1. Unit 27 Task 3
Week 5-8

2. Week 5/8
Improvement Priority 1: Set Moves Improvement Priority 2: Flexibilty
Date: 02/3/15 Date: 5/3/15
Time: 15:00 Time: 09:30
Venue: Rugby pitch Venue: College gym, just outside the gym
Equipment: Balls, cones, tackles bags Equipment: Plyometric tables, various heights
Weather: Clear but cold Weather: Clear
Coaches Review: With some big fixtures coming up it is important to make sure
that everyone is reading from the same page and understands
their roles in the moves, from no1 to no23
Coaches Review: Players are left to manage their own strength and conditions,
however if they get stuck on what they could or should be
doing they can speak to Sam or Sambrook.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Because we had some important games coming up we
focused on game set up. We spent the majority of training
running the different moves whilst forwards did scrums and
linesout before coming together and do team runs.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Plyometric isn't something that I have done a lot of before so
am unsure of what to do.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
During training those who werent in the starting line up would
run against the starting line up to give then some opposition
and resistance. During training Daan had a good success rate
at completing and seems to have developed his understanding
or them more
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
After demonstrating to Daan what to do, jumping on and off
the box/table I let him complete the exercises, at his own
pace. http://www.brianmac.co.uk/plymo.htm
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Next session sill be a video analysis to see how well he was
able to implement his new homed skills in the game although
playing in a different position, it meant he was still aware of
what he had to be doing and when to do it. Which makes him
a more effective player as he can play in a number of different
positions and is still aware of what is happening around him
and how to run the moves.
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Next session is to be a isometric exercises, this will overload
and progress as he will do this at a medium level of intensity
or until it feels uncomfortable.
http://www.howtodothings.com/health-and-fitness/a3974-
how-to-do-isometric-exercises.html
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
None needed Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
None needed

3. Week 6/8
Improvement Priority 1: Improvement Priority 2:
Date: 12/3/15 Date: 12/3/15
Time: 13:30 Time: 09:00
Venue: Learning zone Venue: College gym
Equipment: Ipad, notepad and pen Equipment: N/A
Weather: N/A, inside Weather: N/A inside
Coaches Review: N/A player lead session Coaches Review: Players are left to manage their own strength and conditions,
however if they get stuck on what they could or should be
doing they can speak to Sam or Sambrook.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Doing video analysis is something Ben and Sam want us to do
for every game. Some times we do it as part of a training
session and sometimes we have to do it in our own time.
Sometimes its difficult to do it though if we have a lot of work
to do. However you do benefit from doing it.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Today was focused on isometric exercises for the legs, doing
isometric squats and calf raises, and I could really feel the
muscles burning.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Daan’s player profile is coming along nicely and there are signs
of his improvement with the amount of plays attempted and
those which are successful.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Daan seems to be coping well with the managing to do it all
along with all his other training he does, he is able to complete
the required training in a controlled manor so we’ll increase
the amount of sets or the intentiny of the exercise.
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
The next session is the last training session and game prep for
Daan in this 8 week training program. Depending on whether
Daan has a game would depend on the intensity of which the
training session is done at.
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Next session is looking at plyometric training, but he going to
completing it to a heavier intensity, this will make it an
appropriate exercise and it is progressive and will be
overloading the training.
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:

4. Week 7/8
Improvement Priority 1: Improvement Priority 2:
Date: 16/3/15 Date: 19/3/15
Time: 15:00 Time: 09:15
Venue: Hill barn Venue: College field
Equipment: Balls, cones, bibs Equipment: N/A
Weather: Clear Weather: Clear
Coaches Review: National cup semi final week for blues, and greens playing
Hartpury. A big week for the squad. The session is going to be
some skills and defensive work to start with followed by
player lead team runs.
Coaches Review: Player lead, conditioning session
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
The session was good. We did some defensive set up which
was good, working on; guard, 9, 10. Afterward we spent 30
minutes going through moves and then doing a team run.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
This session I found a lot harder. The amount I had to do and
the intensity of it as well. I felt fatigued towards the end.
http://www.fitnessblender.com/articles/plyometrics-workout-
leg-plyometrics-exercises
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Daan is more confident and comfortable with his abilities and
the moves, though he playing at 10 this week, he is still
confident in what he has to do for each move.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Daan found this session a lot more difficult, which is what I
wanted, I wanted to up the intensity, to really make him work.
This is a session where we will see if he has made any progress
over the last 7 weeks.
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
The next session will be a review meeting to judge just how
well he has improved. This will be conducted as an interview .
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
The next session is to be a isometric exercises, and he is to
complete the exercises at a higher level of intensity than to
when he did isometric exercises.
http://www.howtodothings.com/health-and-fitness/a3974-
how-to-do-isometric-exercises.html
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:

5. Week 8/8
Improvement Priority 1: Improvement Priority 2:
Date: 26/3/15 Date: 25/3/15
Time: 09:00 Time: 10:00
Venue: Library Venue: College gym
Equipment: Player profiling sheets Equipment: N/A
Weather: N/A Weather: N/A
Coaches Review: Players session Coaches Review: Players session
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
This last week of the training program is to have a review of
the last 8 weeks and to chat about how I feel I have
progressed. This was done in the form of an interview and Iain
also asked me what I thought about the whole experience. I
felt the training methods used were good, although because
of what we were trying to achieve there wasn’t much variation
in my opinion.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
http://www.howtodothings.com/health-and-fitness/a3974-
how-to-do-isometric-exercises.html
This is the same exercises which we did the other week,
though we have upped to quantity and the intensity. Iain said
he chose to do isometric training because I did plyometric last
time and wasn’t here how well I would have recovered.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
From all the evidence I have got and seen Daan has
progressed in his ability to complete the set moves with a
higher success rate. This has also improved Daan’s confidence
whilst playing, as he is more confident in his abilities.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Daan has taken to it really well, he has shown improvements
throughout. As for this last session I think fatigue was starting
to get to him .
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
No contingency was needed. Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
None needed

6. Week 8 Final Testing Excellence Trait – Weakness 1/2
Trait: Running set moves
Test Name: Video analysis
Standardised
Test:
No Normative Data: No
If Not A
Standardised
Test Detail
Method Here:
• This will require the athlete to have writing resources for notes
• This test will be consists of a interview and a observation, as
myself and Daan, will watch game footage and will pause it at
certain points were we will discuss what he did, asking why it did
it, and what he could of done instead.
• Moves check sheet
Test Result 1: Test Result 1 Rating:
Test Result 2: Test Result 2 Rating:
Test Result 3: Test Result 3 Rating:
Best Result:
Best Result
Rating:

7. Week 8 Final Testing Excellence Trait – Weakness 2/2
Trait: Flexibility
Test Name: Sit and Reach
Standardised
Test:
Yes Normative Data: Yes
http://tinyurl.com/kh96bng
If Not A
Standardised
Test Detail
Method Here:
Test Result 1: 11cm Test Result 1 Rating: Good
Test Result 2: 13cm Test Result 2 Rating: Good
Test Result 3: 14cm Test Result 3 Rating: Good
Best Result: 14cm
Best Result
Rating:
Good, Daan’s score is now in the mid to top end of the Good score
ratings which I good improvement from him.