1. Planning
Planning 1 - Profiling

2. Planning – overall outcomes
This module will help you to:
Establish participants’ current and potential needs and key performance factors
Design and plan the coaching programme to support participants’ development
Plan an evaluation schedule for the coaching programme

3. Developing a Player Profile
This session will help you to:
Establish participants current and potential needs and key performance factors
Identify the performance demands of badminton
Outline the principles of effective testing
Identify appropriate methods for collecting player information
Analyse player information using benchmarks to identify player strengths and development areas

4. What is the Coaching Process?
Recap
What is the Coaching Process?

5. The Coaching Process

6. The Planning Process? In groups consider:
What information do we need, to plan the coaching programme?
Know where you want to get to
Know what you need to do to get there
Know when you have go there
Know what you need to do next time

7. The Planning Process

8. Player Profiling
What factors do we need to measure in the player? In groups, identify the factors that affect performance
Rate the importance of each of the factors identified previously

9. Where are you now? In groups:
Discuss how you currently measure your players’ performance levels
What do you need to measure?
Why do you test?
Identify relative strengths and development areas
Establish goals
Inform training plan content
Identify talent
Motivate
Selection

10. When and how often to test?
Prior to planning
Close to / away from competition
Place in training cycle (e.g. end of pre-season)
Sufficient time between tests to allow training effects
Selection

11. Principles of testing/profiling
Title
Definition 
Validity
The test measures what it is intended to test
Reliability
The degree to which the test will produce comparable results under the same conditions
Specificity
The extent to which the test relates to the sport
Objectivity
The degree to which the test is free from bias
Habituation
The influence that practise may have on the test result
Safety
The degree to which potential hazards are managed in the test

12. Where are you now?
Performance measures are meaningless unless you have something to compare them with
What can we use as a benchmark to compare our players with?
Compare the measures with benchmark data to determine the player’s strengths and weaknesses to develop their a profile

13. Physical (Fitness) Testing
This session will help you to:
Identify the relative importance of different physical factors to success in badminton (by event)
Compare the physical demands of badminton with other sports
Identify physical performance benchmarks appropriate to the age and stage of development of the player
Select and use a variety of physical performance measures

14. Physical Demands Group Task
What are the physical/fitness components important for success in badminton?
How would you rate the importance of each component (1 = not important, 10 = most important)
Compare this with other sports

15. Physical/Fitness Factors
Agility
Speed
Power
Strength
Endurance
Flexibility
Coordination
Balance
Core Stability
Body composition

16. Physical Testing Height Weight Body Mass Index Vertical Jump
Broad jump
The Plank
Press-up test
Speed test
Agility test
‘Bleep’ test
Speed Endurance
Sit and reach

17. Benchmark Data Research physical data norms Physical testing norm data
Internet searches
Some data may be cross-sport, therefore need to relate back to the physical demands of badminton

18. Psychological Testing
This session will help you to:
Identify the psychological factors that affect badminton performance
Compare the psychological demands of badminton with other sports
Select and use a variety of psychological measures

19. Definitions of ‘Sport Psychology’
‘The training of mental skills to enhance an athlete’s training and competitive performance’
‘the study of a people's behaviour in sport’

20. The importance of Psychology
The mind can impact on a player’s performance both positively and negatively. It is therefore important that a player can control it accordingly for their optimal performance
“At the top level it’s the mind that matters most”

21. Psychological Factors
Confidence
Concentration
Control
Commitment
Positive
Belief
Certainty of
Ability
Uncertain
Negative
Focus
Distraction
Mistakes
Absorbed
Alert
Flowing
Refocuses
Anxiety
Arousal
Handling pressure
Emotion
Nervous
Calmness
Composure
Emotional balance
Annoyed
Panicky
Angry
Unhappy
Relaxed
Determination
Persistence
Desire
Motivation
Will to win
Energetic
Lively
Enthusiastic

22. Candidate task
In groups, choose a top badminton player who you consider to be ‘psychologically strong’
Using the 4 Cs headings, rate this player for each and then describe the characteristics that player display under each heading, which have influenced your rating.
You may be asked to outline the psychological skills of this player, highlighting where they represent a true psychological benchmark that others should aspire to

23. Explain why we use psychological profiling
Pursuit of excellence
To identify psychological strengths/development areas
To understand athlete’s perspective

24. Describe methods of psychological profiling in badminton
Player observation
Questionnaires
Interviews
Parents
Other coaches
Casual conversations

25. Identify the ethical principles underlying profiling

26. Identify the ethical principles underlying profiling
Confidentiality
Honesty
Trust
Rapport
Permission from the player (and parent)

27. Understand the process involved in psychological profiling – adult
Step 1: Introduce player to the concept of psychological profiling
Step 2: Get player agreement – buy in
Step 3: Working with coach player identifies key psychological characteristics (the 4 C’S)
Step 4: Player profiles themselves
Step 5:Coach profiles player
Step 6: Coach/player analyse results and agree course of action

28. Critically examine a series of psychological tools
Task
Use the “Test of Performance Strategies” tool
What would be the advantage of grouping this into the 4 C’s?
Refer to the singles psychological skills document
Complete this for a player you know well (as much as you possibly can)
Critically analyse the form in terms of the 4 C’s – to what extent are they covered?
Compare the two tools – which is more effective?

29. Technical Profiling This session will help you to:
Identify the mechanics of good badminton technique
Objectively measure technical performance:
across a range of ages
for male and female players
across a range of events
Observe and analyse technique and compare it with a technical model
Critically analyse technique
Use profiling tools to analyse player’s technical ability
Critically analyse technical profiling tools

30. Technique Technique is the ‘method you use’ to do something
Broken down into:
Racket skills
Body skills
What is ‘good’ technique?

31. Technical Proficiency
Shape of the movement
Efficiency
Consistency (under all conditions)
Effective (the result is as intended)
Controlled recovery
Compact
Deception

32. Observation and Analysis
Move around to watch from different places
Focus on the player, not the game
Focus on a specific element e.g. grips
Be disciplined with your areas of observation
Record your observations, possibly with a structured form
Use a dictaphone
Have the ideal technical model in your mind

33. Group task
In groups, observe and analyse a player compared with technical model
Rate the player (1 = worst ever, 10 = best ever) for a number of technical skills
What are the characteristics displayed for a particular score?

34. Technical Benchmarks 4 years training 8 Years Training
Displays correct shapes and patterns compared to recognised technical models
Consistent in predictable practice environments
Beginning to display these skills in open, match-like conditions
Correct techniques are produced economically, consistently, powerfully and with control in unpredictable (open), match-like conditions when competing with peers.
Doubles forecourt play with racket head above hand evolving
Doubles Serve and Return evolving
Doubles movements more staccato, singles movements more balletic
Correct skill is retained and developed and performed with under control at extreme pace
The same applies for Males and Females

35. Technical Profiling
Use the monitoring tool to measure technical performance level
Rate the player using the scores/descriptions on the tool
Note down any techniques you use to help you observe and analyse technical aspects

36. Tactical Profiling This session will help you to:
Identify principles of effective tactics in badminton
Objectively measure tactical performance:
across a range of ages
for male and female players
across a range of events
Use profiling tools to analyse player’s tactical ability
Critically analyse tactical profiling tools

37. Tactics Players need to be aware of:
Self – place on court, on/off balance, strength and weaknesses
Space – height, width, depth (ability to cover and exploit)
Opponent – strengths/weaknesses, where they are on court
Partner – doubles specific

38. Tactical Profiling Observe video of junior national play
Coaches to call ‘STOP’ when the observe good example of tactical awareness
Repeat for senior national play
What are the characteristics at each level?

39. Tactical Benchmarks 4 years training 8 Years Training
Underpinning appreciation of concepts of spatial, opponent and self awareness but are not necessarily able to assimilate this into a whole picture.
Can formulate a plan (but execution is inconsistent – constrained by technical capability) but limited in ability to change ‘on the fly’
Advanced signs of “game intelligence” are a big indicator of talent
Assimilation of different types of awareness taking place.
Can develop and put into practice more complex tactical plans
Developing ability to adapt “on the fly”
Anticipation of serve and return in doubles is developing
Able to take in lots of info, assimilate it quickly (different types of awareness)
Play to a plan consistently
Adapt instinctively
Set traps!
See weakness and can exploit “on the fly”
Doubles - Play to strengths of partner. Highly advanced in serve and return – anticipation of reply

40. Tactical Profiling
Use the tactical profiling tool to measure tactical capability for players:
Male/female
Junior/senior
Different events
What are the similarities/difference in each area?