Sports Coaching Logbook Free Essay Example

Manager

In football your game plan backfires when your team goes down a goal, you make a bold decision and change things around to succeed, as Rafa Benitez did in the 3-3 thriller against AC Milan in 2005.

In basketball you have an important game tomorrow and your players are looking tired, you put the teams best interests first and end training early so the players can rest up and be fresh.

In Tennis you notice your player is losing a lot of points by rushing to the net too quickly so you talk with him and tell him to work on his net play.

Friend

In Rugby the team are demoralised and are not socialising well together so you organise a paint balling trip to remedy the situation. Your team have a good time, socialise and feel closer as a group.

In football you notice a player is playing bad and doesn’t look happy in training, you take him aside at the end of the session and talk to him about what’s going on with him outside the game.

In athletics your runner has a final coming up and he/she is nervous about it and worried about preparation, you share with him some experiences of important races/events you have taken part in before to help him feel better.

Trainer

In football you have a talented player that doesn’t understand any of your verbal instructions, u notice this and make sure you show him a demo every time you teach him something.

In basketball your players are not physically lasting the whole game, you notice that there anaerobically fit but not aerobically fit so you change there fitness regime to adapt to a more sprint related game.

In rugby you have a young player that is a much higher standard than the rest of his team and finds training easy, you condition your session to meet his needs and make it harder for him.

Innovator

In football the opposition changes there formation to 3 at the back, you tell the wingers to adapt to this and attack the flanks. The extra width it provides gets your team a winning result.

In rugby your team go in at half time 10 points down, you motivate them by telling them you believe they can turn it round and there will be a reward for them if they pull it back.

In cricket your bowlers are getting hit for consecutive 4’s and 6’s, you analyse the batsman and notice he is weaker if it is pitched further up the wicket, you inform your bowlers and it ends the threat of the batsman.

Explain the 4 Roles using examples from different sports. M1

Role

Explanation

Trainer

If the coach is well organised, has a session plan and a back up plan, the session will run smoothly and successfully. For example in football the coach arrives 20mins early, sets up his session, however the session doesn’t seem to be going well so the coach introduces his back up plan and it runs smoothly. If the coach knows the sport that they are coaching the participants will then learn the correct techniques and skills necessary, and they will have all the right information. For example, in basketball the coach doesn’t know the correct technique of a “lay up” and teaches them the wrong technique they could get injured and it won’t maximise their potential.

If the coach knows how to communicate with his players using different learning styles he will meet the needs of all of his participants, for example in tennis the coach is teaching a group how to play a backhand shot, first he tells the the technique (auditory) then shows them a demo (visual) so he reaches all of the participants. If the coach meets the physical and mental needs of the players they will be ready to meet the demands of there environment, for example in rugby the team has two matches in a week and they are looking jaded in training the day before the 2nd game. You call training off early and tell the team to get some rest for the upcoming game, therefore meeting their physical needs.

Innovator

The innovator is an important role in coaching, a coach needs to be a good motivator to inspire his players and the people around him to do well and perform to their maximum potential. For example, in running an athlete has just had a string of poor races, the coach tells him that it is just bad luck out the blocks and he could be a great runner if he improved this, and he offers him a reward if he does well in the next race. If the coach doesn’t do this the athlete may feel de-moralised and may even quit his sport. Another good attribute of the innovator is analysing, the coach must analyse his players abilities, for example if he doesn’t analyse which areas his players strengths and weaknesses are in, he won’t be able to improve his players, meet their needs, of offer them any advice on their game.

If he does analyse he can then begin to coach the players on the things they need coaching on. For example, in football the coach analyses a player that appears to be extremely weak on his right foot and the opposition keep picking this up an keep him on his right side, the coach works with the player on improving his right foot to maximise the players potential. The reason the innovating role is different to the training role is that the trainer is a more interacting role of a coach for example, the innovator looks from a distance, analyses and thinks about his players, whereas the trainer will be the role that is ‘stuck in’ teaching, thinking, and being organised.

Manager

The managing role of a coach is unique, the same as each role, a manager must select balanced teams for example in hockey his two star players are both strikers but if they are playing in that position they don’t pass well together and they don’t receive enough service from the midfield. The coach sees this and decides to drop one of them back into midfield. This works well, the strikers have a support striker and a finisher, and they are getting better service from the midfield. If the coach hadn’t changed it then the players needs would not be met, and it would not maximise their potential.

The manager must be very decisive and be a leader for his team, for example, in the up-coming game the opposition are playing a 4-3-3 formation, the coach sees this and decides to utilise the space on the wings and plays his side in a 4-5-1 formation with the wingers supporting the striker. However, at half time they appear to have changed to a 4-5-1 themselves, the coach assures his players to keep it the same and they have the ability to beat them man for man. The unique thing about the coaching role compared to the other 5 roles is that the match day mind frame is almost like a game of chess, the other 5 roles focus on your own team but the manager must be mindful of both his side and the opposition, making and counter-acting moves according to what is happening in front of him.

Educator

An educating role of a coach is very important on a and off the pitch, the educator must know about what he is teaching, for example in basketball the coach teaches the players the wrong technique for a jump shot, if the technique is not correct then they could injure themselves executing the move. However if the technique is right the players can practise and improve maximising their own potential.

The educator must not only educate the players on the playing field, but off it as well, for example in football the coach has an U16’s team that have just finished a match. They are in the dressing room and are talking about going out to celebrate by getting drunk and getting in fights, the coach stops them and tells them that its not cool and improvises by teaching them about other thing they can do to celebrate. The educator role is different to the others because its not just about the matters on the playing field or involved in the sport, its about lifestyle and living standards too.

Identify the 5 Responsibilities of a sports coach.

Venue

Equipment

Players Needs

Parents Needs

Health and Safety

Describe 4 of the above Responsibilities and relate them each to different 3 sports. P1

Responsibilities

Sport 1

Sport 2

Sport 3

Venue

In football the venue isn’t where the map said it was, a local says its across the main road so take safety precautions every session to make sure all the kids get across safely.

In basketball the hall you hired out is half the size as you thought it was so you make changes to your course arrangements to change the venue to a near-by facility.

In rugby your venue has been double booked, you have to try an find another venue so you ring round all the possible local venues.

Health and Safety

In rugby your filling in for a sick colleague, you turn up 15 minutes earlier than usual to carry out a quick risk assessment to make sure there are no dangers.

In football your training on an Astroturf and 3 of your players are wearing studs, you tell them they must use trainers or they cant because they risk injury.

In hockey none of your players have the correct protective equipment for goalkeeping so you adapt your session into a possession game.

Equipment

In tennis you are working at a school and you are told the school will supply equipment, you bring a small amount of your own equipment in case of any problems that may occur.

In football you have no equipment the day before a session, you contact your venue and colleagues to consult about borrowing equipment.

In basketball you have 20 kids to cater for but only 10 basketballs, you make sure your session plan is all 1 ball between 2 related.

Players Needs

In rugby you have an exceptional player, you may have to cater for him/her by making the session harder for his level of skill.

In Tennis you have a leg amputee you may have to cater for him/her by making the area of his/her court smaller or playing against a weak player.

In football you have a player with asthma, you make sure he has his inhaler with him at all times whilst playing or taking part in physical activity.

Explain the 4 Responsibilities using examples from different sports. M1

Responsibilities

Explanation

Equipment

A coaches responsibility for equipment is important because without equipment cannot run smoothly and it wont be very enjoyable for the participants. For example, in basketball if the coach turns up with 1 ball between 15 kids, the coach only has a few options for his session, he could play a match all session which would be very mundane for the kids, or he could run exercises that do not run smoothly because the ball would have to be returned every time it was used, also you would not have the option of splitting the group up.

Venue

A coaches responsibility for a venue has a few variables to it, how many kids are you catering for? What surface do you need? What is the weather going to be like (for shelter)? The venue must meet the requirements of the participants! For example, in Athletics a coach needs to book a running track, but it is in the winter so he has to book a track with a hard surface. If he books the track for 9pm until 10pm, for 8-10 year olds its not the right decision so he has to consider the variables whilst booking, which is why this requires responsibility. Venue is very similar to equipment, because without either of them the session cant run!

Players Needs

A coaches responsibility for players needs is very important. The coach needs to think about the players above everything else, what medical conditions they have, what physical and mental needs do they need to have met. For example in rugby the coach it is a coaches first session with some U10’s and he doesn’t enquire to anyone about the kids medical needs. In the session one of the kids has an asthma attack but nobody knows where his inhaler is. This is why, for me, player needs is one of the most important because the kids are the reason we coach in the first place and meeting their needs is key.

Health and Safety

A coaches responsibility for Health and Safety is very important, it is a big responsibility because determines the welfare of the participant. For example, in football the coach does not carry out a risk assessment at new group, and a new venue he/she is working at, and one of the kids cuts his/her leg on a bit of pipe sticking out of the ground. The coach and his/her company are now liable to be sued and it may be detrimental to his/her CV. This responsibility is different from all the others because it has a bit of all of the others involved in it, for example the venue, the equipment, the player and parents needs are all a health and safety risk.

P2 + M2

Identify the 6 Skills of a coach

Communication

Organisation

Analysing

Problem Solving

Evaluating

Time Management

Describe 3 of the above Skills and relate them each to different 3 sports. P2

Skills

Sport 1

Sport 2

Sport 3

Analysing

In football you notice a player is performing well in training but not in games so you give him encouragement and assure him there’s no pressure in games.

In rugby you notice a player is behaving violently in training and find out he is having problems outside of the sport.

In tennis your player is losing points whilst rushing to the net you realise he is not on his front foot when he plays his shot from the base line so you work with him on it.

Communication

In basketball your teaching a young player how to do a ‘lay up’ but he doesn’t seem to learn through auditory learning so you show him a demo and he reacts better.

In football, your teaching a group an exercise on running with ball and their not using their laces well, you use the best player in your group to show them how to do it and they respond well.

In tennis your player can only play forehand shots however can’t take it in when you show him the technique, you explain to him step by step and he understands better.

Problem Solving

In football your defence and goalkeeper don’t work very well together and you realise its because the keeper isn’t vocal enough, you let the keeper know he’s allowed to shout as much as he likes during a game.

In basketball the opposition player is an excellent 3 point shooter but they have a very weak attacking player as well so you have 2 players guard the biggest threat.

In rugby you have two of your players that fight amongst each other, however they can both play on the wing so you play them on opposite wings until they learn to get along.

Explain the 3 Skills using examples from different sports. M2

Skills

Explanation

Organisation

As a skill the coaches organisation is important because if a coaches organisation is not correct the session will not run smoothly. For example, in football a coach doesn’t have a session plan prepared and he turns up and has them playing a match for an hour they could be vulnerable to injury and the session may get tedious and boring, and they players may lose faith in the coaches ability.

Analysing

As a coach the skill analysing is important for improving players and maximising their potential, a coaches analysing must be correct to work on players strengths and weaknesses, for example in basketball a players driving to the basket is excellent and he gets fouled a lot doing it, however he is poor at free throws. If the coach picks up on this he can work on the players weakness and maximise his potential. Analysing is very different to organisation as analysing is whilst watching the game and organising is before the game.

Communication

As a coach the skill communication is important for training players efficiently, effectively maximising their potential, and getting the information across to the participants all together . For example if a coach is telling the kids how to do a technique verbally, and not all of the kids seem to understand it, the coach must then use a different form of communication to transfer the knowledge to the kids. If a coach does this effectively he will be successful in getting information across. Communication is similar to health and safety in the way that it applies to every aspect of coaching, but communication is harder to master as it takes charisma and knowledge to carry out correctly.