sports coach UK Develop Your Coaching Workshop Welcome Planning and Periodisation Slide 1 Planning and Periodisation

Workshop Outcomes By the end of this workshop, you should: identify the principal components of planning be introduced to different planning models recognise the information that is needed to develop high-quality plans be able to identify and set goals for performers be able to begin the process of developing annual and session plans monitor and evaluate training and competitive programmes. Planning and Periodisation Slide 2

Questions What are the differences between these plans? Can you see any links between them? Do you know how to write all of these plans? Planning and Periodisation Slide 3

Working out how to get there… Deciding where you want to be… The present situation… Knowing when/if you have arrived… The Process of Planning Planning and Periodisation Slide 4

Working out how to get there… Planning Deciding where you want to be… Goal setting The present situation… Taking stock Knowing when/if you have arrived… Monitoring and evaluation The Process of Planning Planning and Periodisation Slide 5

What You Need to Know About : The Performer Age and ability Stage of development Aspirations Strengths and weaknesses Level of motivation and commitment Time availability from work, school etc Planning and Periodisation Slide 6

What You Need to Know About: The Sport Tactical requirements Technical skills Mental demands Physical demands Competitive structure (annual, quadrennial, all year) The other athletes (the level of the opposition) Planning and Periodisation Slide 7

Principles of Goal Setting Goals should be: S Specific M Measurable A Agreed R Realistic T Time-phased E Exciting R Recorded Planning and Periodisation Slide 8

Types of Goal Process - goal focuses on what to do in order to achieve outcome or performance goals Outcome - goal focuses on the result compared with others (eg placement, ranking) Performance - goal focuses on the quality of the performance or an aspect of performance Planning and Periodisation Slide 9

Planning Terminology Planning and Periodisation Slide 10 Periodisation Phases – four phases in sequence: -Preparation -Specific preparation, pre-comp -Competition -Recovery/rest Single/double/triple periodisation Testing Volume Intensity

Training Phases Planning and Periodisation Slide 11 Macrocycle -includes all four phases – 1–4 macrocycles in a year, depending on the sport Mesocycle -one period of time within either a training, pre-comp, competition or recovery phase within a macrocycle Microcycle -usually a 2-7-day period within a mesocycle

The Session Plan: Planning and Periodisation Slide 12 is the most detailed part of planning – of the training content for one session is itself comprised of several training units. Several session plans meet the goals for the microcycle and, therefore, for the mesocycle and then the macrocyle.

Workshop Outcomes By the end of this workshop, you should: identify the principal components of planning be introduced to different planning models recognise the information that is needed to develop high-quality plans be able to identify and set goals for performers be able to begin the process of developing annual and session plans monitor and evaluate training and competitive programmes. Planning and Periodisation Slide 13

Where Next? Develop Your Coaching Workshops Analyse Your Coaching Coaching Children and Young People Coaching Disabled Performers Coaching Methods and Communication Equity in Your Coaching Fitness and Training Fuelling Performers Improving Practices and Skill Motivation and Mental Toughness Safeguarding and Protecting Children Performance Profiling Planning and Periodisation Planning and Periodisation Slide 14 Coaching the Young Developmental Performer (coming soon) For more information on all these workshops, visit

Thank you. Have a safe journey home. Planning and Periodisation Slide 15