Mini coach

10–12 år

One child at a time gets to help plan a part of the training session together with the coaches.

How it works:

  • Inform the participants that there is an opportunity to be involved in planning a training session, to find out who is interested in trying it out.
  • Inform the participant in advance to select an exercise for the upcoming training session, preferably a warm-up or closing activity, that they would like to conduct.
  • Meet the child 5-10 minutes before training starts and check in with them about how they feel. Are there any questions they have?
  • The child gets to present their choice to the group and lead the activity (with support from you as coaches). Let the child finish speaking and demonstrate; if something needs clarification, ask the child instead of telling them what to do. If other children ask about the execution, refer them to the participant leading the exercise.

Why democratic leadership:

• Stay longer in sports
• Thrive and feel better
• Develop their performance
• Dare to speak up if something is wrong!
• Start where you are and build step by step.
• Every small change makes a difference!