Sports Coaching Studies - Higher

Practical Assignment

Brief 1

This brief involves designing and implementing a performance improvement programme for

another person, to meet identified development needs in one selected

sport.

Brief 1

You must:1. Identify an appropriate person

2. Create a detailed plan (including training targets)

3. Outline and justify sports coaching approaches

4. Implement the programme (complete week by week review)5. Evaluate success

6. Draw conclusions and present the findings

Appropriate Person

Must be:- Someone who is competitively involved

in sport- A reliable person who will turn up for

training sessions- Someone with a willingness to improve- Someone who can give up some time

for additional training (3-4 times per week)

Plan

This must include: A detailed sporting history of the individual

An overview of their current level of performance (include various methods of gathering info. E.g. match analysis and

standardised tests) Rationale behind methods of training

chosen Targets you aim to achieve

*Read through plan checklist

Development

This is where you actually lead an individual through a training

programme for 8 weeks. You will take their training sessions a

minimum of 3 times a week over this time. The sessions will focus on the weaknesses you identified in an aim to achieve the targets

you set.

Development

You must monitor the sessions over this time by ensuring a training

diary is completed by the individual and by yourself. You

must also re-test mid way through and at the end of the programme.

Project

This must include:Summary of training programme

Detailed description of each sessionPhotos of exercises used

A detailed description of how principles of training have been

appliedA detailed description of the

physiological adaptations that have occurred (Human Phys NAB)

Project cont.

The training diary completed by the individual

The training diary completed by yourself

Any other important information

Evaluation

This is to be 1000 words long and is a summary of what you have done and an evaluation of it’s success. Did you reach the targets? If so

why, if not, why not?

*Refer to marking guidelines for content

Timescale

You must meet the following deadlines:

Tuesday 5th January

you must have selected the appropriate individual and identified the sport

Thursday 14th January

Plan will be completed during double period

Wk beg Mon 18th Jan

Programme begins

Wk Beg Mon 8th March

Programme is completed

Timescale

Over the holidays please read over the practical assignment overview and the 3 example plans.

Start to make notes about what you would like your practical assignment to be about and who you will be using as your subject.

Time to be spent on this:

Minimum of 3 hours

Use wikispace over holidays to engage in discussion with others.