SEPAKTAKRAW COACHES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES

ACCREDITATION COURSE
(LEVEL 1)

Coaches successfully completing the Level 1 courses (Theory & Technical) shall have introductory level
knowledge in sport science. They shall have the basic knowledge of training principles and skills to
effectively plan for daily training sessions and practices. They shall be suitable to coach the novice or
beginner sepaktakraw athletes.

Growth & Development

1. Understanding the psychomotor, cognitive and affective phases of development in the following
age-group: 6-11 years; 11-15 years; above 15 years.
2. Develop suitable skills, strategies and activities for each age group.

Role of the Coach

1. Develop a personal approach to coaching.
2. Understand the athlete’s reasons and motivation for participating in sport.
3. Apply motivational strategies.
4. Develop positive attitudes towards sportsmanship and fair play.

Planning & Sports Safety

1. Understand the general process of planning a training session.
2. Understand the sequence of training components.
3. Plan a training session.
4. Incorporate safety factors in training sessions.

Analysis of Skills
1. Understand the concepts essentials for analyzing skills
2. Able to observe skills systematically

Development of Skills
1. Recognize the factors that affect skills learning.
2. Improve effective teaching methods.

Physical Preparation
Understand the functions of the ff:

1. Different energy systems.

2. Muscular system.
3. Cardiovascular system.
4. Different components of fitness.
5. Importance of warm-up and cool-down.

Mental Skills Training

1. Understand the importance of developing an athlete’s mental skills.
2. Apply basic motivational strategies.
3. Understand the basic principles of effective goal-setting.
4. Understand the basic principles of effective imagery.
5. Understand how self-talk affects performance.
 SEPAKTAKRAW COACHES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
ACCREDITATION COURSE
(LEVEL 2)
Coaches successfully completing the Level 2 courses (Theory & Technical) shall have intermediate
level knowledge in sport science. They shall have the basic knowledge of training principles and skills
to effectively plan for a training season within 8-10 weeks. They shall be suitable to coach at
intermediate sport competition involving clubs and schools’ competitions such as: (Division Meet/
Provincial Meet and Regional Meet level).

Athlete Growth and Development

1. Identify the physical, maturation and developmental processes as it applies to their specific group
of athletes.
2. Apply the maturation and development processes in their coaching planning.
3. Identify the social, physiological and emotional needs of their athletes and the risks/benefits of
participation in sports.
4. Adapt training programs to meet the needs of specific target groups.

Intermediate Planning for Coaches

1. Explain the training terms of micro-cycle and macrocycle.
2. Explain the general characteristics of different phases and sub-phases of the training season.
3. Plan a detailed micro-cycle (1 week) training plan for their athletes.
4. Plan a detailed macro-cycle (4 weeks) training plan for their athletes.

Skill Analysis and Development

1. Observe and interpret the mechanics of basic movement patterns
2. Recommend modifications to a specific movement pattern to produce a more efficient movement.
3. Describe the different stages of analyzing movement and skill.

Physical Training Principles

1. Identify and understand the 6 principles of training
2. Use this knowledge to develop a month-long physical training plan for their athletes

Mental Skills Training

1. Identify the motivational needs of the athletes/team by fostering intrinsic motivation and applying
extrinsic incentive methods.
2. Establish long and short-term goals with their athletes/team.
3. Recognize the need for and apply stress management, arousal control and mental rehearsal
techniques with their athletes.
4. Identify factors affecting the ideal performance state.
5. Develop daily practice/training/competition strategies for coaches to use.

Sports Medicine

1. Identify common sports injuries, their causes and strategies coaches could use to avoid/minimize
the incidence of these injuries occurring.

2. Outline the coach’s role in monitoring athlete injury and assisting athletes back into their program
after injury.
Sports Nutrition
To be able to teach athletes on the proper nutrition and fluid intake requirements to assist their
individual performance.

Functional Anatomy for Coaches

Develop the ability to identify and understanding the workings of various body systems and show how
this knowledge relates to effectively coaching their athletes.

Flexibility Training
1. Identify and understand the physical and psychological benefits of flexibility training.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles surrounding flexibility training.
3. Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the various types of flexibility training.
4. Understand the risks of flexibility training.

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 SEPAKTAKRAW COACHES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
ACCREDITATION COURSE
(COURSE OUTLINE- LEVEL 3)
Coaches successfully completing the Level 3 courses (Theory & Technical) shall have advanced level
knowledge in sport science. They shall have the basic knowledge of training principles and skills to
effectively plan for a year’s training. They shall be suitable to coach at the advanced sport competition
level involving national clubs, national competition and national teams.

Advanced Planning for Coaches

1. Design and present a yearly training plan consisting of micro-cycle and macro-cycle.
2. Include all phases of the training year in the yearly plan.
3. Incorporate physical development training, psychological development training, skill development.
training and recovery training in the yearly plan.

Advanced Mental Skills Training

1. Develop sports-specific, short and long-term process and outcome goals for athletes.
2. Empower athletes to develop their own performance goals (process and outcome) and have
ownership of this process.
3. Develop a sport-specific imagery script for various purposes and situations.
4. Develop arousal control and attentional focus techniques and implement these in athlete training
plans.

Training for Speed

1. Outline the methods available to effectively develop speed.
2. Develop a training session specifically focused on the development of speed in their athletes.

Training for Strength

1. Outline the methods available to effectively develop strength.
2. Develop a training session specifically focused on the development of strength in their athletes.

Training for Power

1. Outline the methods available to effectively develop power.
2. Develop a training session specifically focused on the development of power in their athletes.

Training for Endurance

1. Outline the methods available to effectively develop endurance.
2. Develop a training session specifically focused on the development of endurance in their athlete.

Testing Athletes
1. Able to develop an understanding of how sports science can assist their coaching.
2. Able to design a series of appropriate test protocols designed to assess performance in the following
areas e.g. aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, strength/power/speed/muscular endurance, agility &
balance, flexibility, anthropometry and various skill areas.

Advanced Recovery Training

1. List the benefits of recovery training for elite athlete development.
2. Outline the types of recovery training available to coaches.
3. Develop a recovery training session designed specifically to assist your athletes to recover during a
week training block & an annual recovery training plan for their athletes.
Mentor Coaching
1. List the benefits of mentor coaching programmes
2. Outline the skills an effective mentor requires 3. Identify how mentor coaches can benefit from a
mentor coach programme.

The Coach as a Resource Manager

1. Identify the human resource requirements of their program.
2. Develop a plan to demonstrate how they would effectively manage the human resources within
their program.

Advanced Skill Analysis

1. Describe different intervention strategies to rectify errors in skill.
2. Develop an intervention plan for their athletes.
3. Explain the use of video and computer technology in skill or performance analyses.
 FRAMEWORK OF THE SEPAKTAKRAW COACHES ASSOCIATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES (SCAP)

In the International Council for Coaching Excellence, coaches play a central role in
promoting sport participation and enhancing the performance of athletes and teams. In
addition to their core role, coaches contribute to the development of athletes as
people, team as cohesive units and communities with a shared interest. Coaching also can
contribute to social aims by promoting activity and health; coalescing citizen behind a
common entity; and generating economic activity through employment, education, purchase
of equipment, use of facilities and attendance at events.

According to Positive Coaching Alliance, coaches are some of the world’s most
important, impactful people. They are entrusted with young lives, often spending more time
with them than their parents and teachers do.

The Sepaktakraw Coaches Association of the Philippines aims to improve the

quality of coaching, to develop and train new aspiring Sepaktakraw coaches, and to establish
a nationally accepted level of Sepaktakraw coaching standards.

This framework aims to come up with a national coaches association dedicated to the
Sepaktakraw Sports. In the year 1987, the Philippine Amateur Sepaktakraw Association – the
sole and recognized National Sports Association of Sepaktakraw in the Philippines was
established. Later it was changed to Pilipinas Sepaktakraw Association (PSTAI) when the new
president decided to entruduce clubs in the country.

One of the core activities of the association is dedicated in the formation of a holistic
Sepaktakraw coach through organizing different coaching clinics, seminars and exposures.
Other activity that the organization will take into account is the development and production
of different coaching resources through various studies and researches of best coaching
practices all over the world.

The SCAP will also serves as the Coaching Arm of the National Sports Association and
will actively provide specific and target driven developmental trainings of different coaches
nationwide. The SCAP will also engage in the development of a national Sepaktakraw coaches’
community which will serves as its foundation in the promotion of Sepaktakraw sports in the
country. This will be composed of different coaches and aspiring coaches all over the country
with the purpose of creating a platform that will support the development of coaches through
various exchanges of knowledge and skills.