Pat Culhane made this presentation at the 3rd International iCoachKids Conference at the University of Limerick on June 14th, 2019. 

The aim of the presentation is to provoke consideration around the development of Coaching Philosophies among children's sport coaching practitioners - both for those developing a Coaching Philosophy for the first time and those seeking to refine their current philosophies.

The presentation intends to challenge common, and often superficial, perceptions around what success looks like and why we coach children sports. It is hoped to shed some light on the differences between children’s and adults’ motivations to participate in sport and what the meaning of success is, at its deepest level, to both an individual and a collective basis. Central to this will be the facilitation of participants’ critical self-reflection of their coaching practice.

Key Learning Points: 
•	Understand the basic concept of what a Coaching Philosophy is.
•	Think about how Coaches develop a Coaching Philosophy.
•	Consider why Coaches should develop a Coaching Philosophy.

The video of this presentation is available at:
https://youtu.be/xBupyidBPLE 

The presentation slides are available at: https://www.slideshare.net/PatCulhane/success-winning-developing-a-childcentred-coaching-philosophy-157806044 

iCoachKids is a not-for-profit three-year project co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU in the May 2016 call under Key Action 2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices - Strategic Partnerships for Vocational Education and Training. See https://www.icoachkids.eu

A Limerick native, Pat Culhane, has over 15 years’ experience of leadership and relationship-building in multidisciplinary, complex organisational settings.  He is currently a National Games Development Officer with the GAA, based in Croke Park, Dublin. He manages learning and development projects that build organisational capacity, with the aim of every child in Ireland having a positive introduction to Gaelic games. He holds three degrees – BSc Sport Science; MSc Management; MProf Professional Development and Research Methods. He is currently studying for a Doctor of Management degree in his spare time through Glasgow Caledonian University.

Pat is a recent Founder of the Professional Doctorate Society (PDS) – a support network for Doctoral students, where they have an opportunity to share experiences about this rewarding, yet often isolating pursuit. He has recently published articles on this topic via international platforms such as the Times Higher Education  and Business and Finance Quarterly Review. He, along with PDS Co-Founders, Eileen O’Neil and Lesley Martin, have published related articles and podcasts, using #ProfDockers as the golden thread.

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Success ≠ Winning - Developing a Child-centred Coaching Philosophy by Pat Culhane

Pat Culhane

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