How to Coach Darts

Darts is a skillful game that requires patience, a good eye and accurate throwing technique. It is played both in the pub and at a professional level whether at the World Championships or within a local darts league. If you have a passion for the sport, coach darts to help improve other players. You could be responsible for the development of the next big star like Phil 'The Power' Taylor or Martin Adams.

1.Learn the rules of darts. Hopefully if you want to coach somebody else, you'll already have a passion for the sport and be a seasoned player so you'll know them already. Brushing up will help improve your knowledge and answer any questions set by the player.

2.Find a practice space (a community hall, pub or spare room for example) and put up the darts board, chalkboard and draw a throwing line on the floor in chalk. Hang the darts board, measuring 5 feet 8 inches from the floor to the middle of the bulls eye. Draw the throwing line 7 feet 9.25 inches from the wall directly from the board.

3.Find a darts player who wants a coach. Advertise in the local area by putting up posters in shops, schools or fitness centers for example.

4.Arrange a coaching schedule with your player. Practice at least twice a week. Agree a time when you can both meet for between one and two hours to practice darts together.

5.Set objectives for each session. Nice Darts advise that staying focused on specific goals during each practice session will improve performance. For example, plan a set number of drills and give set targets such as ten minutes for your player to shoot as many double twos as possible.

6.Instruct the darts player to warm up before starting the coaching session. As the Professional Darts Corporation outline this focuses the player and loosens up their muscles and arm alignment for better throws. A good warm up exercise is for the player to throw all the numbers from 1 to 20 around the board and then all the doubles and trebles.

7.Communicate good techniques, hints and tips to your darts player throughout the coaching sessions. For example, as the Professional Darts Corporation explain learning how to release the dart properly is crucial to being accurate.

8.Focus your coaching sessions on the weaknesses of the player such as a poor stance, loose darts grip or bad arm extension during a shot. When coaching you'll need to iron out errors in the player's techniques. Use videos of darts matches to demonstrate how the professionals do it.

9.Use different timed exercises throughout the sessions. This adds an element of pressure and excitement that is useful when the player comes to compete. For example, instruct the player to throw as many double 12s as possible in 5 minutes or time them on throwing 100 bulls eye shots.

10.Keep a record of each practice session with the player and give them homework or things to practice on whilst you're not together. Write down what the player did, what goals were achieved and what time drills you used. You can use this record as a way to monitor improvements and analyse which areas need to be worked on.

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