Elements of Coaching

Who needs Coaching?
Why does everyone need a coaching?

Everyone
Needs a
Coach…
ELEMENTS OF
COACHING
2.
1.
Conducting 3.
Planning u a ti n g
Eval
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1. PLANNING the Training
- developing short and long-term training programs to help your
athlete achieve their goals.
A Training Plan aims to identify the work to be
carried out to achieve agreed objectives. Training
Plans should be drawn up to identify long-term (4
years) goals and short-term plans for the
forthcoming season.
Preparing a plan
The steps in producing a Training Plan are as follows:
 Gathering information
 Produce an overall plan template and identify the months/weeks
of the year
 Identify on the plan, at the appropriate period
• the main competition, area, national, school etc.
championships, qualification competitions
Gathering Information
The first stage of preparing a Training Plan is to gather
background information about your athlete and the forthcoming
season's objectives. The sort of information to collect is as follows:
• Personal details
• Objectives
• Performance (time, height, distance)
• Experience
• Personal best (PB's)
• Competition experience
• Equipment
• Finance
• Competition
• Competitors
• Recent competition results
• Competition behavior
• Athlete's other Commitments
• Time available for training
• Medical
• Training facilities
• Key questions for the athlete
 How serious are you about your events?
 What do you expect from your coach?
GOAL SETTING
is a simple yet often misused motivational technique that can
provide some structure for your training and competition program.
Goals give a focus, and there are two acronyms to guide goal
setting.
• SMART or SMARTER
• SCCAMP
2. CONDUCTING - delivery of
training programs
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
When we choose to move, the conscious brain is
controlled using a collection of learned
movements. For the movement to progress
successfully, the athlete requires information
feedback.
TYPES OF SKILL
Cognitive - or intellectual skills that require thought
processes
Perceptual - interpretation of presented information
Motor - movement and muscle control
Perceptual-motor - involve the thought, interpretation
and movement skills
How do we teach a new skill?
Various methods can achieve the teaching of a new skill:
 Verbal instructions
 Demonstration
 Video
 Diagrams
 Photo sequence
3. EVALUATING
- evaluation of the programs, athlete
development and your coaching. This
element may result in an adjustment of
your athlete's training program and your
coaching.
Performance Evaluation Tests
Performance is an assessment of how
well a task is executed, and the success
of a training program depends on
satisfying the performance aims.
How can performance be monitored?
Testing and measurement are the

means of collecting information
upon which subsequent performance
evaluations and decisions are made.
What are the benefits of testing?
The results from tests can be used to:
• predict future performance
• indicate weaknesses
• measure improvement
• enable the coach to assess the success of his training program
• place the athlete in an appropriate training group
• motivate the athlete
The successful coach is a motivator with a
positive attitude and enthusiasm for the sport
and the athletes. The ability to motivate and
inspire is part of the formula for success.
Getting athletes to believe in themselves and
achieve come far easier from some coaches
than others. The coach who can motivate is
able to generate the desire to excel in their
athletes.
Motivation may mean keeping the
practice fun, fresh and challenging.
When motivating a player, a good coach
stresses trying to reach performance
goals, not outcome goals. A coach
should make sure that athletes
understand that you can completely
control your own effort and training, but
can't control what your opponent does
or the outcome of every match. Fun and
enjoyment are the cornerstones to
Answer these questions:
How often would you like to see
your players practicing the sport?
How would you handle a situation

where parents are overly involved
in their child’s performance?
Describe your approach when it

comes to teaching new skills and
techniques.
Thank you for
listening!

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