Southern United H.C.
Coaching Workshop Nov 2007
Welcome
Stop, Reflect and Grow
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Southern United H.C.
Coaching Workshop Nov 2007
Agenda
•Putting things in perspective
•Self reflection
•Effective coaching
•The need to skill improvement
•Game based learning model
•Action plan for developing coaching model
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Southern United H.C.
Coaching Workshop Nov 2007
Putting Things in Perspective
2007 Season:
Senior sections merged
New club brand and uniform developed
Great end of year Presentation Nights
Positive forward looking feeling around all the club –
many people wanting to plan and organise to improve
– there is a strong future.
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Putting Things in Perspective
2007 Season:
24 Junior teams –
7 Mens team –
3 minor premiers, 6 in top 4, 4 in a GF and 3 flags
6 Womens team –
3 Vets team –
1MP, 14 in top 4, 3 A grade teams (all Girls)
2 finished 2nd, 3 in top 4, 2 in a GF and 1 flag
all three in top 4, A grade in GF
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What does this show us? - Juniors
• Junior teams continue to develop since
merger in 2006.
• Most of lower graded junior teams are
playing against the top teams of other clubs.
• All teams are very competitive without
dominating grades – no mixed in A grade.
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What does this show us? - Vets
• Depth of Vets helped all teams.
• Players are capable to play at the teams
grade.
• All teams are very competitive without
dominating grades.
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What does this show us? - Seniors
• Merger has been very effective
• Most teams are playing below true level
• Strong lower grade teams with a need to
improve higher grade teams
Nothing we did not know!!!
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Southern United H.C.
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2008
•Juniors will have
17, 13, 11, G17, G15 and G13 in A grade
•Men’s will be playing in 3 higher grades
•Women’s will be playing in SL1, PA 2 x M1
•The club will have an increase in numbers
•More juniors will be moving into seniors
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Putting Things in Perspective
That was the teams, but
How did you do?
How do you measure your performance as a
COACH?
A bit more later
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Southern United H.C.
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Things to consider
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Skill level
140
120
100
80
level
60
40
20
0
M4
M3
M2
M1
SL5
SL4
SL3
SL2
SL1
grade
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Southern United H.C.
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All very obvious
As we improve up the grades we need to
•Train longer and harder to make the same
improvements in skills and team play
•Players have to improve technique execution
in games to compete
•Players need to improve decision making
•Fitness levels need RMIT
to University
rise
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But!!!!!
•We have no more real training time available for all
teams to access extra ground time.
•We don’t have coaches for all team
So what can we do?
•Be more effective with the time we have
•Empower our players to learn themselves
•Create more learning opportunities
for the atheletes
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Self Reflection
• What did you set out to achieve for the 2007
season?
• How well did you achieve these?
•What areas did you find you needed to
improve? - how did you know what area?
• Do we know what the players want? – Role of
the Coach - Why are we here?
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Effective Coaching
• Ross Smale 2006/7 U15PA coach
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Skills level – the need to
improvement
• David Finlayson
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Afternoon Tea
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Game Based Learning Model
• Nicolette Pratt -
Achper Presenter, Primary School PE teacher
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Conclusion
•Action Plan for improving ourselves
•Needs for coaching development
•Coaching Model for Junior section
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