Creating a Club-Based Performance Environment

The term “Performance Environment” can mean a variety of different things all related to characteristics seen at any sporting club;

•Maximising Targets

•Punctuality

•Professional Approach

•Differentiation Ability

•Coaching Diversity

•Controlled Environment

All these characteristics can also be seen within the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model that shows the theory behind what athletes should learn over an extensive period of time in order to compete to the highest standard and develop them as athletes. The model is split into two different stages early and late specialization. Early specialization refers to the fact that some sports, such as diving, figure skating, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and table tennis require early sport-specific specialization in training. Late specialization sports, including track and field, combative sports, cycling, racquet sports, rowing and all team sports require a generalized approach to early training.

With my placement being a rugby team they work together as if they were in a club situation and not a school sports team, each individual however has their own goal that they are looking to achieve so through the session I take adapting a game based drill each week will hopefully help them to achieve their various different goals.