There are many ways you can get involved with IDSA. You can sign up to do one of our 3Dimensional Coaching Courses or Seminars. We are always looking for good research and writers and people to help support us financially as a NFP. Please contact us if you would like to volunteer.

IDSA loves to help support and mentor sports people and coaches to be great at what they do as well as mentally and emotionally well. So feel free to contact us. However, in some circumstances we recommend the help of professional counsellors and club chaplains.

There are two major formats of 3D Coaching. A half day or full day seminar and our full 20 hour training course. We recommend that you do both as face to face interaction with other coaches is highly advantageous. See more here.

The best way to get started is to register your interest here. We can then let you know where and when our next 3D Seminar and Training Course is taking place near to you. If you have any questions please contact us here.

Because 80-85% of coaches only coach the 1st dimension of the athlete (the physical athlete and elements like skill/strength/tactics) their coaching can be very transactional, purely focused on performance and winning. This generally will lead to athletes developing a ‘performance-based identity’, an identity more vulnerable to anxiety and a depressive state when performance is low.

When coaches learn to intentionally coach in the 2nd and 3rd dimension athletes get a stronger sense of identity, are more motivated and confident and develop deeper connections with coaches and other athletes. This then leads to coaching that is transformational in the life of the athlete and increased health outcomes for athletes as they build an identity-based performance.