Number Sixteen, December 2003  -  COACHES CORNER
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  Team Coaches Needed

The coaches committee is accepting National Team Coaching nominations for the calendar year 2004. Positions include head coaches and team managers for the following events:
    - 2004 Women's World Championships
    - 2004 Men's and Women's Sub Junior World Championships
    - 2004 Men's and Women's Junior World Championships
    - 2004 Men's and Women's Masters World Championships
    - 2004 Men's World Championships
    - 2004 Men's and Women's Bench Press World Championships
    - 2005 Men's and Women's Masters Bench Press World Championships


This nomination process will require nominees to fulfill the following requirements:

1. Nominees should show an interest in coaching / managing a National team by stating such in a written formal letter (no emails). Letters can be sent as an attachment to an email however. Please use "Members of the Coaching Committee" as your salutation.

The letter should also provide your:
     - Coaching philosophy - include a brief paragraph describing your approach to coaching the sport. Information to provide could be but is not limited to your views on; competition situations, the handling of powerlifters and / or the use of your assistant coaches during a meet. Please don't provide specific examples from your experience but instead your typical approach in the realm of coaching powerlifting.

2. Submit a brief coaching resume to the committee.

The resume should provide your:
    - PL coaching experience (world, national or individual)
    - Lifting experience (world, national or individual if applicable).
    - Optional items to add could be any other coaching / managerial experiences in powerlifting or other sports, educational background, any certifications in physical training (i.e. personal trainers cert) or coaching, as well as administrative job duties, or teaching situations.

If you know a person and would like to nominate that individual for a position. Send his / her name, email address and phone number to one of the addresses below.

Nominations can be sent in care of Rob Wagner at rwagner@pobox.upenn.edu or postal mail, 235 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6322. The nomination deadline is 12/29/03 all nominations must be received (if using email) or post marked (if using postal mail) by that date.

Only nominations meeting the listed criteria will be considered by the coaching committee. If a nomination is accepted we will inform those individuals that have been selected.

Rob Wagner