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Tips for Conducting a Successful Training Session Assign assistant coaches their roles and responsibilities in accordance with your lesson plan. When possible, have all equipment and stations prepared before the athletes arrive. Introduce and acknowledge coaches and athletes. Review intended program. Keep athletes informed of changes in schedule or activities. Alter the plan according to weather and the facility in order to accommodate the needs of the athletes. Change activities before the athletes lose interest. Devote part of each training session to a group activity. Keep drills and activities brief so athletes do not get bored. Keep everyone busy. Devote the end of the practice to a group activity that can incorporate challenge and fun, giving them something to look forward to. If an activity is going well, it is often useful to stop the activity while interest is high. Summarize the session and announce arrangements for the next session. Keep the fun in fundamentals. Use games to teach new skills and review old ones. Devote part of each training session to a group activity.

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