Planning Lifestyle GAA Award 1 GAA Award 1

Planning & Lifestyle GAA Award 1

GAA Award 1 – Course Objectives Review § By the end of this Course will be able to: – Develop a basic understanding of lifestyle issues for children – Put in place Good Practice at an early stage – Plan a typical coaching session – Review the aims of the Award 1 child programme 2 Presentation title in footer © GAA

What are the Lifestyle issues that might effect children to participate in Hurling ? RADE? How can you influence positively ? RADE? 3 Presentation title in footer © GAA

WHAT ARE THE TOOLS OF THE COACHING TRADE? 4 Presentation title in footer © GAA

Coaching Effectiveness WHAT ARE THE TOOLS OF THE COACHING TRADE? �Adequate Resources �Strategy / Plan �Analysis �Constructive Feedback �Effective Communication Coach Education Programme - Level 1 © GAA

Planning is a vital part of the coaching process, give some thought to the following questions? Q. How do you plan for your coaching? Q. Describe the best session that you delivered? Q. Why was it so good ? Q. Does your coaching have a theme or Goal ? Q How do you arrive at that particular theme or Goal ? TRADE ? 6 Presentation title in footer © GAA

Adapting your plans This ability to quickly adapt your plans is one of the skills of a good coach. Being able to adapt and adjust if something is not working according to plan is a skill that is likely to develop as the coach gains more experience and a greater repertoire of games and activities 7 Presentation title in footer © GAA

Planning A COACHING SESSION 1. Warm -Up 2. Flexibility 3. Skill Practices / Technique 4. Decision Making / Team Play Skills 5. Warm – Down & Stretching Exercises 6. Post – training Discussion (optional) Coach Education Programme - Level 1 © GAA

An Effective Coaching Session? q Well prepared q Enjoyable q Varied q Helps players to improve / to eliminate weaknesses / to remain fresh, enthusiastic & to feel “good” Coach Education Programme - Level 1 © GAA

How to tell if players enjoy the session ? Simple measures of participant’s satisfaction could include: • Ask them ‘What did you like about today? ’, ‘What would you like to do again? ’, ‘What didn’t you like? ’ • How do they react to the coach? Are they happy to see them? • Do they keep coming back to the sessions? • are they excited about coming to the sessions? • Do they ask, ‘Can we play? ’ • Do they want to keep playing even when it is time to stop? • Do they get to develop new friends or be with their current friends? • Do the participants have fun? Ask them as well as just observing them. 10 Presentation title in footer © GAA

The acronym CHANGE IT provides a tool that can be used to help modify the activity. Consider modifying the following factors to meet the individual needs of the players: Coaching style (eg. demonstrations, or use of questions, role models and verbal instructions) How to score or win Area (eg. size, shape or surface of the playing environment) Number of children involved in the activity Game rules (eg. number of solos or passes) Equipment (eg. softer or larger balls, or lighter, smaller hurls etc) Inclusion (eg. everyone has to touch the ball before the team can score) Time (eg. ‘How many … in 30 seconds? ’). 11 Presentation title in footer © GAA

Develop plans for the next three weeks for your own teams ? 12 Presentation title in footer © GAA

REMEMBER One of the main responsibilities as a Coach is to keep people coming to practice. A decrease in attendance says something about how you prepare and/or conduct your coaching programme 13 Presentation title in footer © GAA

REMEMBER Keep Winning in Perspective Losing isn’t Failure Strive for Excellence in pursuit of Victory Players will Risk error to learn – with Praise and Encouragement 14 Presentation title in footer © GAA

Coaching Motto: Players First Winning Second 15 Presentation title in footer © GAA

GAA Coach Education Structure Children Youths Adults Award 3 (Master Coach) Award 2 (Advanced Coach) Award 1 (Coach) Foundation Award 16 Presentation title in footer © GAA

Resources 17 Presentation title in footer © GAA

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