Welcome to Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training

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Welcome to Varsity Coach Leader Specific
Training
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Training Continuum for Varsity Coaches

• Youth Protection Training
• Varsity Fast Start Training
• This Is Scouting
• Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training
• Setting Out
• Mountaintop Challenges
• Pathways to Success
• Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

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Session One Setting Out
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The Aims of Scouting

• Character development
• Citizenship training
• Mental and physical fitness

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What a Varsity Coach Must Be

• A role model
• A friend to young men
• An example, wearing the uniform

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What a Varsity Coach Must Know

• Young men are the leaders
• Team method
• The skills to deliver the Scouting promise
• The resources training, literature

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What a Varsity Coach Must Do

• Give direction
• Provide coaching
• Support
• Empower
• Have fun

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Varsity Scout Team Organization
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The Team Committee
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The Team Meeting

• Warm-up (preopening)
• Opening
• Team business
• Skills instruction
• Closing
• Wrap-up

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Team Meetings and the Varsity Coach

• Support and guide the team captains
• The Varsity Coachs Corner
• Review plans for the next meeting

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Role-Play One Before the Meeting
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Role-Play Two After the Meeting
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Role-Play Three Teaching the Team Captain
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We Did It Ourselves.
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When it comes to working with members of your
team, what are your greatest concerns?
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Keys to Team Leadership

• Be a good listener
• Provide positive reinforcement
• Match leadership styles to the needs
• of Varsity Scouts

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Four Styles of Varsity Scout Leadership

• Directing
• Instructions to be followed here and now
• Coaching
• Dialogue learning by doing
• Supporting
• Referring to resources giving positive
  reinforcement
• Delegating
• Letting Varsity Scouts do it with
  
• minimal supervision

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Role-Play Four Leadership Styles for Working
With Young Men
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What Scouting Can Provide a Young Man

• Sense of belonging
• Achievement and recognition
• Self-esteem
• Self-confidence

• Self-discipline
• Self-reliance
• Healthy interaction with others

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Team Leaders Meetings

• Plan teams program
• Assess teams progress
• Address new ideas and concerns

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Role-Play Five The Team Leaders Meeting
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Role-Play Six The Team Leaders Activity Review
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Session One Summary

• Role of a Varsity Coach
• Team organization
• Team meetings
• Listening and styles of leadership
• Team leaders meeting

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• You can deliver the promise of Scouting!
• What will your action plan be?