mentoring and developing elite athletes and sports teams
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Mentoring and Developing Elite Athletes and Sports Teams
Dr Giles Warrington PhD, FACSM
Network 2014
22nd & 23rd May
It Not What You Do It’s The Way That You Do it…..!
“Tell me and I’ll
forget; show me and I
may remember; involve
me and I’ll understand”
Chinese Proverb
Determinants of Athletic Performance:
1. Genetics
2. Environment – Training: Technical/Tactical/Physical/Mental
– Lifestyle Recovery/rest/sleep Nutrition Health Recreation Others
Source: Coaching Ireland
Long Term Player/Athlete Development Model
(Source: NCTC 2003)
"In Sport the athlete is always left
with the same options. Great
athletes are not simply born
great. No one is born a great
Anything - great athletes are not
born, they are made. They are a
complex mix of genetics, environment,
an indomitable will to win, often a
sacrificial lifestyle,
an excellent coach and if they are
to be long - lasting, an obsession
with consistency“
Sebastian Coe
Performance
Health
Work
Training
Recovery
Sleep
Education
Illness
Injury
Relationships
Recreation
Genetics
Personal Interactions
Nutrition
Factors/Stressors Impacting on Performance
Environment
Performance:-
‘Surviving the Slog!’
Training
Lifestyle
Luck....
“…when preparation meets opportunity”Seneca
What Makes the Difference?
• Focus on the behaviours of success rather than characteristics
• Actions rather than aptitudes
(2010)
Success - “It isn’t easy but its simple”
Making a plan
“There are 3 critical stages:1. Identify what you want to
achieve2. Establish the price you
have to pay to achieve your goal
3. Pay that priceMost people only get 2 out of 3!”
Carl Lewis 9 times Olympic Gold Medallist
Programme Planning Principles
• Needs analysis
• Set goals
• Plan in reverse
• Flexibility
• Monitoring
• Review
• “Kaizen”
Kaizen
Planning Tools
• Needs Analysis• Goal Setting• Performance Profile• Year Planner• Weekly planner• Training Diary• Weekly Review• Time Manager
• Regular consultation, review & refinement
Needs Analysis
Name: Sport/Position: Date:
Contact Details:
Aims/Objectives:
Performance Goals:
Strengths Areas Requiring Attention
Issues Actions Timeline
GOALS MUST BE:
SMARTER
PECIFIC
EASURABLE
GREED
EALISTIC
IMEBOUND
XITING
ECORDED
Example of a Physical Fitness Performance Profile
Endurance
Speed Power
Agility
Rest
Nutrition
Strength
Physical:
Capacity Specific Details Importance
(1-10)
Status 18-4-07
(1-10)
Current status
(1-10)
General
Conditioning
Relevant to boxing 10 8 8
Power To be explosive 10 8 8
General fitness Anaerobic and aerobic fitness 10 8 8
Flexibility To be supple and have full range of joint
movements
8 7 8
Agility To make rapid turns and change direction 10 7 7
Speed Hand speed 10 6 7
Speed Leg speed 10 7 8
Speed Reaction 10 7 7
Anaerobic Maintain high work rate 10 8 8
Mental:
Capacity Specific Details Importance
(1-10)
Status 18-4-07
(1-10)
Current Status
(1-10)
Confidence Belief in ability 10 8 9
Control/focus To be able to control ones emotions
and to focus in on specific tasks.
10 7 8
Relaxation Being able to switch off when
required. Time out
10 5 6
Determination Drive to achieve goals 10 10 10
Communication Interaction with coaches and team
mates
10 6 8
Patience Wait for opportunities 10 6 7
Routine Establish pre fight routine and stick to
it but allowing flexibility if required
10 8 8
Technical:
Capacity Specific Details Importance
(1-10)
Status 18-4-07
(1-10)
Current Status
(1-10)
Footwork Being well balanced moving feet in
coordinated manner. Keeping correct
distance.
10 7 7
Jab Important punch which sets up
everything else.
10 9 9
Combinations Too many to list but being able to
perfect what combos work best for
you and then using them. Combos
are easier for judges to score
10 5 7
Feints Use them to confuse opposition, to
disguise what punch is coming next.
To get my self into range
10 6 7
Defence (hands) Keeping hands high protecting your
chin and also not allowing opponent
to score.
10 7 7
Defence
(footwork)
Using footwork to get out of
punching ranging after you have
finished attacks
10 7 7
Defensive
(switch)
Switch from defence to offence and
maintain defensive position
10 6 7
Balance Maintain correct stance 10 7 7
Tactical:
Capacity Specific Details Importance
(1-10)
Status 18-4-07
(1-10)
Current Status
(1-10)
Reading the
fight
Making right punch selection 10 6 7
Boxing at long
range
Being able to adapt to different
opponent styles
10 7 7
Punch selection Effective use of jab 10 7 8
Boxing at close
range
Being able to adapt to different
opponent styles
10 8 8
Using feints Calculated use of feints to set up
attacks
10 6 7
Boxing range Keeping appropriate distance
between yourself and your opponent
- my jab could help me establish
range
10 6 7
Scoring strategy Boxing to the computer – keep it
simple keep building scores
10 5 7
Combinations Implement at right times and right
choice of punches
10 6 7
Lifestyle:
Capacity Specific Details Importance
(1-10)
Status 18-4-07
(1-10)
Current Status
(1-10)
Nutrition Eating right foods 10 8 8
Making weight Maintaining and achieving
appropriate boxing weight and
establish set routine and discipline
10 6 7
Sleep Quality and duration 10 6 7
Recovery
strategies
Set established routines both active
and passive e.g Ice baths, massage
10 8 6
Time
management.
Balancing training, study and social
life
10 7 7
Organisation Prioritising task and actions 10 5 5
Training and Competition Planner
Time Management
• Athletes by nature have busy and hectic lifestyles
• They have many demands for their time
• How to prioritise and balance time?
WEEKLY PLANNER
Name: Week/Period:
9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 Evening
MON Training Class Class Rest Class Class Club Training
TUES Class Study Rest Class Training
WED Class Class Match Recovery
THURS Training Class Rest Class Class Class Club Training
FRI Study Class Rest Class Study Rest
SAT Study Match Recreation
SUN Pool Recovery Study
Self Monitoring Diary
Review and Reflection
“Don’t let your failures define you, let them teach you”
Barack Obama
“ If you always do what you always did then you always get what you always got!”
Anthony Robbins
“Kaizen”
The ‘Kaizen’ Cycle
1. Identify your athlete’s needs
2. Know your athlete
3. Analyse their situation
4. Establish priorities
5. Set Goals
6. Plan interventions
7. Implement plan
8. Review
9. Implement more intelligently!
(Source: EPM, 2010)
‘Confidence is in My Preparation’
Is it in yours?
Thank You for Listening