Category: Lesson Programming
What can I realistically accomplish with the training time I have
I find myself often wondering and asking coaches I meet, how many hours do they spend training a week, with the most common reply, ranging between 16-20 hrs a week for Level 6-7+. There is usually little difference between the hours a Level 7 does and a Level 10. However I have been thinking lately [...]
Part or Whole practice?
Hi Readers Recently I took on a coaching role at a new club, in getting to know the gymnasts I asked them how they were taught certain skills in order to better understand how they have arrived up to this point in their skill training. I was surprised (always am by this response) to learn [...]
Further breakdown of developing structure in a program
Hi Readers, In my previous post I discussed the daily training structure in quite a general layout. The benefits of having such plan were : To keep track of events being trained To organize rotation schedules between different groups in the gym To know precisely what is going into your program on a general scale [...]
Basics of program structuring
Hi Reader, Recently I have had the pleasure to observe a variety of team programs, some successful, some just starting out. During my visits, I got thinking about the different training programs I saw and how they differed, their pros and cons, and what I do. It suddenly became obvious that there is a lack [...]
How effective is your pre-team program?
Yesterday i read an interesting study published in the Science of Gymnastics Journal ” Changes in gymnasts motor abilities during the nine month training process of female gymnasts 5 – 6 years of age. ” This article got me thinking, about how effective my pre-team program is. The article followed 6 female gymnasts, aged 5 [...]
