{"id":7644,"date":"2019-02-21T12:23:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T12:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitproblog.mysites.io\/go-coach\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T15:54:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:54:21","slug":"go-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/go-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"#gocoach by England Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What makes a great coach?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>The joint second fastest woman in the world, Dina Asher-Smith, has teamed up with England Athletics to encourage 10,000 more people to get coaching by 2020. Asher-Smith knows all too well the importance of what makes a great coach, having trained with John Blackie since the age of nine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4MPVINwe-SI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In relation to her partnership, the sprinter said, <em>\u201cThe launch of #gocoach is a great reminder of all the hard work and support that coaches and run leaders provide \u2013 often voluntarily \u2013 to help others. I hope the campaign will inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to think about becoming a coach or run leader. Our fantastic sport wouldn\u2019t survive without them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Asher-Smith continued, <em>\u201cThere can be a misconception that you must have a sporting background to become a coach, and while for many people it is a way of widening their enthusiasm for sport, people of all ages, backgrounds and aspirations can get involved in coaching. It is a way of giving back to the local community by sharing their knowledge and desire to see others taking an active involvement in athletics and running. Whether you are a university student, grandparent, or simply someone with a little spare time, becoming a licensed volunteer coach or leader can be a life-changing role.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Becoming a coach or run leader is a great way to get involved in sport, build new friendships, and positively affect the lives of people in your local community. Coaches have a tremendous impact on people\u2019s experience of sport and physical activity, whether that\u2019s helping them to achieve their full potential as a competitive athlete, or encouraging them to become active and enjoy the many benefits of exercise. For some, volunteer coaching is a great way to reduce social isolation, become an integral part of a new community, and develop new skills. For others, coaching provides invaluable experiences and life skills that can be carried through into developing new career opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To find out more about the England Athletics #gocoach campaign and about volunteer coaching, visit<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/gocoach.englandathletics.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gocoach.englandathletics.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a great coach? &nbsp;The joint second fastest woman in the world, Dina Asher-Smith,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2980],"tags":[1850,634,1851,876],"class_list":{"0":"post-7644","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-exercise-video-library","8":"tag-coaching","9":"tag-endurance","10":"tag-england-athletics","11":"tag-sport"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7644"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8735,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7644\/revisions\/8735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}