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Whilst watching the World Cup from New Delhi last evening, in the team air pistol Bronze Medal event, one of the India shooters had a battery problem with the battery in her Morini air pistol. The team coach had a great deal of difficulty accessing the battery compartment in the pistol grip as he clearly did not have quite the correct screw driver needed to easily open the battery compartment.

The Indian commentator wryly noted that the first rule of effective coaching was to have the proper screw driver handy. What other rules might we come up with? BTW, the team air pistol events for the medals were really fun to watch with good examples of humor and fair play.

Know sections 4, 6 and the applicable discipline ISSF rules.

David Levene wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:02 am Know sections 4, 6 and the applicable discipline ISSF rules.

Plus sections 7, 8, or 9 depending on what discipline you want to choach...

In the spirit of the World Cup commentator, I think a good coach should be aware of who they're working with. They must be familiar with the following definition and the concept(s) underpinning this definition.
The term "Athlete" is defined as follows: "Competitors or participants in a sports competition. Athletes in the sport of
shooting are sometimes called shooters." Hopefully this is clear to all...... ;-)