Reference

Otte, F. W., Millar, S. K., & Klatt, S. (2019). Skill training periodization in “specialist” sports coaching—an introduction of the “PoST” framework for skill development. Frontiers in sports and active living, 1, 483383.

🚀 Article in 3 Sentences

1. Discusses some of the theory behind the CLA and some of the challenges facing specialist sports coaches when planning for skill development
2. Introduces the Periodisation of Skill Training Framework and describes the different aspects of the ‘PoST’ Framework
3. Explains how the PoST can be applied over both micro and macro cycles as well as the implications for single session planning

🤝Impressions

Enjoyed reading this article and planning for Skill Development is something that I do really need to focus on more to improve my own coaching.

👨‍🏫Who should read this?

This article is more suited for people that have a good knowledge of the CLA and have been applying it in their coaching.

🎾How Article will influence my coaching

• Identifying the relevant skill training stage for the player is really important.
• Moving athletes between the different stages in practice is important
• By planning I can identify weeks that will provide better opportunities to work on skill development.
• I’m going to try plan my own macro-cycle and be more aware of what stages the athletes are in during the course of a session.

📃Takeaways for coaches

• The CLA is underpinned by NLP pedagogy and the mutual relationship between the performer and the environment
• The performance environment provides constantly changing constraints on the performer meaning that no two situations will ever be identical.
• Affordances are opportunities for action and behavior, which act as information for motor executions and decision making in sport
• The CLA gives a theoretical perspective which frames the coach as a learning designer responsible for manipulating the learning environment to meet the needs of the athletes