Reflection Week Two – Organisation

In reflection it was apparent that the more fun the children were having, the more they learned and engaged in what I was teaching. Therefore, during the session I adapted it to include fun elements, where the children forgot they were learning and actually took more from the session. This week I focused on skills and technique asking the children to concentrate on their posture, correct arm and leg technique and light feet. This was decided on reflection of the previous weeks training session where the coach advised that the children often forget the correct technique when they compete also, when they do competitive practice.

The drill for this session involved the athletes starting in a range of unfamiliar positions such as being laid down on the ground or sat crossed legged on the start line facing the wrong way. They would then react as quickly as they could to the whistle, adjusting their posture and using the correct arm and leg technique along with using quick light feet while sprinting the 100m using 60% of their maximum capacity. If the children failed to use any of this technique they would revert back to the start line and try again. This tested and displayed how good the children’s reaction time was, this helped to advise me about what we would do in the following session. My thoughts were if they react quickly and adjust themselves from an unusual position using the correct technique during the 100m sprint they will use the correct technique quicker in a competitive situation which could reduce their personal best (PB).