Coaching Plan Proforma for A3

Coach Name: Matthias Farmer Date:

Sport: Rock Climbing Level/Grade: Intermediate

Session Focus:
Dynamic movement

Player learning outcome/s:

- Clear understanding of the technique breakdown
- Ability to execute dynamic movements with higher precision than before session

Resources:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEnH4oLCfuY

Session OUTLINE
Episode 1 Introduction Time Allocated 15 min
Player/s will…
5 min warmup run by coach, focusing on joints and hamstrings
10 mins of dynamic movements on the climbing wall for coach to observe

Coach will…(teaching style/s)

Style A, instructing athletes to perform dynamic movements to the best of their abilities
In this episode the coach will observe skill levels of athletes to find out who to focus on the most and who
can help and show examples to the class
Episode 2 Session Activities (play): One jug, Two jugs Time Allocated 20 min
Player/s will…
Execute activity, athletes will find one good handhold (jug) and then move dynamically with both hand
towards another two jugs.
Technique breakdown demonstrated 3 distinct movements, the launch, the pause, and the grab
Coach will…(teaching style/s)
Styles B, explanation and example of task given, technique broken down into steps, athletes to perform and
coach to provide feedback

Episode 3 Session Activities (practice) Practicing the launch Time Allocated 20 min
Player/s will…
Athletes will follow a pre-determined path of questioning that will allow them to discover that throwing
their arms up when jumping contributes to the momentum, and they will jump higher from a volume set up
at the bottom of the wall.
Coach will…(teaching style/s)
Style F – Athletes to discover how proper momentum is built through the arms
Coach will find a positive volume for atheles to practice momentum building, the coach will start with a very
simple task of jumping up and off the wall from the volume. The coach will use guided questions to help the
athletes discover that throwing their arms up when jumping contributes to the momentum, and they will
jump higher
Episode 4 Session Activities (play) Practicing the grab Time Allocated 20 min
Player/s will…
Execute the jump again using proper technique to 2 sets of finish holds at different heights
Ahletes will coach eachother’s technique to improve jump height and achieve the grab of the finish hold

Coach will…(teaching style/s)

Style C and E
From the same volume in episode 3 the athletes will be tasked to complete the jump, but now they will
catch a hold up the wall.
2 ‘challenge points’ will be set as different height holds for the athlete to catch, they decide which to go for
and then coach eachother’s dynamic technique to help achieve that point. Then they reflect on whether or
not they chose the right point for them.
Episode 5 Session Closure Reflection Time Allocated 15 min
Player/s will…
Sit in a circle with the coach and reflect on the session in their journals with prompts:
Highlight of session
Learning point
Practice throughout the week
Coach will…(teaching style/s)
Bring athletes into circle with their journals. Get them to reflect on the session following the prompts.
The coach is to focus on praising the atheltes achievements throughout the session and encourage them to
practice these techniques over the week

Coach session reflection

Session strength (what worked)?
All the activities were fun and engaging, athletes were excited and got envoled more than anticipated. By
the end of the session the athletes stated and showed that their dynamic abilities had dramatically
improved.

Session can be improved next time by…

A small improvement would be to spend more time on the technique breakdown, although the athletes
discovered the techniques through practice, the would’ve achieved the objectives quicker with a more in
depth breakdown.