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Workshop Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you should: identify the principal components of planning be introduced to different planning models recognise the information that is needed to develop high-quality plans be able to identify and set goals for performers be able to begin the process of developing annual and session plans monitor and evaluate training and competitive programmes.

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Questions

What are the differences between these plans?

Can you see any links between them?

Do you know how to write all of these plans?

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The Process of Planning The present situation… Deciding where you want to be… Knowing when/if you have arrived…

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Working out how to get there…

The Process of Planning The present situation…

Taking stock

Deciding where you want to be…

Goal setting

Knowing when/if you have arrived…

Monitoring and evaluation

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Working out how to get there…

Planning

What You Need to Know About :

The Performer

Age and ability Stage of development Aspirations Strengths and weaknesses Level of motivation and commitment Time availability from work, school etc Planning and Periodisation Slide 6

What You Need to Know About:

The Sport

Tactical requirements Technical skills Mental demands Physical demands Competitive structure (annual, quadrennial, all year) The other athletes (the level of the opposition) Planning and Periodisation Slide 7

Principles of Goal Setting

Goals should be: Specific Measurable Agreed Realistic Time-phased Exciting Recorded Planning and Periodisation Slide 8

Types of Goal

Process - goal focuses on what to do in order to achieve outcome or performance goals Outcome - goal focuses on the result compared with others (eg placement, ranking) Performance - goal focuses on the quality of the performance or an aspect of performance Planning and Periodisation Slide 9

Planning Terminology

Periodisation Phases – four phases in sequence: Preparation Specific preparation, pre-comp Competition Recovery/rest Single/double/triple periodisation Testing Volume Intensity Planning and Periodisation Slide 10

Training Phases

Macrocycle includes all four phases – 1–4 macrocycles in a year, depending on the sport Mesocycle one period of time within either a training, pre-comp, competition or recovery phase within a macrocycle Microcycle usually a 2-7-day period within a mesocycle Planning and Periodisation Slide 11

The Session Plan:

is the most detailed part of planning – of the training content for one session is itself comprised of several training units.

Several session plans meet the goals for the microcycle and, therefore, for the mesocycle and then the macrocyle.

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Workshop Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you should: identify the principal components of planning be introduced to different planning models recognise the information that is needed to develop high-quality plans be able to identify and set goals for performers be able to begin the process of developing annual and session plans monitor and evaluate training and competitive programmes.

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Where Next?

Performance Profiling

Coaching the Young Developmental Performer (coming soon) Planning and Periodisation

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Thank you.

Have a safe journey home.

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