C.O.D.E-F is a mentoring and coach development program for aspiring female performance coaches. It aims to build confidence, capability, and visibility and keep coaches connected with our coaching pathways in Aotearoa. Learning occurs in safe environments where coaches can connect, share, explore, implement, fail, learn and reflect on their knowledge and application throughout the 10-month programme.

This programme is co-constructed with the coaches to ensure this programme fits in with the needs of the coach. Therefore, the beginning of the programme has been focussed on setting up the support systems and personalised structure that suits each coach and enables them to learn and grow.

 

The C.O. D-E F cohort for 2023/2024 came together as a whole group in October for their first online monthly connect. Since then, coaches have each been meeting one-on-one with Kim Smith, the programme lead.

Kim facilitates discussion to help the coach navigate through their own coaching inquiry. The coaches decide how frequently they meet with Kim with some meeting every three weeks while others will meet every eight weeks.

Each coach has also reached out to a coach mentor in our community and are beginning to form and navigate this new coach mentor relationship. We would like to thank those mentors who have agreed to stepping into this important role as we believe it will be one of the most influential parts of the program.

 

Soon Kim will be reaching out to all mentors to offer an opportunity to connect as a group as a whole and with the support of Shaun Matthews our Coach Development Manager and Colleen Campbell our Performance Manager we will be offering three optional professional development sessions on mentorship.

Cohort #1 of C.O.D-E F consists of 13 coaches from across Aotearoa. 

 

The group now look forward to their second monthly connect on the November 28 and the C.O.D-E F Wānanga held in Christchurch, December 1-3.