• Support the development of squash across Europe via professional training & development for coaching & refereeing
• Ensure ESF contributes to the development of coaching and refereeing at world level (via WSF)
• Represent ESF’s interests and influence in coaching and refereeing  within WSF.

Range of activity

• Deliver coaching awards(Levels 1-3) and referee trainingcourses (introductory & national)
• Assessthe competency of coaches and referees, encourage and support their development, and maintain ESF records
• Train & develop tutorsand assessors
  . . . . . to clear, consistent and recognised standards
• Hosting ESF & WSF Conferences~ encourage sharing of expertise and best practice
  . . . . . . across diverse needs of European nations

Coaching

• Coach education/development & coach tutoring
• ESF Coaching Programme: Levels 1 to 3
• Derived from UK Coaching programme (with ESR support)
• Central ESF courses at L1-3
• ESF certified L1 & L2 delivered for MNAs by ESF coach tutor
• First 3 ESF L2 Coach Tutors (2010)
• Future developments:
• Coach tutor course ~ L1 early 2012
• Enables MNAs to deliver ESF L1 awards to agreed standards
• ESF Conference/workshops ~ late 2011/early 2012
• Budget
  
  Director:Michael Khan
  Members: ZW (VP/Board), Ronny Vlassaks, Colin White, Peter Hirst

Refereeing

• Appointments to ESF (and other) events
• Mentoring & assessing referees through pathway
• To WSF recognised standards
• Introductory National --> Regional --> WSF
• Referee Tutors ~ first batch trained in July 2010
• Delivery of referee courses for MNAs: ‘intro’ & ‘national’
• Expanding the team of assessors/mentors
• Promoting MNA self-sufficiency as cost-effective solution
• 900 (1,000) assessments across 120 referees
• 6 Regional referees --> international nominations
• Budget
  
  Chairman:Martin Wren;  Director: Roy Gingell
  Members: ZW (VP/Board), John Massarella

Summary

• Structure
• Progress to date
• Maintain clear, consistent & recognised standards
• Resources and limited volunteers
• Respond to MNA needs

Download the presentation in PDF format:  ESF Coaching & Refereeing Update April 2011