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Preparation is a Discipline Dr Frank Dick OBE
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In an Olympics, 60% of medals will be won by athletes aged 24-28 and 85% by 22-30.
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Abraham Lincoln If I had eight hours to chop a tree I’d spend six sharpening the axe.
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Athlete Career Path
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PLAN PLAN PLAN DREAM DREAM DO DO DREAM REVIEW REVIEW
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Personal Coach’s Focus Leading the Athletes Performance Development and Delivery Process
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Personal Coach’s Priorities 1. PERFORMANCE 2. DEVELOPMENT + 2. RESULTS
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Creating and maintaining a supportive environment and motivational climate for the most effective outcome of the athlete’s performance development and delivery process. This covers both preparation and competition aspects. Performance Director’s / Manager’s Focus
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Coach’s Double VisionDREAMDREAM MILESTONEMILESTONE
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Deliver results today Prepare for better performance tomorrow
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Effective Progress/Process Management
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8 Questions Result ? Performance ? Consistency ? Fitness ? Plan ? Controls ? Support ? Learn and share ?
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What is the best result achievable over agreed period?
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Timescale? 1, 2, 4 years Championship? Medal? Placing? Date? Time? Venue – Altitude, Temperature, Humidity, Time Change, Travel?
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Personal basics (gen) Personal History (gen) Anthropometric/orthopaedic Medical/health Social/lifestyle
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Career….. Performance Technical Conditioning Tactics etc
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What performance will get the result?
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Event/discipline Opposition status/potential Athlete potential Coach/support status/potential
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Olympic Performance Prognoses
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What quality consistency makes this performance a probability?
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Performance in competition and training 6 weeks – mesocycles Selection mesocycle, competitions 6 weeks peak mesocycle Within 2.5% max, performance target Lifestyle targets
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What are the conditioning and functional parameters; at what level ensures quality consistency; and where is the athlete. How?
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Strength, endurance, speed, mobility Technical stability Psychology Nutritional status Blood/cell performance/stress indicators Whole/partial discipline related measures
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What is the performance and development plan to meet the objectives?
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Adaptation (preparation) Application (competition) Regeneration (transition)
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Year. Macro. Meso. Micro General. Related. Specific (adaptation reserve) Single – double - continuous
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Specificity Reversibility Overload
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Progression: - –Frequency: Extent: Density –Speed: Strength: Endurance –Increasing variables
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Structure of loading Training ratio
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What controls will ensure accurate progress monitoring?
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Injuries/stress potential Blood/cell status –Nutrition –Acute/chronic stress –Health Specific performance Conditioning Lifestyle changes
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PLAN CoachPlayer Prescription for Change Performance Diagnostic Performance Database
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PLAN CoachPlayer Prescription for Change Performance Diagnostic Performance Database
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1. Learn and persistently practice quality of technical game 2. Develop fitness to be technically effective 3. Develop maximum speed without compromising technical effectiveness Building Competitive Performance
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4. Develop optimal cruising pace 5. Rehearse extremes and change of pace 6.Read game and respond faster and more effectively than the opposition
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7. Win and win again…..and again
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Classic Strength/Power Standing long Abalakov a.(body weight) b.(+2kg) c.(+4kg) 3 bounds 5 bounds 10 bounds 30m/30m + 7.5kg differential 60m/60m + 7.5kg differential …..?
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General PowerMac1Mac2 Snatch3x3x ½ Squat5x3x Bench3x1x Pullover5x3x Reverse 4kg/5kg4kg/5kg …….? Speed Endurance x + 10% 20 sec 40 sec Target in-out-in’s …….
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Strengths Weaknesses Compensations
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Stop Start Continue
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Review is a learning thing not a judgemental thing
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The only sustainable competitive advantage you have, is the ability to learn faster than the opposition (Arie de Geuss)
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What support do you need to deliver? Who are they? Can you lead this team?
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The process of ensuring the athlete fulfils his/her potential is Athlete Centred Coach Led Performance Services Supported
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Personal Coach - Athlete A C1 Doctor Physiotherapist Psychologist Nutritionist Technical/Tactical Analyst Conditioning Specialist Performance Analyst Bio mechanist Functional Analyst Career Advisor C2 (Technical Specialist(s)) Manager
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Your Personal Development Plan Year Six weeks One week A, P & C1 Agree P.S.’s advise on specialist areas and how to meet needs of A Personal Development Plan
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Daley’s Decathlon Coaching 100 400 1500 110H S D J H L P STYLE 3 4 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 COACH C 1 C 1 C 1 C 1 C 2 C 2 A 2 C 1 A 3 C 3
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4 Key Behaviours Accept personal ownership for seeking the opportunity to make the winning difference. Take responsible risks in deciding what to do with that opportunity. Act effectively and efficiently. Learn from the experience and share it.
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The concept of personal ownership can only be realised when everyone is first accountable for their actions, behaviours and relationships to the mission or purpose - and not to the agendas of colleagues.
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Winning is being better today than you were yesterday – every day
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