10-Week Season Plan for the Sport of ______
Preseason Four to six weeks before season begins: . Confirm practice location, dates, and times. . Develop and confirm competition schedule. . Inventory and assess equipment and uniforms (order as necessary). . Contact coaches and parents, guardians, and caregivers regarding first meeting; send promotional flier. . Determine and confirm number and ages of athletes; build team roster.
Two weeks before season begins: . Conduct orientation and first meeting with coaches. . Conduct orientation and first meeting with athletes and parents, guardians, and caregivers (all coaches).
Week 1 Goal(s) for the week: skills assessments
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills assessments o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) Special Olympics Alaska 3200 Mountain View Dr, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA Tel +907-222-7625 Fax +907-222-6200 www.specialolympicsalaska.org Email [email protected] Twitter @SpecialOlymAK Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation for the benefit of persons with intellectual disabilities o o
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
Week 2 Goal(s) for the week:
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; points
Cool-down: . . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
Preparing for first competition: Check uniforms; officials; time clocks.
Week 3 Goal(s) for the week: first low-organized competition
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o . Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; points
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
First competition: On second day of this week, go through preevent warm-up and stretching routine followed by competition against own athletes (uniforms; officials who are wearing uniform attire but who may not be certified; scoring; time clock; and so on).
Week 4 Goal(s) for the week: skills assessments
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
Second low-organized competition: On second day of this week, go through preevent warm-up and stretching routine followed by competition against own athletes (uniforms; officials who are wearing uniform attire but who may not be certified; scoring; time clock; and so on). Week 5 Goal(s) for the week: first formal competition
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
First formal competition: On off day this week, go through preevent warm-up and stretching routine followed by competition against athletes from another program (uniforms; certified officials; scoring; time clock; and so on).
. What went well
. What needs improvement
Week 6 Goal(s) for the week:
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score . Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
Second formal competition: On off day this week, go through preevent warm-up and stretching routine followed by competition against athletes from another program (uniforms; certified officials; scoring; time clock; and so on).
. What went well
. What needs improvement
Week 7 Goal(s) for the week:
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
Third formal competition: On off day this week, go through preevent warm-up and stretching routine followed by competition against athletes from another program (uniforms; certified officials; scoring; time clock; and so on)
. What went well
. What needs improvement
Week 8 Goal(s) for the week:
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
Fourth formal competition: On off day this week, go through preevent warm-up and stretching routine followed by competition against athletes from another program (uniforms; certified officials; scoring; time clock; and so on)
. What went well
. What needs improvement
Week 9 Goal(s) for the week: skills assessments
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score
. Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements. Last formal competition (qualifier) before final: On off day this week, going through preevent warm-up and stretching routine followed by competition against athletes from another program (uniforms; certified officials; scoring; time clock; and so on).
. What went well
. What needs improvement
Week 10 Goal(s) for the week: final competition of the season
Prepractice preparations: . Warm-up exercises and activities o o
. Stretching exercises o Upper body: o Quadriceps: o Hamstrings: o Lower leg:
Skills review and instruction (all together or in stations): . Skills review (from previous practice) o o o
. Skills instructions (Conduct instruction all together, and divide the group among the coaches or in stations with the coaches leading.) o o
. Game or event understanding activity
Competition experiences (reinforcing skills and applying them in low-organized competition setting): . Competition experience 1 (situation within event); time; score . Competition experience 2 (scrimmage); time; score
Cool-down: . .
Team talk: Recognize what went well, what needs improvement, and make announcements.
Final competition of season: Turn in uniforms following event.
. What went well
. What needs improvement
Postseason 1. Meet with coaches to evaluate the season and each athlete in preparation for next year. 2. Conduct end-of-season celebration to include all constituents: parents, guardians, caregivers; athletes; coaches; and any other school or support personnel who have helped your program. a. Provide certificates and acknowledgement of improvements to all athletes and volunteers. b. Show video highlights or PowerPoint with pictures highlighting season. c. Finish with food and beverages and music. d. Provide postseason fitness program to athletes. 3. Review uniform and equipment inventory; make notes as to what needs to be replaced for next year; store. 4. For those athletes not participating in the next sport season, communicate and monitor fitness program.