Keynote Conferences
1 – 2 hours session
Matthew is available to present at your conference or strategic planning day covering areas such as: athlete resilience, positive sports coaching, athlete wellbeing, student wellbeing through sport, character strengths, flow and mindfulness.
Workshops
Positive Sports Coaching offers both Introductory and Advanced Workshops.
Introductory Workshops (1.5 hours to half day programs)
Provides an overview of Positive Sports Coaching, The Negativity Bias, Relevant Research The 4 Pillars of a Positive Sports Organisation© and teaches the use of the Positive Sports Coaching Wheel©, the Positive Athlete Interaction Diamond© and develops strategies for implementation of the Positive Sports Coaching Program.
Advanced Workshops (1 day to 2 day program)
Provides an overview of Positive Sports Coaching,The Negativity Bias, Advanced Research, The 4 Pillars of a Positive Sports Organisation© and demonstrates the use of the Positive Sports Coaching Wheel©, the Positive Athlete Interaction Diamond©
Provides an advanced look at specific game analysis, The Negativity Bias, Advanced Research, The 4 Pillars of a Positive Sports Organisation© and demonstrates the use of the Positive Sports Coaching Wheel©, the Positive Athlete Interaction Diamond© and develops advanced strategies for implementation of the Positive Sports Coaching Program. Work is undertaken with the coaches and provides advabced look at team specifice games anaysis
Full Organisation individually tailored program
2.5 days plus
Provides all the material covered in the Advanced Workshop for coaches. Includes sessions with the athletes, training observations and a session with the Board/Leadership team. Participants will be eligible for the Professional Certificate in Advanced Positive Sports Coaching.
To discuss your training options and individual requirements please contact Matthew Scholes
Free Online Introductory Level Course
The Positive Sports Coaching online course is open to coaches at all levels, from parents through to national coaches, and is adaptable to all sports.
The Positive Sports Coaching online course has been made possible by the generous support of the Oceania Foundations, the Olympic Sports Federations of Oceania and the Oceania National Olympic Committee.
The Olympic Sports Federation of Oceania, along with the Oceania National Olympic Committee and the Oceania Foundation, have recognised the importance of athlete wellbeing and provided funding to develop a free online Positive Sports Coaching course.
To access the positive sports coaching online course, please click here.
The Pilot evaluation period of the Introduction to Positive Sports Coaching has been completed with the course having been shown to be extremely effective across all sports and levels of coaching from the initial sample of 2,000 participants. The results of this study were presented at the 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology in July 2019.
The course has now been reconfigured into a more accessible form and hosted by the Lea Waters’ Visible Wellbeing Institute that will ensure greater numbers of coaches, athletes and parents can view the course. The course content remains free, however those wishing to obtain certification (which last for 3 years) can choose to upgrade to the paid version which provides a certificate of completion alongside additional resources.