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CONTENTS 22/10/02

* RLCM - SHOULD JUNIOR COACHES INDULGE IN THE MIND SET OF 'WINNING
THE GAME'- By Gary Roberts
http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

* RLCM - COACHING EXTRACT - PRE SEASON TRAINING
Some Considerations...From RLCM Book 25
By Doug King - RCpN DipNg PGCertHealSc(SportMed)
http://www.rlcm.com.au/editions.htm

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RLCM - SHOULD JUNIOR COACHES INDULGE IN THE MIND SET OF 'WINNING THE GAME'
- By Gary Roberts http://www.rlcm.com.au/book16.htm

It is nice to win games. But is the role of the junior coach to
develop and educate young players or should they indulge in the
mind set of 'winning the game'

There is so much for the young players to learn and once a coach
begins on the track of 'winning' does his concept of how to play the
game become clouded in his ability to teach.

Malcolm McMillan QRL Southern Division Coaching Panel says, "I do not
stress before a game about winning, I have never told my players to
go out and win the game. I tell them game day is when they can have
fun.

"We only lost one game all year, unfortunately it was the Grand
Final. I have no problems with that; we had a great year and the kids
played great football.

So, how does a coach teach children to play the game and how does he
develop a coaching procedure to adhere on training days.

"Training should be about players enjoying learning the game, the
coach is there to teach and correct players technique," says McMillan

But where does it begin?

One method could begin by watching the team's previous game. The
coach will see problems and situations confronting the players that
they [the players] are unable to understand, team's weakness or
technical errors with some players, that will need correcting at the
next training session.

It is these problems and errors the coach noted, that a training
session could be built around for the following week.

Junior players have a small concentration span, so to correct the
problems it is recommended to limit the session to only two points
that you wish to teach them.

Before the training begins the coach must be prepared for the
practise so no time will be wasted the moment it begins.

The session starts with the 'warm up' and should take about 5-10
minutes; don't waste precious time with slow jogging exercises. The
coach should implement a warm up drill that will assist in the
correction of immediate problem.

After having a drinks break and a brief chat the 'drill practice'
begins. Allow about 20 minutes divided into two ten minute sections
specific for correcting the two major problems that you identified
during the previous game.

Explain why they are doing the drill, explain it again, encourage
players to ask questions, then tell them again, show them how you
want it done again, hopefully they will start asking questions,
allowing the coach to reinforce why the drill is being practiced.

Only one or two players may have the technical problem that you are
trying to correct, but involve the entire team in the learning
process.

Do not make it too complicated, give them information they will be
able to absorb and comprehend.

Demonstrate to the players how you want them to do the drill.

Explain why the drill is being practised, how you want it done, why
and when it will be used in the game.

Practise it continually correcting and amending and asking the
players thoughts the drill.

Evaluation is needed to confirm the players understand the drill and
its purpose. Has the problem been solved and have the players
improved, did they understand the error? Did all team members
comprehend why the correction was needed?

Another drink and talk break is encouraged here before moving to next
section.

With the players understanding the drill and its purpose, move the
session to a 'game related' situation played at speed with pressure.
This is the next step in the training session and should last for
about 15 -20 minutes.

Practice the drills in a game type situation in both attack and
defence. The plays should be 'evaluated' by the coach, watching the
players making their decisions on how they adjust in what is put in
front of them.

The coach should then discuss and question his players on what they
have learnt. Legendary coach Jack Gibson once said about questioning
players, "The coach might be surprised with the answers."

A 5-10 minute warm down follows with the coach still communicating
with players.

A training session similar to above involves teaching the junior
player and it can be completed in 45-60 minutes, if the session was
enjoyable and the players feel they are learning about the game from
a coach who is interested in them, then 'winning will follow' you do
not have to talk about it.

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EXTRACT FROM RLCM BOOK 25

PRE SEASON TRAINING
Some Considerations...

By Doug King - RCpN DipNg PGCertHealSc(SportMed) Sports Nurse

Printed 2001
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Now that all the off season checks have been completed (RLCM Book 20)
its time to plan for the preseason training.

Considering the other aspects of the preseason period can assist you
in your efforts in season.

These considerations are wide and cover a lot of possibilities but
can be brought down to three main
broad area: Assessment, Education and Injury Awareness.

ASSESSMENT:
The assessment phase of pre season training may include medical
examinations, injury assessment and fitness evaluation. These areas are
important as they can identify any shortfalls in the players that may well
become a problem later on in the season and usually when the team least
needs to have any one player out due to old injuries recurring or causing
further injuries.

Medical Examination / Injury Assessments. It would be fair to
say that all the professional teams undergo a form of a medical examination
to ensure that medically the players are fit to take to the field and fully
participate, so why not all the other grades of the game?

The Pre Season assessment should cover all medical aspects of the player
but also it should assess the players for past injuries. Old injuries not
fully rehabilitated can reoccur with a slight bit of stress on the joint or
ligament but, these may also cause another
injury to occur and this can result in the player having
to spend more time away from the game that might be expected.

A simple way to have these players screened is to get the team Sports Medic
/ ARL First Aid Officer to put all team members through a simple screening
test (these are often easily available through the national organizations
contacts) and by reviewing the past years medical history that the
organized team Sports Medic has kept records of and assessing for the past
injuries.

Keep in mind that all medical history is Medical-In-Confidence and the
Club, Coach or Manager cannot directly see this without written
consent by the individual players.

Now most teams playing in the amateur grades often cannot afford to have a
doctor assess all the players fully, but usually the regions have a Medical
Officer that is appointed by the District League or by the Club and some
arrangement can be organised with them to assess those players screened as
being at risk especially if any injury has not fully rehabilitated.

Fitness Test: There are a vast amount of pre season fitness tests available
that are designed to test the players aerobic, anaerobic, agility and power
levels, but why not also look at including an injury assessment component
to these as well.

Many times a player will return from injury, train then take to the field
in a competitive game without fully completing the rehabilitation programme
assigned to them.

By placing all players through the pre season fitness testing programme
have the Coach or (if you have the luxury of two trainers) have one trainer
assess the fitness levels while another trainer watches and assess for
injury status.

For the upper body look at how the press ups (shoulder, elbow, wrist), chin
ups (upper back, shoulder, elbow, wrist), bench press etc. are being done
in quality (depth, symmetry and amount)
versus the quantity (total completed) and the same for the lower body in
sitting stretch test, agility tests (figure “8”, “L” tests, etc.) one
legged hopping (good to assess the ankle and knee), power jumps (also knee
and ankle as well as hip), Squats (really tests the knees
out) and burpees and again assess for symmetry, depth
and amount completed.

These tests can identify those players masking an injury, not stretching
properly or those players that have a potential for injury later on into
the training (poor sit and reach test results usually
indicate a lower back, glutes and hamstring imbalance which can result in
lower back or hamstring injuries further down the year)......more

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