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Mount Merrion Athle-cs Club Aled Hughes – Director of Coaching October 2013 Athletics Coaching Overview 2013/2014

Mount Merrion Athletics Club Yearly Coaching Overview

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Mount  Merrion  Athle-cs  Club  

Aled Hughes – Director of Coaching October 2013

Athletics Coaching Overview 2013/2014

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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.  

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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.  

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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

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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.    

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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