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Virtual Courses designed to support coaches through a step-by-step process in developing their authentic philosophy, team culture, and program structure. Our 3 part Coach Development Academy is for coaches who are looking to go beyond the X's and O's of their game. True North Sports guides coaches to "begin within" to find their own internal compass to build a culture that reflects their true values and vision.
program different? This 3 part virtual course is a “deep dive” immersion into the WHY, WHAT and HOW you coach. The support and guidance you will receive within the True North Sports community is unique. We offer a variety of opportunities for coaches to engage with our community and build relationships... We truly care about our coaches!
Who is this program for?
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- The seasoned head coach searching for new ideas, perspective and community to rejuvenate their career.
- The young head coach or assistant coach who wants to get more organized and needs support!
- The coach who wants to become a better manager and a better leader.
- The coach who wants to connect with other like-minded coaches who share their same standards of excellence.
- Coaches who want to Elevate Their Game to a higher level.
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When you complete this course, you will:
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Have a “Coaching Toolkit” with new ideas you can implement into your program.
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Have a roadmap to build, lead and manage a sports program that reflects your philosophy and vision.
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Have the building blocks to build the team culture that reflects your highest values.
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Be more confident as a leader and manager.
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Have a connection to a community of coaches from ALL sports!
Coach Development Academy
A 3 Part program, each with companion workbooks.
Part 1
Managing Yourself
Managing Yourself is our foundational curriculum for coaches to understand the skills needed to be a professional coach. It is based on the concept that before you can manage and lead others, you first must learn to manage and lead yourself.
- Introduction: The Big Picture of Coaching
1 - Chapter 1: Know Thyself – Self-Awareness
1.1 - Chapter 2: Know Your Values and Your Strengths
2.1 - Chapter 3: Developing a Personal Mission Statement
3.1 - Chapter 4: Organizing and Managing Self
4.1 - Chapter 5: The 4 Systems to Being a Productive Coach
5.1 - Chapter 6: Professionalism
6.1 - Chapter 7: The Well-Integrated Life
7.1 - Chapter 8: Mindfulness and Emotional Control
8.1 - Chapter 9: Developing a Coaching Mission Statement
9.1 - Chapter 10: Samples of Coaching Philosophies
10.1 - Chapter 11: Developing Your Coaching Philosophy
11.1 - Chapter 12: Putting it all Together
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Part 2
Managing Your Program
This course is designed to help coaches create the organizational structure of their program. Managing Your Program will help coaches organize and manage the tasks and the people necessary to accomplish the day to day tasks and overall program mission.
- Introduction: Overview Putting the Pieces in Place
1 - Chapter 1: Managing Self : The Bedrock
1.1 - Chapter 2: Managing Your Staff: Cornerstone #1
2.1 - Chapter 3: Managing Your Support Staff: Cornerstone #2
3.1 - Chapter 4: Managing Your Team: The Centerpiece
4.1 - Chapter 5: Managing Your Leadership: The Key
5.1 - Chapter 6: Managing the Rest: The Connected
6.1 - Chapter 7: Other Key Managing Skills
7.1 - Chapter 8: Putting it All Together
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Part 3
Managing Your Culture
This class is designed to help coaches create a team culture that reflects their unique and authentic philosophy, vision and mission. Managing Your Culture is the HOW organizations will operate day to day to bring your WHY to life.
- Introduction: Managing Your Culture Introduction
1 - Chapter 1: Plug Into Great Culture
1.1 - Chapter 2: Connection Prong – Part 1: Connecting the People
2.1 - Chapter 3: How to Build Team Connection
3.1 - Chapter 4: Connecting Everyone: Creating an Inclusive Culture
4.1 - Chapter 5: Connection Prong – Part 2: Connecting the People to the Team Vision .
5.1 - Chapter 6: Behavior Prong: Establishing Team Standards
6.1 - Chapter 7: The Feedback Loop
7.1 - Chapter 8: Putting it All Together
Part 4
Managing Your Career
This class is designed to help coaches navigate their professional coaching career. The first part of this workbook is designed to help coaches find success in the interviewing and hiring process. The second half of this workbook is dedicated to helping coaches move through the various career transitions.
TESTIMONIALS
“One word that I believe describes Celia, along with True North Sports CDA is Intentional. Celia has worked tirelessly on these new live calls in order to create a sense of culture, community, and connection for like-minded coaches. I appreciate the intentionality from finding my values, creating a personal mission statement, evaluating professionalism, diving deep into making my own coaching philosophy and so much more. The collaboration between classmates, the interactive workbook, and listening to speakers kept the class exciting. I would highly encourage any coach at any level to take part in the next series of CDA classes, as you will be fully immersed in being intentional with diving deeper into what makes you, you and how to be the very best for your team. I’m looking forward to both personal and professional growth in the coming classes and I don’t want you to miss out on an amazing opportunity!”
“The Coaching Development Academy Live Class with Celia Slater was nothing short of incredible. The six-week course delivered on every level. We had the opportunity to connect and build relationships with coaches from high school, club, college and professional levels. We learned from experienced, intelligent, successful, and genuine speakers who shared their failures as much as their successes. Celia and all of the contributors created an interactive workbook that I know I will continue to reference throughout the duration of my (hopefully) long coaching career. Thank you to everyone who made this class so fun - we don’t deserve you!”
As a more ‘mature” coach, I cannot stress enough how important this experience has been for me to renew, reset and re-evaluate how I manage myself in order to give the best to my teams and get the best out of them. The opportunity to listen to perspectives of coaches from all over the country, sharing their challenges and successes…. just being raw and honest... gave me pause to reflect after every session. Hearing the ups and downs of the journeys of the guest speakers reminded me that the beautiful oops is often the best teacher, if we are present to receive the message! Although we had to come together remotely, the sessions were interactive and engaging. Coupled with the workbook, deep dives and the online videos it just worked. I can’t wait to continue with CDA courses and to build an even better team culture and community along the way! Celia and her team are a gift that just keeps giving!
“True North Sports Coaching Development Academy Live Class with Celia Slater was one of the most eye-opening courses I have ever done. As someone who is super green to head coaching it made me think a lot about the type of coach I want to be. I know my strengths and weaknesses coming into coaching and the course brought up so much more. Celia cannot be nicer and more inviting, she truly cares about us as coaches. I was left with so many thoughts and next steps each and every class. I encourage any coach from any level to take part in this class, it doesn’t stop here, you will be able to take this material with you each year as you develop as a coach. Listening to and being exposed to other coaches at different levels and sports as well as some of the most sought after, high profile speakers was brilliant. I look forward to continuing my journey with Celia!”
During this “COVID period,” I was looking for a class that wasn’t so much about the x’s and o’s of soccer, but something that was a bit more personal to me as a person and as a coach. Our sport seasons and end-of-year reviews are often based on results, and the student-athlete experience as a whole, but very seldom are we given meaningful feedback or ideas on how to improve as a coach as it relates to culture, goal-setting, values, philosophies, balance, or even have time to reflect on where we are and where we are going as coaches. This course provided an environment with other coaches over several different sports to come together, be vulnerable, talk about the hardships and joys of being a coach, and collaborate on different ideas and experiences. Not only was the class discussion facilitated by Celia and incredible experience, but the guest speakers that she had come in every week were tremendous. I think one of the best ways to learn is to learn from other people’s experiences and oftentimes in coaching we get so caught up in our own lives that we don’t make time to build bridges with other coaches to allow for this type of meaningful conversation. The Managing Yourself course left me with some great ideas for myself and my team, new inspiration, and most importantly new friends across the profession who I intend to stay in touch with. Celia has a great thing going here, and I am so fortunate that I was able to take advantage of an opportunity like this.
"There are few professional development opportunities designed specifically for coaches, by coaches. No one does it better than Celia and True North Sports. Business models don’t address the unique challenges of coaches – Celia goes right to the heart: how do we better the lives of our student athletes. I recommend Celia’s work, no matter the method. This workbook series and the virtual courses will be a game-changer."
"I am always impressed with the quality of resources and programs Celia Slater and True North Sports creates to support the development of coaches of all sports. The workbook series combined with the virtual classes definitely raises the bar for coaching professional development and is an amazing resource for any coach, regardless of experience, seeking clarity around WHY and HOW they coach."
“The Coaching Development Academy Live Class with Celia Slater over-delivered on content, “AHA moments” and connections with other like-minded coaches. It was exactly what I needed during this turbulent and unpredictable year. I have done True North Sports programs before and this class was a needed next step in my growth and development as a person and as a coach. The mix between live speakers, discussions with classmates and working through the Managing Yourself Workbook kept things interesting and created necessary deep realizations. I look forward to continuing my growth with more material from Celia and True North Sports.”
Coach Development Academy Part 1
Elevate Your Career with Others!
- For the coach who prefers to learn while collaborating with others.
- 12 teaching modules
- A hard copy of managing Yourself Workbook
- 6 hours of instructional videos
- 6 hours of exercises via workbook handouts
- Six - 75 minute live teaching sessions. Facilitated by Celia Slater and some special guests.
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group.
Coach Development Academy Part 2
Elevate Your Career with Others!
- For the coach who prefers to learn while collaborating with others.
- 10 Teaching Modules
- A hard copy of Managing Your Program workbook
- 6 hours of instructional videos and exercises
- Eight, 90-minute LIVE teaching sessions facilitated by Celia Slater and some special guests
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group
- All classes are recorded if you cannot join us live
Coach Development Academy Self Paced
Includes:
- 12 teaching modules
- 6 hours of instructional videos
- 6 hours of exercises via workbook handouts
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group.
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
Includes:
- 10 Teaching Modules
- A hard copy of Managing Your Program workbook
- 6 hours of instructional videos and exercises
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group
Elevate Your Career from Good to Great!
- This includes everything from self-paced class, plus 6 weeks of live 1 on 1 mentoring of the Managing Yourself content with Celia Slater.
Coaching will start on a mutually agreed date.
Coach Development Academy Part 1
Managing Yourself Live Class Option $220/Coach (If paid in full)
Elevate Your Career with Others!
- For the coach who prefers to learn while collaborating with others.
- 12 teaching modules
- A hard copy of managing Yourself Workbook
- 6 hours of instructional videos
- 6 hours of exercises via workbook handouts
- Six - 75 minute live teaching sessions. Facilitated by Celia Slater and some special guests.
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group.
Do you need a payment plan? We got you! Payment plan is $80/month for 3 months = $240 Group discounts are available for schools or organizations! If interested, please email us at: Info@TrueNorthSports.net
Coach Development Academy Part 2
Managing Your Program
Live Class Option
$220/Coach (If paid in full)
Elevate Your Career with Others!
- For the coach who prefers to learn while collaborating with others.
- 10 Teaching Modules
- A hard copy of Managing Your Program workbook
- 6 hours of instructional videos and exercises
- Eight, 90-minute LIVE teaching sessions facilitated by Celia Slater and some special guests
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group
- All classes are recorded if you cannot join us live
Do you need a payment plan? We got you! Payment plan is $80/month for 3 months = $240 Group/department/school discounts are available. If interested, please email us at: Info@TrueNorthSports.net
Coach Development Academy Self Paced
Managing Yourself Self Paced Course $140/Coach (If paid in full)
Includes:
- 12 teaching modules
- 6 hours of instructional videos
- 6 hours of exercises via workbook handouts
- A hard copy of managing Yourself Workbook
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group.
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
The payment plan is $53/month for 3 months
Group discounts are available for schools or organizations!
If interested, please email us at: Info@TrueNorthSports.net
Managing Your Program Self Paced Course $140/Coach (If paid in full)
Includes:
- 10 Teaching Modules
- A hard copy of Managing Your Program workbook
- 6 hours of instructional videos and exercises
- Bonus Module: Career Advancement Toolkit
- Invitation to our Coach Development Academy Facebook Group
Do you need a payment plan? We got you!
The payment plan is $53/month for 3 months
Group discounts are available for schools or organizations!
If interested, please email us at: Info@TrueNorthSports.net
Managing Yourself
With 1 on 1 Mentoring
Your investment in your professional development is $1,500
Elevate Your Career from Good to Great!
- This includes everything from self-paced class, plus 6 weeks of live 1 on 1 mentoring of the Managing Yourself content with Celia Slater.
Payment plan is $500/month for 3 months
Coaching will start on a mutually agreed date.
This bonus module will provide tips for how you can highlight your Coach Development Academy commitment to advance your career.
We believe your personal investment in your professional development should be a distinguishing factor in the competitive coaching field.
We will guide you in how best to position and share this achievement on your resume, your bio, your job applications and interviews.