Through planning, you are far more likely to
Keep your
athletes
actively involved, resulting in more
[LEARNING
]
and
enjoyment during
practices
Provide
[CHALLANGING
]
and relevant
learning
situations
Teach
[SKILLS
]
in the appropriate
progression
to maximize learning and
[SAFETY
]
Pace the
learning
and conditioning so your
[ATHLETES
]
are not overloaded or
overtrained
Make
the best use of available time,
[SPACE
]
, and equipment
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Minimize discipline problems
Increase your
confidence
in your ability to manage various
[ SITUATIONS
]
SIX STEPS OF INSTRUCTION PLANNING
Step 1:Identify the
Skills
Your Athletes Need
To be effective, an
[INSTRUCTION
]
plan must address each of the following six
categories
of skills:
technical,
[TACTICAL
]
, physical,
mental
, communication, and
[CHARACTER
]
; be as thorough as you can in developing your
lists
; if you do not
[PLAN
]
for it here, you are unlikely to remember to
teach
it later; this will take some
[WORK
]
,
but it is good work that is at the
heart
of coaching and will help you be a much
[BETTER
]
coach; your map of sport
skills
should be your ideal list of
[COMPETENCIES
]
required to
be a successful athlete
Sources for Identifying Skills
1
Most
people
who read this book have played the
[SPORT
]
and coached
before; if this is true for you, draw on your
experience
to identify the skills you
believe are essential
2
Purchase or
[BORROW
]
books and videos or take
courses
that explain and
demonstrate the
[SKILLS
]
in your sport
3
Major sport
organizations
and individuals conduct
[CLINICS
]
and courses in
which you can learn more
4
Consult more
experienced
coaches and athletes in your area,
[ASKING
]
them
to share with you the
various
skills they teach and how they
[ TEACH
]
them;
better yet, if you are a beginning
coach
, try to find a highly
[ EXPERIENCED
]
coach who will serve as your
mentor
; it is a great way to learn
5
Become a keen
[OBSERVER
]
of the sport; as you watch the
sport
in person or
on television at various
[LEVELS
]
of competition closely observe
essential
skills and how they are taught
Technical Skills
First identify the
[BASIC
]
or core skills that every play must
possess
to play the sport at
your level of
[COMPETITION
]
; your athletes will likely
possess
these core skills to
varying
[DEGREES
]
; because all sports
require
that athletes perform the
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fundamentals
well, you will want to help your
[ATHLETES
]
develop these skills further
and keep them
sharp
throughout the season; for your sport, consider the
[SKILLS
]
of
each position, or
event
, and for various
[SITUATIONS
]
in the contest
After you have identified the
core
skills, your sport may require that you
[CONSIDER
]
offensive and defensive
systems
as well; do you want to
[ADOPT
]
one or more of these
systems, and if you do, what
skills
will be your athletes need to
[EXECUTE
]
these
systems effectively? Then, keeping in mind any
special
system you plan to use, identify the
[ADVANCED
]
skills you want to teach
If you are really
serious
about coaching as a
career
, develop a system to
[CATALOG
]
information about
teaching
the technical skills in your sport; one
[SYSTEM
]
is to create
a hard copy or
[ELECTRONIC
]
folder for each skill, and then filing
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