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Mount Merrion Athle-cs Club
Aled Hughes – Director of Coaching October 2013
Athletics Coaching Overview 2013/2014
The aim of the presenta/on is to give coaches, parents and children of Mount Merrion Athle/cs Club an overview of the annual training plan and other relevant informa/on.
If we know where we are going (des/na/on) , then we can assess where we are at , and how we will get to our “des/na/on “.
This simple overview gives an insight into certain terms like periodisa/on, annual training plans, weekly training sessions and yearly junior events locally, regionally and na/onally.
By giving an overview on the enclosed we can see why and when we aim to develop the training schedule and why at certain /mes we focus on technical aspects where at some stages we are general in our weekly sessions.
Timing
When planning each coaching session consider how long each sec/on of the session will last (such as warm up, ac/vity, cool down, etc). Coaches should also consider how long it will take children to move from one ac/vity to the next and poten/ally including refreshment breaks. Athletes may drink as
they move around to save the need for refreshment breaks.
When working with young athletes try to ensure that each sec/on is not too long to avoid boredom seGng in and a lack of concentra/on. Keep the session varied to ensure athletes are as ac/ve as possible.
Registra-on • Registra/on – ALL children are to register into the session at the start and importantly to sign out when they leave.
Group Control • When aLemp/ng to gain control of a group of athletes (especially young athletes) the tempta/on is to either shout or use a whistle. An alterna/ve sugges/on would be to use a visual cue such as when the coach holds a pose every athlete has to hold the same pose a quickly as possible. This could be as simple as a hand in the air or as entertaining as holding Usain Bolt’s Ligh/ng Bolt pose. The benefits of this approach are that it increases the
athlete’s visual awareness, helps gain their aLen/on in a fun manner and saves the coaches vocal cords.
Group Ra-o • Clubs should ideally try to work to a 12:1 Ra/o. That being 12 athletes to 1 coach as a maximum. Keeping the athlete to coach ra/o low will allow for
greater coaching support for each athlete. Use parents, volunteers and young leaders to help at each coaching session wherever possible.
Preparing for Compe--on Coaches should ensure their young athletes are fully prepared for compe//on formats such as inter club or regional events. Adapta/ons may need to be
made to the training programme to ensure all the relevant compe//on events are covered prior to the compe//on.
Incident & Accidents All incident or accident MUST be reported to the administrator on duty at the session. Verbally report the accident or Incident and then put a wriLen descrip/on together for the club administrator. This is to keep us all within all club policies and guidelines. Any queries in regards to the above please
contact the club.
The objec/ve of each phase is-‐
Phase 1 – General development of func/onal movements, athle/c development, and geGng the ‘base”, cross country training Phase 2 – Specific fitness and technical skills. Phase 3 – Compe//on, aims at beLer /mes, distances & heights – individual / team performance Phase 4 – Prepara/on for main compe//on – cover R,J T for all age groups Phase 5 – Internal events, sports days, compe//ons Phase 6 – Time Off, recover and rest, assess and re-‐plan.
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
Phase 6
Annual Training Plan
Periodisa/on for young athletes is difficult in prac/ce. Many factors affect the ability to keep to a yearly plan, i.e school sports, homework, parental commitment, transport to training and compe//ons etc.
Flexibility within a programme is vital but geGng a “plan” gives all the coaches, parents and children an idea of what is ahead of them within the athle/cs framework. Flexibilty is needed when children could be /red, over exercised from different sports and from not res/ng enough.
Another considera/on is the difference in growth and development rate of the children. A 10 year old girl may be ten years in age but physically could be 8 years old. The training and exercises should therefore be aimed at an 8 year old , whilst the child is 10 years old. This is an important considera/on when training groups of young athletes, as individuals will mature at different rates. An awareness of this is vital within a coaching environment.
However, as the athlete becomes more developed, training programmes should become more planned and focused.
Sept Cross Country Leagues
Nov 3rd Nov Even Ages DUBLIN CLUBS CC; 17th Nov ALLIRELANDS CLUBS CC even ages
Dec 1st Dec Uneven ages DUBLIN CLUBS CC; 15th Dec ALL IRELANDCLUBS CC uneven ages
Jan 15th Jan DCU INVITATIONAL CC; 23rd Jan WESTLEINSTERS CC; 26th Jan AAI NATIONAL INDOORS T&F
Feb 5th Feb EAST LEINSTERS CC; 12th Feb LEINSTERS CC; 14th/15th/16th/22nd/23rd Feb DUBLIN JUVENILE INDOORST&F
March 8th Mar ALL IRELAND SCHOOLS CC; 22nd Mar SCHOOLSINTERNATIONAL CC; 8th Mar LEINSTER JUVENILE CLUBS INDOORS T&F;22nd/23rd/29th Mar ALL IRELAND JUVENILE CLUBS INDOOR T&F
Apr 29th Apr WEST LEINSTERS T&F; 29th Apr EAST LEINSTERS T& F; 30th Apr EAST LEINSTERS T & F
May 1st May WEST LEINSTERS T&F; 1st May EAST LEINSTERS T &F; 14th & 17th May LEINSTERS T&F; 31st May ALL IRELANDSCHOOLS T&F
June 21st June TAILTEANN INTERPROVINICAL T&F;6th/7th/8th/13th/20th June DUBLIN JUVENILE CLUB T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS T&F
July 19th July SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL T&F; 6th July AAIJUNIOR T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS; 13th/ 26th/27th July AAA JUVENILE CLUB T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS
Aug All dates and schedules need to checked & confirmed on the AAI website.
Main Yearly Junior Athletics Competitions