EADDY JUNIOR ROWING TRUST

COACHING FELLOWSHIP RULES

An Eaddy Trust Fellow will be a coach nominated in any year by a Club affiliated to the Bay of Plenty Rowing Association, or by a school affiliated to any such Club, and selected by the Trustees.

1. The coach will be active in coaching rowing in a secondary school in the Bay of Plenty.
2. The fellowship grant may be applied by the Fellow to his or her costs incurred in participating in or attending any event, programme, conference or observation of high performance coaching which may be appropriate to the coach's capability of delivering a school rowing programme.
3. Fellows shall furnish proof of attendance to the satisfaction of the Trustees, and shall produce receipts for relevant attendance fees, accommodation and travel to a total amount equivalent to the amount of the fellowship grant awarded. The maximum amount of the Fellowship may be determined by the Trustees from time to time.
4. Fellowship coaches are expected to conduct themselves in a manner which meets the Guidelines for the Role of Coaches attached which reflect the spirit or ethos of Bill and Doris Eaddy which is endorsed by the Trust.
5. The award of a fellowship grant is at the sole discretion of the Trustees. There is no right of appeal or objection to such grant, or to any cancellation or withdrawal of the grant unless such cancellation or withdrawal is done without any reasonable cause or in bad faith.

Applications will be called for by the Trustees by way of communication to Clubs and schools by notice on the Trust's website:

GUIDELINES FOR THE ROLE OF COACH

The role of coach is expected to be undertaken in accordance with the following principles:

Interest and Concern for Athletes

• A genuine interest and concern to help athletes develop physically and mentally through participation in rowing.
• A willingness to participate in a team environment and to consider the needs and best interests of the programmes and participants as a whole.
• An ability and willingness to listen to athletes and fellow coaches and administrators.
• Making training challenging, relevant and safe without unreasonable demands on athletes' time.
• A commitment to an enthusiastic, sensitive and positive approach to coaching.
• A willingness to pass on to athletes knowledge about technical skills, training requirements, and the sport of rowing generally.
• Accepting the significance of rowing experience in teaching athletes skills for life.

Conduct and Bearing

• A willingness to lead by example in setting standards of conduct which athletes should follow.
• Maintaining good personal discipline in terms of punctuality, use of language, and behaviour and encouraging the same in athletes.
• Adopting an appropriate standard of dress and conduct when engaged in any coaching programme.
• Recognising the importance and sensitivity of gender, ethnic, and disability issues and ensuring that:
  
  
  • language used is inoffensive and appropriate
  • athletes' consent is obtained for any physical contact between coach and athlete
  • any physical contact between coach and athlete is always in the pres­ence of others
  • embarrassment to athletes by virtue of innuendo or reference to issues of personal sensitivity is avoided.
  • Athletes are treated with patience, understanding and courtesy according to their age, experience and ability

Knowledge and Education

• An ability and willingness to learn
• Within the constraints of available time, participating in relevant coach educa­tion courses and personal development opportunities as they arise.

Competition

• A commitment to competing well rather than winning at all costs.
• A sense of fair competition and sportsmanship
• Encouraging an ethos of excellence and effort to achieve appropriate outcomes for athletes.
• Ensuring that the experience of competition is an enjoyable one.