PC Squads

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Jan – Easter 2020

Raw Performance 1 & 2, Developing & Emerging Squads

Overall themes

Setting standards to players:

Time keeping (explain importance of being on time)

Shadow upon arrival (initial warm up – specific practice)

After shadow, if still waiting practice serves or skill work

Sweeping rota (could do even if second session of evening – discipline)

Players to take turns to lead warm ups (5 minutes) (maybe extend) share ideas

Players to take turns to lead stretching – introducing new stretches each week

Goal setting for all groups

Controlling the controllables and being accountable for own losses / mistakes

Shuttles in lines / clean hall

Consistency

(To be reviewed at half term)

Can be player lead to a certain extent

Serving - MUST be able to singles, doubles, mixed serve into different areas with good quality

ROS - need at least 2/3 really reliable returns for each event that players are confident with at key times

Serving and returning to be done in small chunks but more often during sessions (outside sessions too)

For all the below lots of shadow needed so in the correct postions and shapes to give best possible

chance for good technique

Forecourt - straight net and cross net in all events

Lift / flick off

Cut outs - have done previously but need to do more and less mistakes

Midcourt - more work on drives / defence. Longer rallies, more quantity

Turning the shuttle in defence / drives / pushes (margins)

Overhead - biggest area… look at different movement types with variety of shots

Variations of clears, smashes and drops

Similarly to last term - players need to continue to work on overhead technique if needed

Girls singles especially to focus on returns of high singles serves

Slices & reverses to become 'standard' shots rather than 'special' shots especially for dev/eme & raw p1

Link in tactics to all the above

Notes

Players must be honest and identify areas of current weaknesses even in simple areas / shots

Players to review after 6 weeks and highlight areas that still need work

Coaches to re-enforce importance of 'going back to basics' and mindset of working on basics

Link in closely with goal setting and set own standards

For all groups players must increase consistency on simple shots, and confidence in repeating shots

during rallies

Be able to increase rally length and able to competently move opponent to all areas of the court

In order to play consistent shots both technique and movement should be strong enough to hold up

at speed and under pressure. Set exercises for this

Reminder to players on importance of 'feeding' as whatever shots are being 'fed' are actually

practice if done properly

Raw ID and Raw p2 more multi shuttle work and focus on movement patterns.

Still check these but more single shuttle work with dev/eme

Lots of little competitions to make interesting fun and competitive, with bit of pressure

NOTES:

Commitment to RPC and the county should be pushed from all angles

From last season - attendance! Coaches must push the importance of consistency in attendance

All shots are practice rather than feeding. Coaches to join in where appropirate

Many single shuttle rallies but mixed with multifeed too

Coaches to set aside time for individual goals & push the importance of setting goals and reviewing them

Link in goals to this topic

Assistant coaches and feeders to be more procative during sessions

Aim to find videos of example (and use projector)?