Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Introduction
and
Role
of
the
Coach:
90
min
in
Classroom
• Introduction
to
course
and
outline
the
expectations
and
evaluation
of
the
coaches
(15
min)
• Icebreaker
(15
min)
• Discuss
the
direction
and
rational
of
Fundamentals
Coach
Certification
Pathway
(20
min)
• Review
the
Coaching
Code
of
Ethics
and
the
5
ethical
principles(20
min)
• Examine
the
Role
of
the
Coach
from
a
variety
of
viewpoints
(20
min)
Long
Term
Athlete
Development:
90
min
in
Classroom
• Understand
Long
Term
Athlete
Development
and
the
immediate
and
long‐term
impacts
on
swimmers
(10
min)
• Review
and
check
for
understanding
of
LTAD
from
pre‐course
workbook
(25
min)
• Apply
knowledge
of
age
&
stage
appropriate
activities
through
teaching
an
appropriate
dryland
activity
(35
min)
• Understanding
the
Guidelines
for
Training
Athletic
Abilities
document
(20
min)
Teaching
and
Learning:
60
min
in
Classroom
• Explore
how
to
break
down
complex
tasks
into
simpler
parts
(10
min)
• Analyze
creative
ways
to
teach
a
skill
through
auditory,
visual
and
kinesthetic
teaching
methods
(15
min)
• Memory
and
learning
in
coaching,
finding
the
optimal
number
of
instruction
and
feedback
points
(5
min)
• Words
that
work
–
introduction
to
creating
metaphors
(15
min)
• Understand
how
to
use
the
“Coach,
Do
you?”
self‐assessment
teaching
tool
(15
min)
Safety,
Swim
Sensations,
Sculling
and
Streamlines:
90
min
in
Pool
• Address
safety
awareness
and
injury
prevention
in
the
swim
coaching
environment
(15
min)
• Familiarize
coaches
in
ways
to
teach
movement
efficiency
through
participating
in
sensation
stations
(30
min)
• Review
sculling
technique
to
ensure
coaches
know
correct
skill
execution
(15
min)
• Introduce
coaches
to
teaching
a
skill
by
breaking
it
into
small
segments
through
analysis
of
the
streamline
and
dolphin
kick
(30
min)
Analyze
Performance
–
Strokes:
180
min
in
Classroom
&
90
min
in
Pool
• Introduction
to
Developing
the
‘Eye
of
the
Coach’
(10
min)
• Learn
how
to
break
a
stroke
into
five
parts,
analyze
the
aspects
of
good
strokes,
create
effective
ways
to
describe
them
and
then
detect
and
correct
swimming
technique(90
min)
• Prepare
a
short
lesson
to
teach
a
part
of
a
stroke
(20
min)
• POOL:
Apply
knowledge
from
teaching
and
learning
and
analyze
performance
sessions
through
lesson
presentation
and
practice
the
debriefing
process
during
the
live
coaching
session
(90
min)
• LF
to
provide
debrief
and
feedback
from
the
pool
video
teaching
session
(60
min)
Nov‐10
FUNDAMENTALS
COACH
SWIMMING
101
TRAINING
AND
ACTIVITY
OUTLINE
Analyze
Performance
–
Starts
and
Turns:
180
min
in
Classroom
&
90
min
in
Pool
• Continue
to
develop
the
‘Eye
of
the
Coach’
(10
min)
• Examine
how
to
break
a
start
and
turn
into
five
parts,
analyze
well
performed
starts
and
turns,
create
effective
ways
to
describe
them
and
continue
to
detect
and
correct
start
and
turn
technique(90
min)
• Prepare
a
short
lesson
to
teach
a
part
of
a
start
and
a
turn
(20
min)
• POOL:
Continue
to
apply
knowledge
from
teaching
and
learning
and
analyze
performance
sessions
through
lesson
presentations
and
practice
the
debriefing
process
during
the
live
coaching
session
(90
min)
• LF
to
provide
debrief
and
feedback
from
the
pool
video
teaching
session
(50
min)
• Provide
document
describing
Adaptations
for
Para‐Swimmers
(10
min)
Planning
and
Manage
a
Group:
120
min
in
Classroom
• Develop
awareness
of
the
need
to
have
process
for
planning
practices
for
a
multi‐week
program
(5
min)
• Explore
how
to
plan
in
implement
session
goals
(10
min)
• Explore
process
of
creating
weekly
and
individual
practice
goals
(20
min)
• Discuss
important
content
elements
of
a
practice
and
coaches
to
integrate
into
their
own
individual
practice
plan
(70
min)
• Discuss
why
recording
and
reporting
is
important
in
a
swimmer’s
progress
(15
min)
Support
the
Competitive
Experience:
60
min
in
Classroom
• Review
and
discuss
the
rules
for
swimming
strokes
and
turns
Wrap‐up:
30
min
in
Classroom
• Review
the
coach
pathway,
the
next
steps
in
the
certification
process
and
where
and
how
to
complete
the
Making
Ethical
Decisions
component
(10
min)
• General
Question
and
Answer
Period
(10
min)
• Completion
of
course
feedback
form
and
closing
comments
(10
min)
OPTIMAL
TOTAL
CLASSROOM
AND
POOL
TIME
18
HOURS
Nov‐10
MULTI-SPORT PART B
Teaching
and
Learning:
4.5
hours
• Analyzing
a
coaching
situation
–
watching
video
to
identify
appropriate
attitudes
and
behaviours
• Defining
learning
–
what
is
learning,
learning
styles,
coaches
preferred
learning
style
and
teaching
process
• Creating
conditions
favourable
for
learning
–
organization
and
set‐up,
explanations
and
demonstrations,
observations
intervention
and
feedback
• Putting
it
all
together
–
assessment
tools,
concluding
remarks
Design
a
Basic
Sport
Program:
4
hours
• Gaining
an
understanding
of
their
athletes
and
program
–
who
are
their
athletes,
what
is
their
program’s
orientation,
how
is
their
program
set
up,
what
events
are
there
in
their
program,
what
are
the
major
periods
in
their
program
• Learning
how
to
analyzing
a
program
–
number
of
competition
days,
number
of
practice
days,
analysis,
presentation
on
Long
Term
Athlete
Development,
how
do
coaches
programs
compare
to
others
• Demonstrating
how
to
reflecting
on
their
program:
issues
and
solutions
–
critical
reflection,
identifying
the
issues,
looking
for
solutions
• Prioritizing
abilities
and
skills
and
setting
training
objectives
–
what
abilities
and
skills
are
important
to
your
sport,
what
abilities
can
be
trained,
what
are
your
athletes’
entry
points,
what
are
your
training
objectives,
presentation:
sport
programs
for
different
families
of
sports,
accounting
for
the
entry
point
of
most
athletes,
critical
reflection
• Linking
sport
programs
and
practice
sessions
–
identifying
athletic
abilities
to
train
during
the
week,
identifying
training
objectives
for
the
week,
identifying
appropriate
practice
conditions,
managing
time
Basic
Mental
Skills:
3.5
hours
• Recognizing
gaps
in
mental
skills
–
types
of
mental
skills,
signs
of
trouble
• Improving
attention
control
–
attention
control
scenario,
focus
and
your
sport,
distractions
and
your
sport,
ways
of
improving
focus
• Improving
emotional
control
–
emotional
control
scenario,
causes
of
anxiety,
methods
of
managing
anxiety
• Setting
goals
–
what
coaches
do
now,
goals
as
motivators,
goal
setting
• Planning
for
mental
preparation
–
planning
within
a
season,
planning
for
mental
preparation
OPTIMAL
TOTAL
COURSE
TIME
12
HOURS
Nov‐10
SKILLS COACH SWIMMING 201 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Coaches are required to bring their completed Part B Workbooks so LF’s can discuss swimming application
Nov-10
SKILLS COACH SWIMMING 201 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Nov-10
COMPETITION
COACH
MULTI
SPORT
MODULES
Multi‐Sport
Leading
Drug‐free
Sport:
4
hours
• Application
of
the
NCCP
Decision‐Making
model
to
sport
situations
with
ethical
implications
for
drug‐free
sport.
• Knowledge
of
the
consequences
of
using
banned
substances
in
sport
and
educating
their
athletes
about
drug‐testing
protocols
at
major
competitions.
Multi‐Sport
Managing
Conflict:
5
hours
• Identify
common
sources
of
conflict
in
sport,
as
individuals
and
groups.
• Learn
how
to
prevent
and
solve
conflict
resulting
from
misinformation,
miscommunication,
or
misunderstanding.
• Develop
skills
that
empower
them
to
listen
and
to
speak
for
themselves
in
conflict
situations
so
as
to
maintain
positive
relationships
with
athletes,
parents,
officials,
and
other
coaches.
Multi‐Sport
Coaching
and
Leading
Effectively:
10.5
hours
• Apply
intervention
techniques
that
enhance
learning
with
the
aim
to
improve
athletes’
performance
and
to
promote
group
and
skill
development.
• Learn
how
to
promote
a
positive
image
of
sport
and
model
the
image
to
athletes
and
those
supporting
their
performance.
• Understand
the
process
to
deliver
clear
messages
and
explanations
when
communicating
with
athletes
and
those
supporting
their
performance.
• Identify
opportunities
to
interact
with
all
athletes
and
use
feedback
to
improve
and
correct
performance
and
behaviour.
Multi‐Sport
Psychology
of
Performance:
8
hours
• Develop
the
ability
to
guide
athletes
through
the
building
of
advanced
mental
preparation
skills
and
focusing
skills.
• Recognize
and
learn
how
to
manage
distractions
and
conduct
visualization
so
they
can
prepare
themselves
technically
and
tactically
for
training
and
competitive
conditions.
• Knowledge
and
ideas
on
how
to
work
with
athletes
or
teams
to
identify
appropriate
outcome,
performance,
and
process
goals
related
to
their
ability
to
focus
on
performance.
• Learn
debriefing
skills
that
both
they
and
athletes
can
apply
to
assist
athletes
in
assessing
their
performance
in
training
and
in
competition.
Multi‐Sport
Developing
Athletic
Abilities:
10
hours
+
2
hours
e‐learning
• Implement
general
and
sport‐specific
training
protocols
and
methods
to
appropriately
develop
or
maintain
sport‐specific
athletic
abilities.
• Learn
to
apply
training
principles
and
variables
to
training
methods
that
build
an
athletes’
fitness
in
endurance,
strength
and
speed
as
well
sport‐specific
conditioning.
• Demonstrate
how
to
select
and
adapt
testing
and
training
protocols
and
methods
to
athletes
training
from
6
–
9
to
9
–
12
times
per
week
in
single
to
triple
periodization.
Multi‐Sport
Prevention
and
Recovery
of
Injuries:
8
hours
• Identifying
common
injuries
in
their
sport
and
developing
appropriate
prevention
and
recovery
strategies
so
that
their
athletes
can
continue
to
train
and
complete
injury‐free.
• Learn
how
to
support
training
and
recovery
with
appropriate
information
and
guidance
on
hydration,
nutrition,
and
sleep
as
key
factors
for
preventing
injury.
• Develop
the
ability
to
choose
skills
and
drills
that
help
athletes
perform
skills
correctly
and
ensure
athletes’
perform
appropriate
warm‐ups
and
cool‐downs.
• Understand
and
implement
functional
evaluations
for
their
athletes’
return
to
play
and
implement
recovery
and
regeneration
techniques
to
maintain
or
return
to
optimal
performance
in
training
and
competition.
Nov‐10
COMPETITION COACH 301 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Nov-10
COMPETITION COACH 301 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Analyze Technical & Tactical Performance: 120 min in Classroom (DAY 2) SPECIALIST
• To identify the planes of motion and the 8 principles. Video tape will be used to break down the skill
using technology on the Mac and or PC.
• Coaches will be guided as they develop their own examples of each of the 8 Principles.
• Coaches will create and share H20 activities that might be used for teaching swimmers the principles in
training.
Nov-10
COMPETITION COACH 301 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Detect and Correct Starts and Turns: 90 min in Pool (DAY 3) SPECIALIST /PROV COACH
• Coaches will apply training as they use their Key Performance Factors, video expertise and peer review
to assist swimmers to improve on 1 or 2 technical qualities.
Yearly Training Plan – Prescribing a Performance Plan: 180 min in Classroom (DAY 4)
• Integrating your technical, tactical, mental and physical plans into a yearly training plan.
Nov-10
COMPETITION COACH 302 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Nov-10
COMPETITION COACH 302 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Strength Macro – Senior National Squad: 120 min in Classroom (DAY 3) SPECIALIST
• Coaches will be introduced to the current macrocycle for the Train to Compete swimmers.
• The three main themes of Dryland YTP are:
o High Volume Aerobic Body Comp
o Athleticism / Integrated Core
o Strength & Power
CCES and WADA: 90 min in Classroom (DAY 3) SPECIALIST
• Coaches will discuss the obligations that SNC has agreed to uphold, regarding:
o Out of competition testing
o Testing at competitions in Canada
o The CANADIAN ANTI‐DOPING PROGRAM
o Teaching their Train to Compete athletes the WADA expectations prior to representing Canada
Yearly Training Plan – Integrating Mental Tools: 60 min Classroom (DAY 3) SPECIALIST
• The Psychology of Performance module enabled the coaches to better understand both focus and
debriefing skills for athletes.
• The next steps are to:
o Review the 8 mental skills
o Mental assessment using training sets
o Maximize a performer’s potential – discuss program delivery
o Build tools for self‐awareness
o Integration of those tools over the phases of your YTP
Nov-10
COMPETITION COACH 302 TRAINING AND ACTIVITY OUTLINE
Yearly Training Plan ‐ Putting It All Together: 240 min in Classroom (DAY 4) SPECIALIST
• Specialist will lead this planning session where by all coaches will present and defend a complete micro
cycle from their own Season Plan.
• The 4 key components of performance will include:
o Technical
o Tactical
o Mental
o Physical
Nov-10