TRAINING CHILDREN: IMPLICATIONS FOR SURF CLUB COACHES

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• TRAINING CHILDREN IMPLICATIONS FOR SURF CLUB
  COACHES
• Brad McGregor BHMS (App) Grad Cert Ex Med

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GROWTH PATTERNS

• Individual growth rates
• Biological V's chronological
• Lack of co-ordinattion
• Height before weight

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OVERUSE INJURIES

• Stress fractures
• Shin splints
• Tendinitis
• Monitor duration intensity
• Impact

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RESISTANCE TRAINING

• Technique development
• Body weight exercise
• Maturity of child
• Train movements
• Growth plate injuries

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EXERCISE HEAT

• Poor sweat rate
• Immature thirst response
• Monitor duration intensity
• Monitor temp humidity
• Grape flavours

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BEACH CONSIDERATIONS

• Shade
• Surf
• Supervision
• Slip, slop, slap
• Equipment
• Water

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WARM UP COOL DOWN

• Why warm up?
• Why cool down?
• Use games as activities
• Stretching

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WHY DO CHILDREN PLAY SPORT?

• Fun
• Make friends
• Learn new skills

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LEARNING STYLES

• Read
• Listening
• Doing
• Combo of all 3

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MODIFIED SPORTS

• Equipment
• Rules
• Promote involvement
• Invoke success

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OTHER FACTORS

• Skill development rather than endurance
• Competition
• Feedback

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STAGES OF LEARNING

• Cognitive
• Motor
• Final

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LEARNING A SKILL

• Demonstration
• Have a go
• Reinforce demo
• Practice
• Feedback

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WAYS OF TEACHING A SKILL

• Chaining
• Whole - part - whole
• Use cues
• Analyse sequence of a skill

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TEACHING FORMATION

• Avoid distractions
• Facilitate communication
• Experiment

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GAME SENSE

• Put skills in game situations
• Use grids
• Add external variables