1. Delivering sport, fitness and
recreation sessions
In this presentation, you will learn about:
Types of sport and recreation sessions
Session planning
Session structure
Communication
Providing safe environments
Facilitated by Brett Claudius and Carrie Selten
2. Types of sport and recreation sessions
Sport and recreation professionals are expected
to deliver a range of sessions types including:
Skill development sessions
Fun participation based sessions
Tactical and strategy based sessions
Fitness based sessions
4. Planning the session
All good coaches and deliverers create and
work off a session plan
Planning ensures the session is effective and
objective are met
Most coaches write down and session plan
Some coaches keep a diary of all session plans
5. What needs to be planned……..
1. Time
2. Resources
3. Support personnel
4. Venue and facility
6. Time
What is the scheduled start and finish time for
the session
How much preparation and set up time is
required?
What is the breakdown for different
components of the session
7. Resources
Most sessions include the use of equipment
Equipment includes everything including sport
equipment, markers for drills, uniforms, carry
bags and safety equipment
Equipment may require maintenance or
preparation such as pumping up balls
Should be stored appropriately
Roles and responsibilities – who's in charge of
the equipment
8. Resources
Are the resources being used suitable to the
participation group?
Are there guidelines for equipment by NSO
and SSA?
9. Support personnel
Who is required to assist with the session
Includes assistant coaches, sports trainers and
team managers
What is their role during the session
Are they aware of the session plan?
10. Venue and facilities
Has the venue been booked?
Is their opening / closing / set up procedures
associated with the session?
What activities / equipment can be set up
before the session
Have hazards been identified and risks been
managed?
Are their guidlines for area, field or pitch size
for participation group – NSO / SSA?
11. Session structure
Most sport and recreation sessions follow a
similar structure:
1. Warm up
2. Skill based drills
3. Game sense, match play drills
4. Cool down
12. 1. Warm Up
Introduce the participants to session plan
Increase blood circulation and heart rate
Increase joint mobility and muscle flexibility
Engage and motivate the participants
Increase physical and hand eye coordination prior
to the start of the activity
Prepares the person / group to perform at their
best during the session
Identify potential injuries and risk associated with
participants
13. 2. Skill based drills
Introduction to new skills or rehearsing basic
skills
Progression of skills through structured drills
Improve technique, increase accuracy,
increase power
14. 3. Game sense, match play drills
Practice strategy, awareness and tactics
Develop match fitness
Learn the rules of the game
Competition and game based
Fun, engaging and allows everyone to
participate
Important for sessions involving young
children
15. 4. Cool down
Slowly lower the intensity of the session
Involves gently cardiovascular exercise and
stretching
Assists participants to recover from the
activity
Debrief of session, feedback to and from
participants and outcomes
16. Communication
Communication is a important part of coaching.
Coaches need to communicate:
Session times and locations
Arrangements and roles and responsibilities of
support staff
Details for training activities
Feedback and advice to players
With parents and spectators
17. Providing safe environments
Coaches need ensure environment is safe for participation by:
Checking equipment and venue for hazards and where
required minimising risks
Identifying and dealing with health and injury issues
associated with participants
Selecting drills and activities that are suited to the ability of
the participants
Dealing with incidences and injuries
Having access to emergency equipment such as 1st aid
Reporting incidences
Following NSO / SSA guidelines
