COOPERATIVE SEASONAL PLANNING Breeding a Culture of Success.

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1 Orlando 2009 COOPERATIVE SEASONAL PLANNING Breeding a Culture of Success. Charlene Boudreau Director, Sports Sciences & Medicine U.S. Figure Skating Supporting the ART and BUSINESS of SCIENCE-based coaching.

2 Planning sounds boring. Complicated, unclear, overwhelming; Too time-consuming, too distracting; Too much to handle; Creates more problems than it solves. We want to do it, but we often don t. At what expense? If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. While we re busy being busy, our athletes are at risk of becoming sick, injured, illprepared, burned out and disappointed. Plans help us understand the factors that affect performance: Goals (big/small, short-/long-term) Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities to improve Needs (athlete, coach, parent, support team) Resources (personal/prof, human/financial) Plans also foster communication: Roles (athlete, coach, parent, support team) Expectations Well-defined, well-communicated plans level expectations and equalize a team s vision of PERFORMANCE. Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected.

3 Cooperative planning breeds a culture of success. The Renewal Continuum SHARED INTENTIONS CONSISTENT BEHAVIOR You will get the behavior you exhibit and tolerate. Perfection is counter-productive unless directed in a meaningful way. DESIRED CULTURE ALIGNED PROCESSES & SYSTEMS A cohesive, well-communicated, scientifically sound, professionally-supported plan that balances on- and off-ice training, physical and mental recovery, and meaningful performance assessment can enhance weekly, seasonal and career performance.

4 Principles of Planned Conditioning 1. Overload 2. Progression 3. Adaptation 4. Use/Disuse 5. Specificity 6. Individuality Overload: a greater than normal stress or load on the body is required for training adaptation to take place. The body will adapt to this stimulus. If this stress is removed or decreased there will be a decrease in that particular component of fitness. Progression: there is an optimal level of overload that should be achieved, and an optimal timeframe for this overload to occur. Overload should not be increased too slowly or improvement is unlikely. Overload that is increased too rapidly will result in injury or muscle damage. Exercising above the target zone is counterproductive and can be dangerous. The Principle of Progression also makes us realize the need for proper rest and recovery. Continual stress on the body and constant overload with result in exhaustion and injury.

5 Principles of Planned Conditioning 1. Overload 2. Progression 3. Adaptation 4. Use/Disuse 5. Specificity 6. Individuality Adaptation: through repetition, the body will remember and accommodate certain activities, movements, skills and stresses. the skill becomes easier to perform. This also explains the need to vary the routine and continue to apply the Overload Principle if continued improvement is desired. Use/Disuse: muscles hypertrophy with use and atrophy with disuse. It is important to find a balance between stress and rest. Specificity: training must go from highly general to highly specific. To become better at a particular exercise or skill, you must perform that exercise or skill. Individuality: an individual s overall response to exercise may be different from the next person's response.

6 the goal? Principles of Planned Conditioning 1. Overload 2. Progression 3. Adaptation 4. Use/Disuse 5. Specificity 6. Individuality Cope with Demands Know Status Be Supported Stay Healthier (Longer) Reduce Injury Stay Mentally Fresh Recover Taper Perform Better Achieve Goals Periodization

7 PRINCIPLES OF SKILL ANALYSIS PLANNING & SCIENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION Deterministic Modeling shows relationships between the result of a performance and the factors contributing to it. Use deterministic modeling to: Time in air Jump Success V R in air Rhythm/ Timing Focus, objectify and prioritize training emphasis and feedback. Take-off angle V H and V V at take-off Horizontal momentum Body Mass V H on approach Angular momentum Body position Moment of inertia Physique Time to position Improve understanding of factors contributing to sport performance. Entry pattern Leg force Identify factors that are most sensitive to training/ overtraining effects. Critical Features (AP-MM) CHARSolutions, LLC Critical Features describe specific body movements which may be observed in order to determine if the mechanical factors have been performed ideally.

8 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING GETTING STARTED DETERMINISTIC MODEL-BASED PLANNING: Where do we want to be? What will we need to do to get there? How will we track our progress? 1. Identify the performance goal. 2. Determine factors affecting the execution of the performance. 3. Identify true deterministic factors (those not directly connected to any lower factor). 4. Eliminate factors athlete cannot affect in the time frame being considered. 5. Observe athlete performance on remaining factors. 6. Evaluate and prioritize the errors (weaknesses). Sensitive errors are those that can change. Exclude errors that appear to be caused by other errors. Consider time frame. 7. Intervene - PLAN feedback, practice and training strategically in preparation for the upcoming competitive season.

9 COMPETITION READINESS ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE GOAL The process by which skater and coach prepare in a strategic manner for the upcoming competitive season. Define your single ultimate performance goal for this season in terms of total program points and competition placement at qualifying competition, Jr Nationals, U.S. Championships, World Championships, Junior World Championships or Olympic Games. Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected. A great idea is a job half done.

10 COMPETITION READINESS CALENDAR The process by which skater and coach prepare in a strategic manner for the upcoming competitive season. Provide detailed information on important events that you will participate in this season that will contribute to your ultimate performance goal. List the names and dates of all competitions you intend to participate in. Assign a priority (1, 2 or 3) to each, considering your ultimate performance goal. Add other significant non-negotiable engagements (shows, camps, weddings, graduations, etc). Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected. Add competition readiness requirements/events (ex. technical feedback session, pre-participation physical) Add relevant sports medicine and performance assessment dates (ex. doping control deadlines, PPE/blood screen, follow-ups, preventative consults, motion analysis, club visits, in-depth feedbacks). Start designing volumes and training schedules, balancing training with recovery and other stressors.

11 COMPETITION READINESS S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS The process by which skater and coach prepare in a strategic manner for the upcoming competitive season. Describe your current strengths and weaknesses and your anticipated opportunities and threats. Weaknesses are generally current internal features that you know you can improve upon, whereas threats are external challenges you anticipate will need to be overcome in order to reach your ultimate performance goal. Strengths are current internal features that consistently contribute your success and require some maintenance, whereas opportunities are external features that are or may become available to you that you have yet to take advantage of. Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected. SWOTs may be any combination of physical, mental, financial, social, and competitive factors. SWOTs may be associated with your physical development and/or the situation around you. Describe SWOTs relative to how they impact your performance in general and how they may contribute to or work against your ultimate performance goal.

12 COMPETITION READINESS OBJECTIVES CRITICAL FEATURES The process by which skater and coach prepare in a strategic manner for the upcoming competitive season. Describe up to 5 objectives you plan to meet that will lead you to your ultimate performance goal. Objectives must specific, attainable and directly related to your ultimate performance goal and S.W.O.T. analysis. Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected. Objectives must be described with details that demonstrate how they are related to your ultimate performance goal and how you plan to achieve them. Examples of acceptable objectives: working on speed, fixing cheated triple axel, spinning faster, mental training, choreography, improving flexibility. Extra dayto-day general lessons not directly related to a specific objective are not acceptable.

13 COMPETITION READINESS RESOURCES & SUPPORT TEAM The process by which skater and coach prepare in a strategic manner for the upcoming competitive season. List the resources you have available to you, and make a note of any you might be missing. Professional human resources include members of your support team, such as nutritionist, psychologist, conditioning trainer, primary care physician, orthopedist, physical therapist, and any other specialist you work with on a regular basis to support your mental and physical training and development. Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected. Personal human resources include friends, family members, and any other person with whom you work and/or seek personal support. Financial resources include any funds or investments you have access to. Compare this list to your objectives critical features!

14 COMPETITION READINESS FITNESS PLAN & COMMITMENT The process by which skater and coach prepare in a strategic manner for the upcoming competitive season. Develop your Pre-Season (April-August) and In- Season (September-March) fitness plans based on calendar and objectives. Sign a JOINT statement of commitment to the seasonal plan: Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected. We, the skater and the coach, agree to adhere to this seasonal plan and to develop and maintain a level of health and fitness in the skater that will enable him/her to train and compete at a high level. In the event that the skater becomes injured and/or ill to the extent that he/she is unable to train consistently, effectively, and according to this seasonal plan, we agree to take reasonable measures to help the skater recover, especially those measures recommended by a qualified physician or healthcare professional. We understand that in the case of such injury or other significant and unforeseen incidents, this seasonal plan may require adjustment, in which case we agree to collectively revise the plan to meet the developmental needs of the skater and with respect to the ultimate performance goal.

15 COOPERATIVE SEASONAL PLANNING breeds a culture of success. Success in competition should be the outcome of quality training, not chance or luck. It should be planned for and thus expected. Supporting the ART and BUSINESS of SCIENCE-based coaching.