SKASC3
Plan and produce a series of sports coaching sessions
/ This standard is about planning a series of linked and progressive coaching sessions. Sports coaches should review the participants need to enable them to produce a series of linked and progressive coaching plans that meet participants needs
Coaches must also take account of guidelines from national governing bodies and their own prior experience when planning sessions.
The standard is divided into three parts these are:
1. review participant needs
2. Produce a series of linked and progressive coaching plans
3. Plan for evaluation
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
You must be able to:
You must be able to: / Review participants’ needs
P1 Collect accurate information about the participants
P2 Maintain confidentiality about the information where required
P3 Analyse the information and identify participants need and implications for planning the coaching session
P4 Identify and confirm the overall aims of the coaching sessions and success criteria for the participants’ needs
P5 Refer any participant whose needs and potential you cannot meet to a competent person or agency.
Produce a series of linked and progressive coaching plans
P6 Identify an overall series goal
P7 Identify a goal for each session within the series
P8 Make sure goals are linked, progressive and consistent with the overall aims of the programme
P9 Develop contingency plans that support participants to develop at their own rate
P10 Plan a balance of activities and coaching methods for each session that will motivate the participants and achieve the planned goals for individuals and groups
P11 Plan realistic timings, sequences, intensity and duration of the activities
P12 Identify the resources you need for the sessions
P13 Make sure your plans are consistent with accepted good practice for the sport or activity.
Plan for evaluation
P14 Identify success criteria for the series of coaching sessions that are consistent with the aims and goals of the session
P15 Identify the information you need to collect to evaluate the sessions
P16 Identify how and when you will collect the required information
P17 Identify how you will analyse the required information.]
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand: / Review participants’ needs
K1 methods of collecting accurate information about the participants and the session
K2 the importance of maintaining confidentiality
K3 how to analyse the information and identify participants need and implications for planning the coaching session
K4 why it is important to establish and confirm the overall aims of the coaching sessions and success criteria
K5 how to identify any participant whose needs and potential you cannot meet
K6 the types of specialist support available to participants.
Produce a series of coaching plans
K7 the role of a coach
K8 coaching code of practice and accepted good practice
K9 the coaching process
K10 how to reduce possible barriers to participant development
K11 why it is important to modify both delivery methods and coaching styles to meet the needs of the participant
K12 where to find information on support for persons with a disability or a specific support need
K13 how to modify facilities and equipment for ensure it is correct and safe for use
K14 how to plan and prepare a series of coaching sessions including considerations, structure and timings of coaching session plans
K15 the types of information which should be treated confidentially
K16 the process of identifying participants needs, including different motivation and participant pathways
K17 how to identify appropriate sport-specific technical content or activities based on participants’ needs
K18 choice of equipment and resources to support of sport specific coaching
K19 organisational requirements of the delivery of sport-specific coaching sessions
K20 the importance of identifying participants goals and aspirations
K21 how to develop activities and coaching styles for session that motivate the participants and that support them to achieve the planned goals
K22 how to plan realistic timings, sequence intensity and duration of the activities within the sports coaching sessions
K23 how to achieve the correct balance of instruction, activity and discussion during a sports coaching session.
Plan for evaluation
K24 the purpose and importance of evaluation
K25 the types of information that a coach needs to collect to evaluate coaching sessions
K26 how to identify valid sources of feedback from participants and support staff to aid the evaluation
K27 how to use self-reflective processes – making self-assessment of skill level, identification of action to be taken, and methods of self-reflection
K28 how to interpret evidence of own performance
K29 factors that impact on the ability to identify own development needs
K30 methods of personal action planning and prioritisation of planning
K31 how to measure the quality of the coaching experience, participant development and quality assurance mechanisms used
K32 how to use information taken from evaluations to improve future sessions
K33 the types of development activities that are available to coaches and how to access these
K34 the importance of a coach regularly reviewing and updating their own action plan.
Additional Information
Scope/range / 1 Information1.1. expected participants
1.2. participants stage of development
1.3. particular needs medical conditions
1.4. aims of the programme of which the sessions are a part
1.5. appropriate learning styles
1.6. evaluation and action plans of other sessions
1.7. planned venue for the sessions
2 Participants
2.1. children
2.2. youth
2.3. talent
2.4. adults
2.5. participants with particular needs
3 Goals
3.1. improve physical ability
3.2. improve mental ability
3.3. improve skills and techniques
3.4. improve tactical ability
3.5. aim to maintain participation
3.6. meet the needs of all participants in an inclusive way
4 Resources
4.1. venue
4.2. equipment
4.3. personal clothing and equipment
4.4. support from other staff
Glossary / Accepted good practice
As defined in the technical definition for the sport or activity
Activities
Activities from the national governing body that cover the development of, for example, strength and endurance, techniques, skills, and strategies for problem solving
Coaching method
Depending on the situation, the coach should be able to incorporate a range of combinations of the following methods: whole, part, whole; shaping; modelling; command and response; directive through specific set tasks
Coaching style
The way in which you will lead the participants through the activities; for example, you could carefully direct them at every stage, or you could support them in undertaking the activities, encouraging them to analyse and solve problems for themselves
Competent person or agency
This could be a more competent coach, supervisor or another organisation
Confidential information
Information that should only be passed on to authorised people; this information could include participant medical conditions, personal circumstances etc.
Venue
Workplace, sports pitch, sports hall, sports club (indoor or outdoor), any area used for recreation, sport or activity
Evaluations/action plans
Evaluations of similar sessions and lessons learned from these, done either by yourself or another coach
Expected participants
This should include: numbers, age, gender, level of experience, potential, ambition and any medical conditions
Goals
What the participants should be working towards during the session
Learning styles
The ways in which individual participants prefer to learn; for example, through instruction and demonstration, or through discovery learning/problem solving experiences etc.
Participants
People who will be taking part in the session this could include athletes preparing for competition
Participants with a particular need
This could be people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties or medical problems or as defined by the sport such as; people with disabilities or medical conditions which may mean they need special attention. Participants in a sport that may hold a specialist role and require additional coaching, eg football and hockey goal keeper, cricket wicket keeper, rugby conversion kicker etc
Plan
A written description of how the session will be organised, including aims, objectives, content, timings and activities
Programme
A wider plan for the development of participants, developed either by the national governing body of a sport/activity or a supervisor
Session
A period during which you will coach participants
Timing and sequencing
When certain activities should take place in the session and the order in which the participants should carry them out
Your own level of competence
What you are capable of coaching safely and in a way that meets the participants’ needs
Developed by / SkillsActive
Version number / 1
Date approved / November 2013
Indicative review date / April 2018
Validity / Current
Status / Original
Originating organisation / SkillsActive
Original URN / SKAD472
Relevant occupations / Associate Professionals and Technical Occupations; Leisure, Travel and Tourism; Sport, Leisure and Recreation; Sports and Fitness Occupations
Suite / Sports Coaching Level 2
Key words / Goals; learning styles; participants with a particular need; plan; programme; session; timing and sequencing; your own level of competence
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