Session Planning

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Session Planning

• Factors affecting the coaching session
• Coaching philosophy
• The Players
• Safety

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Deciding on objectives and content

• Planning is a means of integrating all elements
  of a total rugby programme for performance
  enhancement www.fitness4rugby.com
• Skill development
• Physical development
• Mental preparation
• Typically
• Briefing warm up Skill dev Competition
  situation
• cool down - Debrief

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Emphasis Change as year progresses

• Phase 1 Close season Preparation 75 Fitness
  25 Skill
• Phase 2 Pre season Preparation 50 Fitness
  50 Skill
• Phase 3 In Season Competition 25 Fitness 75
  Skill

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Training session planner

Session No Date
Venue

Team

• Session aims
• 
  2
• 
  4
• Equipment
• Training Outline
• Time warm up, skills, games, drills,
  conditioning recovery
  Key Points
• 
  Evaluation Action
  for next session
• Remember to keep fun and enjoyment as a major
  priority, use games where possible
• 
  
  

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Example of training session

• Should Consist of
• Warm up 10 mins
• Individual skills
• a) Consolidate previously taught skills 5 mins
• b) Teach and practice new skills 10 mins
• Unit skills
• Forwards Set play 20 mins
• Backs Set Play
• Team Skills Team practise 30 mins
• Warm Down 10 Mins
• Total Time 1hr 25 mins

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Whole part whole

• Whole
• Start with game or modified activity, if
  improvement is slow coach can stop activity,
  practise the situation or technique or skill
• Part
• Practice technique or skill if necessary
• Whole
• Return to game or modified activity

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THE PRINCIPLES OF AN EFFECTIVE COACHING SESSION

• Provide plenty of activity.
• Make maximum use of time, facilities and
  equipment.
• Variety.
• Explanations and Demonstrations.
• Appropriate Practice.
• Appropriate Progressions.
• Safe and non threatening.
• Allow for individual differences.
• Involve players in planning.
• Be organized but flexible in planning.
• Evaluate the coaching session.
• Feedback from players.
• Coachs Diary
• Feedback from Peers.
• Self Analysis.
• Video Analysis.

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Example
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Failing to Plan-Planning to fail

• First the memory goes then...I forget the rest!
• I can be decisive, I think.
• I like quality, not quantity.
• I tried to think but nothing happened!
• I'll deal with today tomorrow.
• Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of
  it.
• Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just
  don't have film.
• This is just a hobby. Perfection is not required.