. Without getting into the philosophical question of whether adults organizing and directing kids in their recreational games is good or not, the question of the requirements of coaches is coming more and more under scrutiny. There is no question but that many teams, are being ‘baby sat’ by coaches, while others are being driven to win, and a small number are being taught highly developed skills. The whole question of whether coaches should be forced to take a course is being looked at in some quarters. There is a _ school of thought that says ‘yes’, anyone who is going to work N. Van Atom Division nep “A” with young kids for a significant length of tuume should be qualified and trained for. the task. After all, what the coach says, does and thinks, has a long time bearing on his young players. Then too, there are the people who feel that proper qualified coaches are essential so that the kids can develop at the same rate and with the same basic skill training. One of the big problems facing the North American Soccer League is the grass roots development program in the sport at the minor league level. There is no point in saying that a specified number of North Americans have to be on the field during a professional game if the quality of the game will be diminished by their presence. For example, this coming season will again see three North Americans required on the field, while the following season will see that four are playing. But if there aren't enough to go around, the play will reflect the problem and the minor hockey results Midget Division Rep. “A~ fans will quickly recognize the situation, and of course that means trouble. It is only natural that the pros would be looking to a stronger development program. Football too creates a self- evident need for develop- Now you can try out Intellbyiston In tclhgent Tcleision = The with the Master Component ment. The Canadian game is at one of the lowest ebbs in history and one of the reasons given is that there is no proper development channel for players, plus of course, the problem that fewer and fewer schools are playing the sport. Hockey too fits into the pattern with the obvious fact that more and more Europeans are fitting imto the National Hockey League. Ask yourself why. It is obvious that with so many youngsters generally involved in the many sports programs, there are fewer kids ready to move into advanced programs. Perhaps that is as it should be. Perhaps we shouldn't press for higher skills. Perhaps if a compulsory coaching program were introduced, many of those | parents and people who are now coaching would drop out because they didn't want that depth of involvement. But there is nothing more frustrating to a child than to feel he is not progressing, or performing at a higher level than before. 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