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Club Coach

Planning &

Running a club

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Running a club

• Club starter packs are available from BG• Running a club is like running a business

– Taking responsibility – Insurance• If you run the club as a business you need to

operate as either a sole trader or a limited company

• If you run your club in any other manner you will need a constitution, which states the aims of the club or association

• The club will need to appoint committee members with responsibilities

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Committee members

• Chair – runs meetings• Secretary – runs the club• Treasurer – Finances • Fund raising – raise money• Marketing/comms – raise awareness• Competitions – organises competitions• Judging/officials – organises competition officials• Welfare – Ethics, welfare and health and safety

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Management of a facility

What are the key safety issues?

• monitoring the facility-building and services• Access,lighting,heating,toilets,changing

rooms, floor surfaces,store rooms etc.

• inspecting the equipment/apparatus

• security of the equipment and building

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Access to emergency services

what are the responsibilities of the facility provider/manager?

• to publicise and implement standard procedures for dealing with emergencies

What do you believe are emergencies?

• serious injury,fire,electrical failure,bomb scare,other serious threat

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Planning the training

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Key ingredients of effective planning?

• gather relevant information• identify trampolinists needs and aspirations• set and agree short, medium, long term goals• plan the training and competition programme• implement and monitor the programme• evaluate the results of the programme• review the structure and content

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Plan the competition calendar

• select and prioritise the key competition

• place key competition on the calendar

• place preparation events prior to key events

• establish the number of competition phases for the year

• set out the various phases of training and competition on the calendar

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Training and competition phases

• transition phase:• rest, recovery, general physical preparation, core

skills and introducing new elements

• preparation phase:• physical preparation, elements and links

• pre-competition phase:• specific physical prep.part and full routines• “peaking”:maximum training load• “tapering”: reducing load and mental preparation

• competition phase

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Annual programme

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Year planner

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  Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

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 Week 3

  

             

 Week 4

  

             

 Week 5

  

             

 Week 6

  

             

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Phase planner

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Phase, weekly, daily plans

• phase plans:• based upon the year plan and usually 6-8 week

blocks• consider weekly/daily training loads

• weekly training plans:• Developed from the phase plans/daily load

• session plans:• based upon the weekly plans

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Daily planning

• consider number of sessions in one day

• allocate time for each activity

• consider the level of training load

• agree the session targets/goals with trampolinists

• method of recording performance

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Setting session goals

• establish participants current and potential performance needs and aspirations

• involve the participants in identifying performance needs with due consideration given to age and stage of development of participant

• agree session goals which are realistic, challenging measurable and linked to previous sessions

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The key elements of a session

• briefing the participants re: session goals

• warm up

• technical training: skills, physical preparation

• cool down

• appraisal of session/performance

• arrangements for next session

• Contingency plans – what if scenarios?

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Evaluating the programme• implement the programme• monitor/record performance• compare with original plan/targets: evaluate

• work rate,per session/per week• level of success/improvement in performance

• evaluate effectiveness by monitoring performance at competitions

• identify areas of success or weakness to influence future planning

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Any Questions?