Coaching styles and stratergies
...n needs to be gathered showing the athletes background information and their objectives of the coming season. The sort of information needed is as follows: · Personal details · Name, address, date of birth, contact number, transport · Objectives · Performance (sprint times) · Technical (development of event technique) · Main competitions to aim for. · Competition experience · Finance (possible grants) · Athletes other commitments (jobs, children) Before producing my training program I need to consider many factors before setting up the training regime. This can be illustrated using an easily memorable acronym known as SMARTER. · S - goals must be Specific · M - Training targets should be Measurable · A - goals should be Adjustable · R - goals must be Realistic · T – training targets should be Time based · E – goals should be challenging and Exciting · R – goals should be Recorded 12 Month training program My 12-month training program is based on six training phases. Each phase comprises of a repeated 4-week plan. The workload in the first three weeks of the plan should increase each week (easy, medium, hard) and then the fourth week comprises of active recovery and evaluation tests to monitor training progress. The aim of this four-week cycle is to build the athlete up to a level of fitness (3 weeks) and then allow a recovery (1 week), building the athlete up gradually to a higher level of fitness. It is however very important to remember that the plan is athlete specific, and the results of the evolutional tests in the fourth week can be used to adjust the training in the next 4 week cycle to address any limitations. The plan is based on three training sessions per week with the major competition being in phase 5. My original plan for the duration of each phase is as follows: · Phase 1 - 16 weeks · Phase 2 - 8 weeks · Phase 3 - 8 weeks · Phase 4 - 8 weeks · Phase 5 - 8 weeks · Phase 6 - 4 weeks The training year is divided into 6 phases as follows: · Phase 1 - 16 weeks - Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan · Phase 2 - 8 weeks - Feb, Mar · Phase 3 - 8 weeks - Apr, May · Phase 4 - 8 weeks - Jun, Jul · Phase 5 - 8 weeks - Jul, Aug · Phase 6 -...