4 REGIONS COACHING SUMMIT Our aim is not to produce a champion, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

4 REGIONS COACHING SUMMIT

� � Our aim is not to produce a champion, but to create an VISION atmosphere where champions are inevitable." Forbes Carlile MBE � The smoothest development programme in the world

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� � Wind Back � Drilling � Coaches and Teachers employed by the same KEY organization COMPONENTS � Development of an organization wide programme � Pride in the dream � Cradle to the Grave philosophy

� Jean Freeman � s age groups and key attributes are:- � 6-8 Having fun building confidence and stroke technique � 9-10 Learning teamness, teamwork and relays LTAD � 11-12 Developing conditioning , goals, self esteem and cooperation PROCESS � 13-14 Improving social skills � 15+ The beginning of specialization � Paraphrased from the Freeman essay in Hannula, Thornton; 2001; pg12 Novice Age Group High School Elite Age Training Age 6-11years 12-15 Years 15-18 Years 19+ Yrs Training Frequency 2-3 pw 4-6 PW 8-9PW 10-11PW Training Duration 1-1.5 Hrs 1.5-2 Hrs 2 Hrs 2+ Hrs Training Volume 1.5-4km 4-6km 5-9km 4-12km (Per Session, At peak) Training Volume 80% Aer * 80% Aer * 60% Aer * 40-60% Aer * *Aerobic

� The Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) plan from British Swimming defines things a little differently:- � Fundamental Basic movement literacy 5-9 years � Swim Skills Building technique 8-12 years LTAD � Training to Train Building the engine 11-15 years PROCESS � Training to Compete CONT . Optimizing the engine � Training to Win Maximizing the engine

Starting Times per Week Sports Motor Aims in Attitude and Content and Methods Age Coaching Aims Knowledge 3-4 wet for 50 A variety of Enjoyment in the Learning and 8-10 Years mins, 3-4 dry 15- movement water and sporting practicing all 4 Basic Motor 25 mins coordination, drills, movements, getting strokes, ball sports, Learning all four strokes used to the group, sculling, load starts and turns, knowledge of swim alterations and Period general endurance techniques and the games, interval and swimming most important swim swimming and steady mobility rules, etc. swimming of long distances Starting Times per Week Sports Motor Aims in Attitude and Content and Methods Age Coaching Aims Knowledge 5-6 wet for 60 Basic swimming Team behaviour, Continuous method, 10-12 ½ + mins, dry not endurance and performance in a extensive interval or � one described ability to change group, discipline, training, speed play, Basic year speed. Technique fairplay, time Accelerating and Training consolidation, management, warm pace variation, Period improvement of up and race contrast, flexibility, speed management combination, and feel and muscular behaviour, group for the water endurance, aquatic responsibility. exercises. agility, relays etc. ( Paraphrased Pp44-49 Madsen/Wilkie 1993)

Starting Times per Week Sports Motor Aims in Attitude and Content and Age Coaching Aims Knowledge Methods 6-8 70-90 Basic swimming Willingness to 12 or 12 ½ minute speed, specific perform as a team Sprints, Pull gear, to 14 sessions, with muscular member or intensive interval years + or 4-5 30 to 50 endurance, basic individual, Basic training, over- � 1 year minute dry aerobic endurance, hydrodynamics, distance swimming, Progressive sessions speed strength, basic biomechanics underwater Training start of stroke, and biology, joint swimming, games discipline planning for training etc. specialization, and competition individual and schedule, self team racing, monitoring and tapering. record keeping (logs) Starting Times per Week Sports Motor Aims in Attitude and Content and Methods Age Coaching Aims Knowledge 6-11 80-90 minute Swimming speed Knowledge of special Repetition training, 14-15 ½ + sessions, with 5- endurance, max training methods, continuous or � one 6 40 to 70 strength, muscular nutrition, behaviour at swimming, swimming year minute dry endurance specific meets independent of with retard apparatus, sessions to race, varied pace, coach, methods of self simulated races, Elite Training basic swim monitoring, drawing hypoxic training. endurance, hypoxic up of training swimming, distance schedule, conditioning specialization, to and experience of division in risk in a team. competition level ( Paraphrased Pp44-49 Madsen/Wilkie 1993)

KEY TRANSLOCATIONS � Waterbabies to Pre School � Pre School to School Age � School Age to Mini Squad � Mini Squad to Dolphins � Dolphins to Junior Olympians � Junior Olympians to Junior Nationals � Junior Nationals to National Age OR Collegiate � National Age or Collegiate to National

VIDEO WATERBABIES

Key Outcomes Starfish Key Outcomes Penguins Kick on side arms by side Comfortable movement around the pool area Float on noodle and put face under Kick on side in breathing position Safe entry Kick on side with face down Safe exit Roll Down drill with bottle or board Go under and blow bubbles Swim 5m with board and a breathing stroke Comfortable aided Backfloat and front float Swim 5m unaided with a breathing stroke Comfortable submersion Swim 5m Backstroke Kneeling Dive Key Outcomes Shrimp Comfortable submersion into float Key Outcomes Sharks Comfortable Starfish float Kick on side one arm out breathing position Body Position Float on Front Kick on side one arm out breathing position change to other side Attempt independent float on Back Kick on back streamlined Basic kick understanding Backstroke swim Ability to swim a 15m lap freestyle and backstroke Key Outcomes Otters Basic Dive Basic butterfly kick understanding Streamlined push off Float off wall front and back Basic breaststroke kick understanding KEY Body position kick on front arms by side (good sound) PERFORMANCE Turn from front to back - count to 5 (min 5 secs) INDICATORS 6 arm cycles freestyle Back float and kick unaided Swim with board drill 4 stroke cycles

Key Outcomes New Swimmers Comfortably Head under the water Comfortable front float Comfortable back float Streamlined Glide Basic kick understanding (Front and back) Streamlined glide into kick Basic freestyle straight arms swimming Basic idea of backstroke Key Outcomes Moving and Stroking Body Position Float Body Position Kick on Front Body Position Kick on Back Body Position Kick on side Kick on Side Arm Up Suction Float (not assessed) Gentle (competent) Arms on front and back with kick and good body position

Key Outcomes Breathers Ability to swim 15m laps easily freestyle and backstroke Ability to kick 2 15m laps back and free kick 15m of 2 stroke breathing drill 15m of rotation kick with good body position in both free and back Basic fly kick understanding Basic breaststroke understanding Key Outcomes Breathers 1 Breathers 1 simply need an understanding of the skills They should only need one set of lessons here They would struggle with the idea of the drills to stay here twice Key Outcomes Improvers Ability to swim 2 15m laps easily freestyle and backstroke Basic butterfly understanding Basic breaststroke understanding Ability to kick 2 15m laps back and free kick 2x15m of 2 stroke breathing drill 15m of rotation kick with good body position in both free and back

Seals Swimmers Initials: 1 25m Body Position Kick on Front (arms by side) 2 25m Body Position Kick on Back (arms by side) 3 25m Body Position Kick on Front (arms out) 4 25m Body Position Kick on Back (arms out) 5 Kick on side (arms by side) face down 6 Kick on side (arms by side) face up (on back) 7 Exceptional Breathing Drills with good body position 7a 25m Kicking and Breathing (with board) 7b 25m 2 stroke catch up (without board) 7c 25m 2 stroke breathing drills (both sides) 8 50m Competent Freestyle 9a 25m 6 kicks on each side backstroke 9b 25m 6 kicks on each side 3 strokes between 9c 25m single arm backstroke 10 50m Competent Backstroke 11 Breaststroke kick with good body position (arms by side) 12 Butterfly kick with good body position 13 Attempt at Butterfly arms 14 Able to do most (at least up to 3) of the Dive Progressions 15 Able to forward roll for the Freestyle tumble turn

Swimmers Orcas Initials: 25m Body Position Kick on Front and Back 1 (arms by side) 25m Kick on side (arms by side) face in and 2 face out Exceptional Breathing Drills with good body 3 position 50m Competent Freestyle able to count 4 strokes 50m Competent Backstroke able to count 5 strokes 6 25m Body Position Kick for Breaststroke 7 25m Front scull no kick 8 25m Breaststroke 9 25 Body Position Kick for Butterfly 15m Butterfly with generally correct 10 technique 11 Tumble Turn and streamlined push off 12 Streamlined Dive into 25m Freestyle swim

SKILLS & DRILLS

� Who arranges the move � How is it managed CHANGE MANAGEMENT � Pre School � School Age � Mini Squad � Dolphins � Junior Olympians

� Junior Olympians None SQUAD � CRITERIA Junior Nationals 4 swim 1 land � National Age 8 swim 3 land � Open National 10 Swim 3 land

� What links do you have with the swim school or squads? PLANNING � What could you be doing FOR THE better? FUTURE � What are you doing about your programme management (Clear, documented and easy to understand criteria)?