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
Learn best through seeing the information
Kinesthetic Learners
Learn best through engaging in the information and doing it
Teaching a new skill- I.D.A.C
Instruction
Demonstration
Applying
Clarifying
NSO
National Sporting Organisation
Factors that influence fluid loss in an athlete are?
Body size
The intensity of the excersise
Temperature
Session plan - Introduction
Outline of the session
Short
Establish goals for the session
How to provide an effective demonstration
Use the correct form and technique
Demonstrate the skill several times
Slow the action to show all parts
Completing the session with foundation-level participants
Seek feedback
Check equipment
Pack up equipment
Behavioral standards expected of a coach
Arriving on time
Using acceptable language
Dealing with poor participant behaviour
To be an active listener you need too
Focus on the speaker
Be aware of your posture
Don’t become distracted
Responding to questions - STEPS
Listen to the quesrtion
Pause to consider your answer
Be clear and concise when responding
Answer the question and clarify understanding of the response
Tone and level of voice
Volume
Timbre
Speed and pace
Pitch
Foundation level participantds
Are beginers, still learnign the sport or activity, They require a high degree of instruction and demonstration and safety and supervision and monitoring needs to be considered.
Elements of a session plan
D.D.G.E.S.S
Date time and location
Description of sesion
Goals of session
Eqiptment
Session components
Safety considerations
Coaches need to make sure that all players understand and follow:
Obeying the rules of the sport
Use of PPE
Preventing injuries.
Coaching communication
Instruction and demonstration
Non-verbal communication
Tone and level of voice
Protective equipment
Helps protect participants from injury eg/ helmet
the SEQUENCE of a session
Refers to how activities, tasks and drills are ordered during the session
Problems coachers could encounter when planning a session
Equipment issues
Venue issues
Session plan issues
Sequencing phases to teach a skill
Preparatory phase
Execution phase
Follow-through phase
Session plan outline
Intro
main body
cool down
Auditory Learner
learn best through hearing the information
Teaching a new skill DEMONSTRATION
Where you show the participants how to perform the skill to give them a visual idea of what to do eg/ physical demo
Open questions
Require more than a one-word answer. Answers include a lengthy response with more detail eg how do you think you performed today?
Closed questions
Require a yes or no answer. They are short, sweet and get to the point eg/ are you ready to start the session?
Non-verbal communication
Includes:
face expression
body language
posture
gestures
Instructional methods of teaching a skill
Part skills
whole skill
whole-part-whole skill
Session plan warmup
Low intensity
5-10 min
Mimic movements of skill you are learning
Prepare body for exercise
What is a member protection policy? Who must have one?
A Member Protection Policy is a tool that outlines the procedure for how the sporting organisation plans to conduct their role and uphold their responsibilities including fair play. Every NSO recognised by the Australian Sports Commission must have a Member Protection policy.
Important elements of a session plan
Equipment
Content of the session
Location
Suggest how a coach can use tone to make their instructions easier to understand.
A coach can use tone to vary the pitch and volume of their voice emphasizing elements of their instruction that are most important. Doing this can help participants to remember the main points of their instruction. A coach can also vary the timbre of their voice to create excitement and motivate participants.
At the conclusion of a session who should a coach seek feedback from to review their own coaching
performance?
Should seek feedback from supervisor (head coach) and participants.
Ethical responsibilities
- Physical, verbal, and sexual harassment
- Cheating
- Inclusive practices- No discrimination
Why is it important to obey rules?
To ensure the session is safe and runs smoothly
To prevent conflict and ensure participants treat each other and coach with repect.
what is a coach ? role of a coach?
Responsible for training participants, analysing their performance, providing instruction and demonstrating the required skills and encouraging them to try their best as well as being a role model.
1 on 1 defence
one player defends one opponent this creates pressure and forces error leading to a turnover
Difference between instruction and demonstration?
Instruction involves providing detailed instruction on how something should be done whereas demonstration involves showing how something is done.
Part skill
Where the coach breaks down specific sports skills and teaches each element separately before bringing the whole skill together.
Whole skill
Where the skill is taught in its entirety from the get-go without breaking it down.
Whole-part-whole skill
The coach shows participants the whole skill, then proceeds to break it down into smaller parts before attempting to perform the whole skill again.
Ways to provide feedback to participants
Feedback sandwich
Questioning feedback model
Non-verbal communication
Packing up equipment
Pack up equipment in accordance with any organisational policies and procedures
Checking equipment
Check each piece of equipment for faults, wear and tear and signs of determination that could affect its use for future sessions.
Code of conduct for coaches
be a role model and act in a respectful, responsible way
Ensure coaching qualifications are up to date.
code of conduct for players
respect the decision of coaches and never argue with them
care for equipment and facilities.
