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Roles and responsibilities – in more detail
Now let’s look in more detail at roles and responsibilities.
For example, an athletics coach would have the following roles and responsibilities when teaching a learner how to throw a javelin.
Role:
Teach and practice the correct posture and techniques for throwing the javelin to the learner. For example:
- Eyes focused on the target.
- Stand side-on to the target.
- Weight on the rear foot.
- Step forward on opposite foot to throwing arm.
- Hips then shoulders rotate forward.
- Follow through with throwing arm towards target.
Responsibilities:
Ensure that athletes don’t injure themselves when throwing the javelin.
Motivating the learner to improve and excel.
A day in the life…
Now watch these two video clips of two young athletes talking about their work. Study the videos carefully and think about their different roles and what are their different responsibilities.
Think about the top tips they’ve offered and how these can help you.
Tomi Roberts-Jones
Track and Field Para-athlete
Lili Mai Jones
Footballer