COACHING SESSION PLAN
Coach: Caitlin Connolly
Date Produced:
Assessor: scott smith
Time available for Session:
Participant Information
Number of Participants: 14
Medical Information:
Individuals ( 14 ) Groups ( 2 )
Gender:mixed
Needs:
Particular Needs: any extra help
Age of Participants: 5 – 7 ( ) 7 – 9 ( ) 9 – 11 ( ) 11 – 14 ( ⚫️ ) 15 & 16 ( ) 16+ ( )
Ability of Participants: Adults ( ) Participants with some experience ( ⚫️ ) Children ( ) Disabilities ( )
Facilities and Resources
Session Date:
Time - Location: powerleauge
Facility Needs: powerleauge
Equipment Needs: bibs,balls,goals,cones
Emergency Procedures:check everything
Contingencies; plan b
Roles and Responsibilities:collect equipment
Health & Safety Issues: medical care
SMART targets:shooting
Coach: Caitlin Connolly
Session Date:
Learning Aims and Objectives : shooting
Fun/Recreation ( )
Curriculum-based ( ⚫️ )
Personal & Social Development ( )
Progression session and encouraging future participation ( )
ATTACH RISK ASSESSMENT AND EQUIPMENT LIST.
Warm Up( Fundamentals
3 Stage Warm Up)
warm up
7 minutes
Side steps
High knees
Shuttle run to then power shot in goal
Main Session
Technique
10-15 minutes
Runs with the ball by running towards the cone and acting like it’s a defender then going around them shooting into the goal
Skills
10-15 minutes
Putting defenders in aand the players go against each other trying to get around them and shooting in a group of 4s
Game
5 a side
10 minutes
Related to what they have learnt
cool down
7 minutes
Dynamic and static stretches
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