Changing culture inside the a 10U-team
Pulkkinen, Eeri (2019)
Pulkkinen, Eeri
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019110720746
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2019110720746
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This diary-based thesis describes author’s personal development as a coach of junior athletes in an ice hockey club and how he is trying to change the culture inside the team.
The entries of this diary thesis consist on daily and weekly reports, as well as, weekly analyses. Diary entries include eleven weeks. On weekly analyses, author reflects daily and weekly goals using material sources.
Author started as an intern in September 2018 until April 2019 for Aspen Junior Hockey, which is a non-profit organization to provide hockey programming for local kids from age four to nineteen. Aspen Junior Hockey has an exclusive co-operation with the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. The work consists on hockey coaching, including season planning and communication with parents. The goal is to improve the level of the hockey program while following the organization’s mission and goals.
Author worked with every age group of the organization, but main responsibility was with one age group. Thesis covers only this one age group.
Author’s greatest achievement during this process was to present new ideas and actions, and execute them through the process, which helped author to gain coaching position in the same club for the following season. In the end of thesis, these ideas and actions are presented referring to learning objectives.
English studies in sports coaching helped to start process faster than planned. Work was individual work with support from the program director. Previous knowledge in sports and in the foreign language made individual(s) work possible without having supervisor’s constant presence. Without having these abilities, process would have started slower and trust from new community would not have been gained as fast.
The entries of this diary thesis consist on daily and weekly reports, as well as, weekly analyses. Diary entries include eleven weeks. On weekly analyses, author reflects daily and weekly goals using material sources.
Author started as an intern in September 2018 until April 2019 for Aspen Junior Hockey, which is a non-profit organization to provide hockey programming for local kids from age four to nineteen. Aspen Junior Hockey has an exclusive co-operation with the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. The work consists on hockey coaching, including season planning and communication with parents. The goal is to improve the level of the hockey program while following the organization’s mission and goals.
Author worked with every age group of the organization, but main responsibility was with one age group. Thesis covers only this one age group.
Author’s greatest achievement during this process was to present new ideas and actions, and execute them through the process, which helped author to gain coaching position in the same club for the following season. In the end of thesis, these ideas and actions are presented referring to learning objectives.
English studies in sports coaching helped to start process faster than planned. Work was individual work with support from the program director. Previous knowledge in sports and in the foreign language made individual(s) work possible without having supervisor’s constant presence. Without having these abilities, process would have started slower and trust from new community would not have been gained as fast.