1. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Frank Dick President European Athletics Coaches Association

2. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Coach 2 Coach Frank W Dick

3. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Probably the Only Sustainable Competitive Advantage You Have is the Ability to Learn Faster Than the Opposition Arie de Geus

4. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org 3 R’s of Coaching Your own performance The best you can be World Class Your own development Accept/Seek Coaching World Class Coaching Other Player/Coaches Responsibility for:

5. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org DREAM Coach’s Double Vision MILESTONE

6. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org DREAM MILESTONE R1 Performance R2 Development R3 Coaching

7. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Own take personal ownership of every opportunity to make the winning difference Decide take considered risks in decision making and judgement calls to be the winning difference Do just do it! Act effectively and excellently

8. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Professional Development Plan Discipline related Development related Gender related Age related Disability related Career related

9. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 3 LANES You Family & Friends Career

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11. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org p313, Table 33, Sport Training Principles An athlete’s development from the earliest years of exercise/sport involvement through the post-competition years requires a strategic approach to addressing development objectives/emphases.

12. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Peak Performance Compete to learn Learn to train Learn to compete Learn to train Learn to perform 22 – 30 (24 - 28) 20 - 23 16 -19 16

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14. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Process Management Tracking Athlete Coach Data Base

15. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Goal Reality Options Will Learning 1.What is the result we want in the given timescale? 2.What is the performance required to achieve that result, given current intelligence and diligent prognosis? 3.What are the components of performance and at what level must they be delivered to produce this performance. 4.What is the current position relative to the result sought? 5.What is the current performance? 6.At what level are the components now? 7.Who are the people involved now? 8.What are the presently available performance related resources? 9.What could be done to bridge the goal – reality gap? What could be done better or differently or what different things can be done? 10.Who are the people who could do that? 11.What resources could/would be required? 12.What will the plan/strategy be? 13.What will be done in terms of tasks and actions and by whom? 14.What controls/monitoring must be put in place to learn faster, adjust, adapt and move forward more effectively? 15.What learning plans are put in place to remain ahead of the game?

16. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org FatigueRegeneration Stressor Over Compensation 00

17. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Performance Time (weeks)

18. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Physical Intellectual Emotional Moving house Partner Diet Exercise Health Economics Climate Change Career Travel Conflict CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF STRESSORS CellOrgan Fluid 3 RING CIRCUS

19. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Physiologist Doctor Psychologist Performance Analyst Physiotherapist ATHLETE & TEAM COACH MANAGER PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR Technologist Nutritionist Biomechanist Specialist Coaching Input

20. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org ACTION DECISION SYNTHESIS INFORMATION

21. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Applying the Coaching Model to You PLAYER: …………… COACH: ………….… PERFORMANCE TARGET …………………………. CURRENT STATUS ………….. STRONG …………..……… NOT STRONG ……………… ACTION PLAN ……..…….. TIMESCALE TO MONITOR ………………..…

22. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org PLAN Coach Player Prescription for Change Performance Diagnostic Performance Database

23. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org PLAN CoachPlayer Prescription for Change Performance Diagnostic Performance Database

24. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org PLAN CoachPlayer Prescription for Change Performance Diagnostic Performance Database PR

25. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Coaching Process Be the light…………… (direct) Fuel the light………….. (coach) Reflect the light ………(support) Stand out of the light…(counsel) Roots to grow Wings to fly

26. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Periodisation Frequency of competition peaks/periods per annual cycle Adaption – application – regeneration Training ratio Structure of loading Olympic cycle

27. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Men Women

28. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Champions 2007- 20089 2008- 200910 (12 events) 2007 – 20096 2007/8/92

29. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Why did I do that? What, how, when, where, which, who? Why

30. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Ronaldinho article Observer Monthly “When I train, one of the things I concentrate on is creating a mental picture of how best to deliver that ball to a team-mate preferably leaving him alone in front of the rival goalkeeper. So what I do, always before a game always, every night and every day, is try and think up things, imagine plays, which no one else will have thought of, and to do so always bearing in mind the particular strengths of each team-mate to whom I am passing the ball”

31. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Ronaldinho article Observer Monthly “When I construct those plays in my mind I take into account whether one team-mate likes to receive the ball at his feet, or ahead of him; if he is good with his head, and how he prefers to head, whether he is stronger on his right or left, that is my job. That is what I do”

32. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Ronaldinho article Observer Monthly “To assist: this is my role. To put a team- mate in a position to score….. “ So what I do, always before a game always, every night and every day, is try and think up things, imagine plays, which no one else will have thought of, and to do so always bearing in mind the particular strengths of each team-mate to whom I am passing the ball….. “ That is my job. That is what I do”

33. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org J oin up the dots A lign vision and values M anage relationships

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35. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Each of you has it in you to be the winning difference. Value and respect each other accordingly.

36. www.englandathletics.org/east www.englandathletics.org Keep Smiling ! Keep Smiling !