Are you a coach for Taekwondo athletes?

There is a constant demand for new coaches as the business grows

The activities of taekwondo athletes have grown continuously since the establishment and new coaches have joined at a steady pace. In the future, more new coaches are still needed, and for this, the autumn 2019 coach search is now open.

Anyone over the age of 16 with at least a red belt can apply to become a coach.

Why become a coach?

Teaching Taekwondo brings one additional dimension to your own training and development. By teaching, the things being practiced are internalized in a new way, and thus the coach's own learning speeds up. The development of coaches is extremely important for Taekwondo athletes, and therefore the development of coaches is supported in different ways. Everyone becomes a coach from their own starting point. For one, the goal is coaching in itself, for another, self-development. The reasons for acting as a coach are individual and can best be found through the coaching work itself.

Mentions of the legendary coaches of taekwondo athletes for the reasons that have made them stay active year after year:

• The feeling of success when your trainees achieve their goals (belt exams, competition success)
• The opportunity to influence the activities of an important community
• A feeling of appreciation for both enthusiasts, their parents and other instructors
• The opportunity to develop and test new ways of practicing taekwondo
• Joint activities of the coaches, such as evening parties and instructor training
• Learn more about taekwondo yourself through coaching

In addition to these, responsible coaches enjoy many practical benefits, which in themselves may be enough of a reason to start working as a coach. However, long-term work requires internal motivation, which can be found, for example, in the issues listed above.

How do you become a coach for taekwondo athletes?

The first step is to declare your willingness to start coaching, after which we will be happy to tell you more about practices and coaching in general. After this, you get to practice coaching with a coach mentor for one training season. At first as an assistant teacher and step by step taking over bigger entities. Towards the end of the training season, the novice coach guides a whole set of exercises together with the coach mentor. In addition to learning by doing, separate upcoming days are organized for beginning coaches, where the theory of coaching and the club's operating methods are reviewed. Mentors and coaches responsible for training are there for you throughout the training period.

Did you get excited about the idea of starting as a coach? If you want to participate in the coach training in the fall, send a message to info@taekwondourheilijat.fi, call 0451827290 or register at the gym with one of the responsible coaches.