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Key Considerations when planning a coaching session - Coggle Diagram
Key Considerations when planning a coaching session
Session theme / topic - Session structure? Types of practices - Isolated / conditioned / competitive
Timings of practice
Work to rest ratio
Adapting a practice through observation
How to adapt the practice - progression? Time, space or opponent to aid skill / technique
How to regress a practice (make it easier) - Distance, individual support by affecting the individual to support the technique
Equipment
Planning - Number of participants / Size of the group to impact repetition
Health and safety is paramount for the participants you coach
Safeguarding - Physical, Emotional, Abuse (equal playing time in training and games, dependant on level)
Challenges and conditions - topic related practices
Area size
Knowledge of rules and regulations
Colour of cones for clarity
Behaviours of a coach? Enthusiasm, motivating, role model, Empathy, rapport building
Knowledge of correct technique - Breaking down the mechanises of a skill
Contingency plans? Odd numbers (common player)
Transitions between practices
Environment - Intensity and duration of block dependant on age and ability levels
Tactical information
Interventions to share knowledge - Group, individual, units or peers
Aims and objectives with clear goals for the session
Differentiation - player ability, player profile or physicality
Fun, engaging topic related warm up
Communication - Verbal / non verbal - demonstrations required to impact different learning strategies
Coaching postion? Sharing information - can participants all see the same picture?
Leadership style? Autocratic, democratic, guided discovery or question and answer?
Appearance
Infectious personality / character
Use of language - Terminology (know your audience!)
Equality