Coaching Essentials Worksheet

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✏️ Part 1: Short Answer — Core Principles

1. List three clear learning objectives you would set for a beginner-level 60-minute session.

2. How would you adapt one drill to suit participants with low fitness or limited movement?

3. Name four checks you would make before the session to ensure the environment is safe.

4. Describe two ways a coach can be a positive role model during a session.

5. What simple communication strategy would you use to give clear instructions to beginners?

6. How would you measure whether the session was suitable for beginners at its end of the session?

7. Plan a brief 20-minute beginner session outline. Include estimated times for warm-up, main activity, and cool-down.

8. Write one specific adaptation you would include for a participant with a minor injury (e.g. sore ankle).

9. Identify one safety check you will perform during the session and one behaviour you will demonstrate to model good sporting conduct.