Reply To: Diary of a Season 2011-2012: The Plan

May 22, 2011 at 5:45 pm #3989

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Thanks Kai. I am looking at it now… will report back later with feedback.
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Is this plan for 1997 born boys?

OK my initial thoughts:

I created an excel document similar to yours as a seasonal planning template. I broke down my periods into weeks depending on the months – looking at Sept 2011 as a start and finishing in June 2012 (to mirror the school year.) So some of my 'periods' of months (macrocycles) are anywhere from 2-5 weeks long.

I would call your "SKILL" category "Fundamental Movement Skills" including the ABC's (agility, balance, coordination) along with rhythm, mobility, reaction, etc. The topics also to be included are: dodge, hop, skip, log roll, stork stand (1 leg), jump, kick, dribble, overarm throw, catch, run, sidearm strike. See the site

http://www.phecanada.ca/programs/physical-literacy/what-physical-literacy/fundamental-movement-skills

or check the Sport for Life site

http://www.canadiansportforlife.ca/default.aspx?PageID=1108&LangID=en

I would design a 10-15 minute session to include many of these components such that I can have my group perform this in a limited space / apparatus warm-up and cool-down before and after each practice or training session; then incorporate more of these into specific weekly dryland training sessions. These dryland training sessions would also include some of the physical outcomes you mention (speed, elasticity, aerobic and muscular endurance, speed-strength, strength, etc) based on the time of season and the overall workload at the time. (I am thinking about the school / sport / life / developmental stage variables and monitoring the intensity and volume to maximize the effectiveness of your prioritized goals.) Sometimes, you sacrifice on-ice performance for off-ice or the opposite – depending on what specific goals you REALLY want to go after…

I would also create a column for off-ice development, using 1 hour of gymnasium / field time so I can also plan and track the individual skills, team tactics, principles of play – this is again based on my hypothetical sport school situation (14-15 year old girls or Bantam category) who play about 40-45 games per season including tournaments.

I would plan for three 75 minute ice sessions / week; two 75 minute off-ice dryland training sessions / week (fundamental movement skills and speed / strength / endurance training objectives) and two 60 minute gymnasium / field sessions where I would use off-ice SAG's to train game intelligence and decision-making. (Of course, I would also use these on ice during practice too!) I might use modified European Handball / soccer / ultimate Frisbee / basketball / field hockey / floorball or unihockey as the sport modalities during the gym times to encourage overall athleticism development of the kids. I might also schedule 30 minutes / week for video or a 'hockey talk' session to help further facilitate their understanding of the game. This might occur around one of their other activities (before or after practice) so as not to have to schedule another 'separate' meeting… just piggyback it with a current commitment.

I will post more when I get time… but this is a good way to go back and forth with our ideas!! Keep your ideas and feedback coming!

Dean
M.Ed (Coaching)
Ch.P.C. (Chartered Professional Coach)
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