Conduct sport coaching sessions with foundation level participants Flashcards
The feedback sandwich
Method for giving constructive feedback. You begin with a positive comment followed by a constructive where you provide the person with areas for improvement, then you conduct your feedback with a positive comment
Assistant Coach
Work under the head coach. Their primary role is to ensure that participants, equipment, and facilities are prepared, organized, and ready for training sessions or competitions.
Technique centered approach
Requires coach to design drills that isolate a specific skill focusing on technique.
Teaching a new skill APPLYING
Give the participant the opportunity to try the skill using instruction and demonstration you have provided
Teaching a new skill INSTRUCTION
Instructions that a coach provides participants to direct and help then to perform a skill.
Working with children check
A check conducted by the relevant state or territory which looks at the applicants criminal history and relevant Profesional conduct.
Teaching a new skill CLARIFYING
Asking open and closed questions to clarify the participants understanding of the skill and the instructions you have provided on how to perform it.
Hydration
Essential for achieving optimal performance. It allows a person’s body to keep up with the physical demands of the sport while also allowing them to think clearly and prevent dehydration.
Game centered approach
Requires coach to use games that develop specific skills. This maximizes inclusion and engages participants in fun game play eg/ golden child
Terminology and language
Used when coaches break down tactical and technical skills and rephrase them to make them easy to understand.
Behavior standards
It is a coach’s role to ensure all players treat umpires, coaching staff, and each other with respect following the code of conduct guidelines of the specific sport.
Questioning feedback model
This model is where you ask a person a series of questions to create discussion, allowing them to reflect on their performance. This model provides the person with an opportunity to provide themselves with constructive feedback.
Active listening
This is about fully concentrating on what a person is saying not just passively hearing words. Giving undivided attention. You need to focus on what the person is saying and respond appropriately.
Duty of care
This is about ensuring that a coach, teacher, or instructor does all that is “reasonably foreseeable” to ensure their participants’ safety.
Code of conduct for coaches and players
Guidelines designed by the Australian Sports Commission it outlines standards of behavior and ethical conduct expected of all members.
Execution phase
The movement required to create the force for impact, release or contact eg/ when the foot hits the football
Preparatory Phase
Explaining how to prepare to execute a specific skill
Follow-through phase
The movement required after executing the skill eg/ follow-through swing in golf
Session plan - Main body/skill development
Should contain drills and activities designed to teach a specific skill. COch may use a game-centered or technique-centered approach to teach eg/ tag ball to teach ball handling.
examples of Coaching roles and responsibilities
To provide safe equipment and playing environment.
to be a role model and act in a respectful responsible way
Tactical skills
Refers to tactics that a player uses to gain an advantage over others eg/ set plays
Technical skills
Refers to technique. These are actions and skills that a person learns in order to play a sport. Eg/ AFL 9’s- handball mark and kick
Giving feedback
Feedback for foundation level participants should always encourage positive interaction and participation
Constructive feedback
Feedback that points out what can be done to improve in a positive and encouraging way.
The PACE of a session
Refers to how quickly you intend to move through the planned activities tasks and skills during the session.
WWC check
This check is designed to identify predators and protect children from sexual an dphysucal harm.
Session plan - Cool down
Low intensity
Return heart rate to resting levels
Time- 5-10 min
Slow whole body exercises eg/ slow job
Visual Learners
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