Opbouw van de training

Traditionele manier

1. Warming-up

2. Kern 1

3. Kern 2

4. Spelvorm

5. Partij

Geheel-deel-geheel

• This is a different way of giving training.

• Start with a game environment designed to highlight or focus on the session objectives.

• Break away from this into a more traditional exercise on this objective.

• Build it back into a game after.

• This does not mean play 2 games!

• Normally this would be used more in higher level teams where skill acquisition is less essential and the application is the main focus.

Individual v Team Development

• We must improve both individuals and teams.

• If we only focus on the team and winning the player’s development can be forgotten.

• If we only focus on individual development we often cannot use it in a game as the team cannot operate together.

• There must be a balance throughout the season!

• Process not results focused!!!

Behaviourist Coaching vs Constructivist Coaching

Behaviourist coaching

Conditioning a certain response from the player. It is essentially Pavlov’s Dog! Repeat an action until it becomes natural.

Pro’s:

• Good way to learn a closed skill quickly

• Easy to coach or train

Con’s:

• No decision making

• Entirely coach lead so no player involvement in learning process

• Not in a game setting so often players cannot use skill in a match effectively

• Can become repetitive and boring

Constructivist coaching

Learning through playing the game and making decisions.

Pro’s:

• Decision making environment so they learn to play the game effectively

• Learn to apply skills to a game setting

• Holistic approach in an open setting so learning lots of elements of the game

• Players learn to take responsibility and be involved in their own learning process

• Heavily supported by research and National Governing Bodies as the ‘way forward’ to develop top players

Con’s:

• It is hard to coach- if it is done poorly very little is gained by the players

• Reliant on players perception of the game and motivation levels to work really well

• Can be perceived as ‘lazy’ coaching by observers who do not understand what is happening

• Does not give immediate visible improvement like behaviourist skill coaching