8th Session

I arrived at the school 10 minutes before the session was to start, it was drizzling but it eventually stopped luckily it was just a passing shower. I set my session up with some cones but the wind was far too strong, so i just had to improvise with the different colour lines on the court. I had 6 girls arrive 10 minutes into the session i did a quick warm up just some light jogging to each third red line and back adding some side steps, high knees, lunges and backwards running. After that i then gathered the girls in a circle and did alot of static stretching , stretching all the muscles from head to toe.
We started by getting all the girls paired up and i did a quick reaction time drill,
(in pairs 1 girl has the ball (feeder) and the other girl sits on the floor (worker) just 2 meters in front. the feeder has to shout left or right (the workers left or right) as the worker stands up in which the feeder passes the ball ahead to the direction shouted forcing the worker to jump up and stretch to the ball). Repeated this exercise until 10 catches were done then they were to swap over roles so everyone has a go at being both the worker and the feeder.
The next drill was again in pairs 1 worker and feeder, this time it involved the worker running to the feeder touching the left foot of the feeder but always keeping an eye on the ball, then the worker is to sprint back to where she started receiving a high ball from the feeder. It is repeated so the worker touches in between the toes (both l & R) and to the right foot and back, repeat circuit 3 times then again change the roles over in the pairs so both again get a chance of being both the worker and the feeder. After that exercise we went into a little 3 vs 3 game trying to put into practise what was learned in the drills, Which was reaction time getting the ball on time and trying to read where the ball is going to. Also the game practise gives the girls practice at moving around into space, passing, defending and shooting. 10 minutes before the end i stopped the game and performed a quick cool down just doing some light jogging and stretching. Looking at this session they have used alot within hand eye co-ordination and that is a positive as this is rather vital in a game of netball.

Hand eye co-ordination

"Hand-eye coordination is the ability of the vision system to coordinate the information received through the eyes to control, guide, and direct the hands in the accomplishment of a given task, such as handwriting or catching a ball. Hand-eye coordination uses the eyes to direct attention and the hands to execute a task." (health of children.com)



"Hand and eye co-ordination is usually acquired by the age of 10 in most boys and by the age of 6 or 7 in girls." (yahoo answers) This is because girls play lots of games requiring hand/eye co-ordination including jumping and skipping and as a result they are usually physically advanced by the time they reach age 10.
"Everytime you preform a catch your brain registers that, and supplys that infomation for future catch attempts.....so the only way to improve is practice." (yahoo answers)


http://www.healthofchildren.com/G-H/Hand-Eye-Coordination.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080412033308AA93tyF

7th Session

I arrived at Westoe crown primary school 10 minutes before the session started, i set out my session ready for the girls. I had to wait another 10 minutes before they arrived as they were at choir practise. When the girls arrived i had 2 new starters so i overall had 7 girls in today's session. Like always i began with a warm up getting the girls to run around the court, again shouting left and right making them put their hands on the ground, running backwards, jumping in the air etc. Doing some static stretching afterwards as well. They got into pairs and they were told to do some simple passing making the distance further to make the passes harder. Interception work was the next practise in the session where the children had to pass the ball to a static player while the rest one by one run towards the static player intercepting the pass i try to give to the static player.

Then having 2 runners and the 1 defender, the runners run out diagonally while the defender has to dominate 1 of the runners defending and blocking her which means i have to force the ball out to the other runner. This is repeated until everyone has had a go at trying to defend. We then moved onto a game playing a 3 vs 3 getting them moving around dodging players and defending others while also trying to shoot. 5 minutes left to the end of the session, so do a quick cool down before they go back into their lessons.

Defending

Firstly, make sure you're three feet away from the shooter, and secondly make sure you don't touch the ball while they are still holding it. When you're trying to put the shooter off, take a strong position three feet away and stretch your arm over the ball to make things as hard as possible for your opponent. You need to be thinking in terms of creating a barrier between the post and the ball - you are that barrier!
When you're trying to intercept a shot, try to guess when the shooter's going to release the ball. A good idea is to look at their elbow as it'll move just before they shoot. If they do get the shot in, don't give up! Remember to reposition yourself for the rebound. (bbc)

www.bbc.co.uk/sportsacademy/netball

6th session

I arrived 15 minutes before they session started so i could set up the circuit training session i planned. i placed 5 cones in a straight line where they had to run forwards and backwards through them, then they had to run to the next cone about 3 meters in front. once they got to that cone they had to do 5 sit ups or press ups, then placed to left was 8 cones placed diagonally where they had to run zig-zag to the cones. Once they get to the last cone they are to sprint right to the blue cone i placed 10 meters away, to the side of that cone is a hula hoop where the children were to step into the hoop and pull it over there body and keep repeating the circuit until i tell them to stop. The diagram below shows the circuit.






The children arrived and i made the 5 of the children jog around the court while i shout left or right making them run but try and touch the ground when i shouted which means either their left or right hand, also doing some static stretches after. They then stood in a line behind the start of the circuit and when i shouted for each of them to go they would start the circuit. after 15 minutes of doing the circuit i changed the routine so the first 6 cones they had to step 2 feet over each of the cones then run to the cone 3 meters infront and jump 10 times forwards and backwards over the line, then when they approached the 8 diagional cones they had to turn their back onto the cones doing backwards side steps in a zig-zag action. Then the same again when at the last cone sprint and through the hoop, that was repeated for another 15 minutes. after that i was left with 5 children, so i grabbed another 5 cones and placed them randomly around the shooting circle. 1 at a time using the shooting technique, they were to shoot at each cone and see how many shots they would get in and i would randomly perform this once in 3 weeks to check on the progress.

Again 3 of the girls had to leave for dinner so i was left with 2 girls i just did some long distance throwing with them practising shoulder passes and also over head passes, which left us with 5 minutes left which was made for the cool down getting their muscles and body to cool down after the session.

Results of the 5 shoots taken by the remaining 5 girls (week 1);

Lucy - 0/5

Charlotte - 1/5

Louise - 1/5

Alex - 2/5

Erin - 3/5

Circuit training

"Circuit training is an excellent way to improve mobility, strength and stamina.The total number of circuits performed during a training session may vary from two to six depending on your training level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced), your period of training (preparation or competition) and your training objective." (Brian mac)

Advantages of circuit training are:

• Develops strength and endurance
• Appropriate form of training for most sports
• Can be adjusted to suit age, fitness and health of the athlete
• Exercises are simple enough to make each athlete feel a sense of achievement in completing them
• A wide range of exercises to select from which will maintain the athlete's enthusiasm

Disadvantages of circuit training are:

• Many exercises require specialised equipment - e.g. gym equipment
• Ample space required to set up the circuit exercises & equipment
• In general can only be conducted where appropriate facilities/equipment are available
• Use of additional equipment requires appropriate health and safety monitoring
  

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5th Session

I arrived exactly 5 minutes before the session began which means i was running late, so i only had 5 minutes preparation time to set up the session. As from previous sessions there were only 4 or 5 children attending the session., so i had planned out a little session that would be suitable for the amount of people that had turned up. At first i had a quick little warm up that took place, and then 2 of the girls had to go for their lunch, so again i was left with only 3 girls. Which i had to change the session, so i began to do some shooting and defending practises.

All of a sudden about 25 children came towards me saying they had signed up for the netball so i had to start again from the start with doing the warm up and did a little ball skill session with them. I then moved onto a little reaction time fun activity with them as these were different children from the other session so they had not done this practise before. I did not get the whole of this practise delivered as i ran out of time, but for the next session i will be more ready and prepared for the amount of children i have turning up.

Contingency planning and action plans

This is where the coach of a session should be well prepared for anything that might prevent them from providing their coaching session. Coaches should have a back up of their session in case anything stops them from participating in it factors which may affect this are things such as, the weather if it is an outdoor session, the amount of participants you get in a session, if equipment you have is faulty or broke etc. To make this successful coaches should always have an acttion plan of the coaching session ahead to make them prepared in case anything does interupt the session in any way.

This photo shows a basic diagram of what is expecting when planning a contingency plan or action plan, it involves talking to the participants getting their ideas and your own personal ideas of what they need and want within coaching sessions, objectives and factors that may help improve or may distract your coaching sessions in any way and what opportunities the participants will have at the end of each session and programmes.

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4th session

I arrived at Westoe school at 11.45 to set up for the session ahead. This time only 1 girl showed up to start with, so i did a warm up with her and did some stretches. I went over with her what was performed in last weeks session and put it to practice at the shooting. Another 2 girls arrived after choir and i did a quick warm up with them, the 1st girl had to leave for dinner so i was left with only 2 again. I moved onto doing some reaction time work with them so they got on the floor and they had to run to the cone as fast as they could. Another 2 girls arrived from the choir and they joined in the session, still focusing on reaction time i moved onto trusting your partner. This was done by throwing the ball at each other and communicating facing different ways. I also walked around holding up different coloured cones, which the children had to shout which colour the cone was whilst passing the ball in pairs. After that activity 2 of the girls had to get off to dinner, so i was left again with only 2 of the girls. As there was only 20 minutes left i let them get into a little half court game, where i became the defender and let the 2 girls become the attackers where they would have to try and get the ball down to try and score a goal. Lastly i then performed a little cool down and then explained about some fitness work in the next following session.


Reaction Time

Reaction time is the interval time between the presentation of a stimulus and the initiation of the muscular response to that stimulus. A primary factor affecting a response is the number of possible stimuli, each requiring their own response, that are presented.

If there is only one possible response (simple reaction time) it will only take a short time to react. If there are several possible responses (choice reaction time) then it will take longer to determine which response to carry out.

The objective of reaction speed drills is to improve your reaction time to a stimulus. The drills can include the control of an object (e.g. football or hockey puck). The cue for the reaction to take place can be visual (movement of an object) or a specific command (voice) or sound (starter's gun). The cue should be appropriate to your event or sport - starter's gun for a sprinter.

Applicable to any event or sport where pure speed over the ground is important
Starting position	Lying on the ground on their back or front
Command	Voice or sound
Action	To get up and sprint 20 metre to 30 metre to a designated point
Notes	The designated point could be the coach who moves from point to point so that the athletes only have the sound of the command to initially determine where the coach is positioned

www.brianmac.co.uk/reaction

3rd session

The netball session was canceled of really bad weather conditions!!!