On August 12th, Franson Gibbons and Samantha Rechelluul took part in a 3 day coaching course. The course was held at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room located in Malakal, Koror. Both of them were able to complete the course.
On Day 1 of the course, I was able to provide an introduction of the course, requirements and expectations of the participants, background / history of wrestling and when our program began in Palau; Fundamentals of Coaching; and Course Curriculum and Practice plans. We reviewed the new rules and changes to the existing rules. We looked at the challenges on how to motivate wrestlers at various ages, keeping wrestling fun, feedback, and review of their practice plan.
On the second day of the course, there was a review of day 1; How to help the coach build your wrestling program, Coaching styles / guidelines; Developing a Picture of your Coaching Style; Understanding and Utilizing Sport Psychology; and Coaching and Teaching Basic Sport Skills, Coaching and the Community.
On day 3, I was able to cover the following topics: Physical Training of Wrestlers (Endurance, Strength, Speed, Agility, Flexibility); Coaching Corner Tips; Review of Current Research in Wrestling; and Suitable Diets for wrestlers, weight loss, nutrition.
During the afternoon session, we did warm up exercises, introduction of techniques for both freestyle and Greco roman style, strength and skill based activities, mat games, drills, cool down. With both participants having a great deal of knowledge and understanding of the wrestling program, this made it easy to explain and demonstrate what they needed to do when coaching.
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