SEASON COACHING PLAN TEMPLATE

Personal Coaching Philosophy: (to be reflected in the Coaching Plan) - To develop and teach players the skills and fundamentals of the game and to develop
sportsmanship, a team first mentality and to provide all players, no matter their capability, the same opportunity to become the best player and person they can be.

PHASE COACHING COMPETENCIES FOCUS/GOAL – ACTION PLAN -

Elements What are you going to focus on? How are you going to achieve it?
 Develop role descriptions
OFF- Learn & Reflect e.g. Having the right coaching staff to
 Include incentives (PD, training etc) to attract the right skill set
support my vision & strategy
SEASON  Review the season – coaches, to the Club
committee, players, self, mentor Put in a place a coaching and management team that Develop role descriptions for each member of the coaching team and
 What/How will you progress & supports my values, vision and strategy. Provide development opportunities to support them in that role. Engage the
improve self and staff education AFL development team to provide assistance to the coaches at least every 6
Set the Vision & Strategy weeks.
 Coaching context &
philosophy, develop Season Undertake training in Leadership and Management Currently enrolled in a Grad Diploma of Leadership and Management
Plan, Game Plan & strategy
Shape the Environment Develop a season diary for training focusing on skill Develop a list of drills that are fun and skill focused, fitting them into a
and game sense development diary that is progressive in order to facilitate skill development. Drills to be
 Coaching staff/roles, facilities,
utilised must simulate game situations as closely as possible so as game
venues etc
sense and skill development are improved and complement each other.
e.g. Improve engagement & support from  Family meet & greet night to connect & outline coach philosophy
PRE- Build Relationships parents by  Communicate regularly via TeamApp to keep parents informed
SEASON  Healthy connections – players, creating a family friendly club
parents, coaches, committee; Developing a relationship with not only the players Conduct a parents night where the team expectations, goals and values are
 Team Culture – values & behaviours but the families of the players. discussed and my coaching philosophy outlined. Develop an email and
Conduct Practices & instant message group to ensure all parents and players remain informed.
Competition
Create the team core values and acceptable Discuss this with the players and ensure they have input into the acceptable
 Training plans & delivery,
behaviours. behaviours that will support and enforce our core values.
strength & conditioning, match
practise, effective coaching
Commence initial training phase of building skills Implement the planning diary for Pre-Season phase. Ensure alternate
practise, positive sports and fitness and team environment. training is also planned for when conditions prevent oval use and injuries
coaching are sustained by players.
e.g. Games Analysis & matchday review  Identify KPI’s for Team and individual lines each week
IN-SEASON Conduct Practices &  Feedback on the KPI’s to players/lines via Email/TeamApp/Team
Competition Meetings
 Apply principles & demands of Implement learned behaviours and values in a game Apply team first ethos, skills and game sense learned during pre-season.
the game in training practise situation.
Read & React to the Field Developing tactics, strategies and match day Utilise coaching and support staff to observe and analyse opposition and
 Apply advanced tactics & analysis each week dependant on opposition make provide feedback both on the players and on the coaching staff.
strategies, matchday coaching up.
- observe, analyse & provide
feedback to counter opposition Conduct a review of the team and self to establish Conduct weekly debrief with coaching staff to learn from previous games
Learn & Reflect compliance with team rules, values and behaviours. and training and ensure we implement or adjust strategies accordingly.
 Game review, feedback to Identify strengths and weaknesses to develop
players and structure training additional training requirements.
to improve & progress
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