3. Session Outcomes
The Story So Far
The Challenges
What Next?
Practical Session
Delivering Athletics 365 – The Coaching Environment,
Learning Styles and Coaching Styles
Developing Skill Using Games/Activities
How to Assess Skill in Athletics 365
4. The Story So Far……
Since September 2010:
Over 400 clubs using Athletics 365
Integrated throughout the new UKA Coach Education
Over 120 Athletics 365 Workshops Delivered
Over 2500 Coaches Packs in Use
Over 500Clips Online – To grow to over 500
New Resources Developed Based On Feedback
14. The Challenges
Assessing Athletes Skill Stages
Using Games to Develop Skills
Planning a Youth Development
Programme
Challenges from others (coaches/parents)
How is it working else where? (Sharing
Good Practice)
17. The Coaching Approach
Specialised Training
Games Based
(Event Coaching)
(Leading)
Outcome Driven
Fun Driven
Develop Technique
Easy to Set Up
Adult Orientated
Limited Skill Learning
Foundation Skills?
Developmental Coaching
Fun and Progressive
Skill based learning
Stage related coaching
Empowering the athlete
18. Coaching Environment
Should be:
Fun and Inclusive
Progressive - Based on athletes ability
Relevant (what is the purpose of the
activity / drill / session)
Structure and excitement
Focused on the long term, all round
development of the athlete
20. 60 Minutes TRAINING
: - 20 athletes
x 1 COaCH
= 3 minutes of coaches’
time per athlete
Think about how you can ensure that you give time to every athlete so they
get the most from their training time
21. UKA Level 2
Learning Styles
As coaches we should present our material to
cater for all learning types.
A standard model to follow would be;
• Give instruction (auditory)
• Show a demonstration (visual)
• Allow time for practice (kinaesthetic)
22. UKA Coaching Styles
• Telling - primarily the coach uses
instruction and explaining
• Showing - primarily the coach uses
demonstration
• Involving - primarily the coach allows
self-discovery and questioning to raise
the athlete's awareness
23. Learning Styles
“
Tell me and I’ll forget,
Show me and I’ll remember,
”
involve me and I’ll understand
24. Retention Levels
Impact of Involving Style
10% of what they read
20% of what they hear
30% of what they see
50% of what they hear and see
70% of what they say and write
90% of what they say and do
‘The Learning Pyramid’ NTL Institute for Applied Behavioural Sciences,
Alexandria, Va
25. Retention of Learningof
Retention New Information
Told Shown Experience
Recall after 3
weeks
70% 72% 85%
Recall after 3
months
10% 32% 65%
Sports Coach UK – What is Quality Coaching Workshop
26. Model of Leadership Behaviour
Adapted from Tennenbaum and Schmidt’s 1973 model of leadership behaviour
Coach-centred style
Performer-centred style
Use of authority
by the coach Area of freedom for
the performers
Tell Sell Share Allow
Coach makes decisions Coach makes decisions Coach shares the Coach and performers
and tells performers and sells it to the situation or problem identify situations and
what to do. performers. with performers, poses problems; coach defines
questions and invites limits, asks questions and
suggestions, on which allows performers to make
the final decision is final decision
made.
29. Athletics 365: Session Plan
Within a 90 minute session, a recommended practice plan may include
the following elements:
8 – 11 Years 12 – 15 Years +
1. Game / warm-up (10 mins) 1. Game / warm-up (10 mins) –
relating to session; relating to session;
2. Activity one (20 mins) - 2. Activity one (30 mins) –
technique / skill acquisition; technique / skill acquisition;
3. Activity two (20 mins) - 3. Activity two (30 mins) -
technique / skill acquisition; technique / skill acquisition;
4. Activity three (20 mins) - 4. Relays (10 mins)
technique / skill acquisition; 5. Cool down (10 mins)
5. Relays (10 mins)
6. Cool down (10 mins)
30. Warm Up
Should allow Allow for
for children greater social
arriving late interaction
Warm Up
Activity / Game
Scout Ball/ Zone Ball
Can minimises Should prepare
Can help
number of the athlete for
develop role
coaches/ leaders what is to
models
required follow
31.
32. Warm Up
Activity / Game
Throwing Game Running
Jumping Game / Activity
/ Activity
Game / Activity
33.
34. Warm Up
Activity / Game
Throwing Running
Game / Activity Jumping Game / Activity
Game / Activity
Throwing Running
Jumping Skill / Drill Based
Skill / Drill Based
Skill / Drill Based Session
Session
Session
40. Beat the Clock Sprints
Or Sprint Start Practice
Standing
Start Falling Start Three Point Crouch Start
Kneeling Start
Start
41. Athletics 365: Assessments
Coaches are constantly assessing an
athletes skill level
Empower the athlete to record progress
Involve the athlete in peers analysis
Adapt recording paperwork to suit
individual club