Dan Cotton is a 39 year old male kickboxer and kung fu practitioner at the performance level. His coach met with him to discuss the upcoming 8 week training plan, explaining key terms and that it will include 1-1 training elements. The coach is concerned that Dan has never done a structured program before and may struggle without consistent guidance. They also need to discuss fitting training around Dan's work schedule and possible alternative training locations besides the usual space. The coach then met with their own teacher, Master Lowndes, who must approve all plans due to the coaching relationship. Keeping the teacher regularly updated on training progress and plans was identified as an action to help avoid delays.

1. Unit 27
Task 2 – Coaching Log

2. Athlete Introduction
• Name: Dan Cotton
• Gender: male
• Date of birth:28th June
1975
• Age:39
• Height:171 cm
• Weight: 76kg
• BMI:25
• Sport: kickboxing/kung Fu
• Position: n/a
• Level: performance

3. Date 5th December
Location Blackbelt leaders(matt)
Strengths I was in the same room as him so could ask him/ answer any questions
he had I was also amble to watch him train in a comfortable
environment as he was use to that area, there was also my teacher
there (master Lowndes) who is able to provide information for me if I
should need it
Improvement
Areas
There is usually more than one person there so it can sometimes be
hard to concentrate on my athlete also there can be distractions there
which can be a pain as they can and do take our attention
Points for
future
discussion
Points that mainly need to be discussed are the aims need for me and
my athlete to aim for another point we need to talk about more is
possible training locations other than Blackbelt leaders, they last point
talked about was fitting this into Dan's work schedule as he is in full
time employment
Possible actions
arising
possible actions will be to get a detailed timetable from Dan with
when he works and what time he is free this way ill be able to train
him at more opportune times another action will be too find another
location to train as it will make a lot more sense if the place we can
train is both comfortable and also easy ta access
Coaching Log – Athlete
Observation

4. Coaching Log – Athlete Profiling
MeetingDate 2nd December
Location Blackbelt leaders (office)
Discussion
points
The main points we talked about where me explaining to him certain key
terms he will need to understand and how my course was beaning run
and what to expect from it I also spoke in detail to him about what work
he will need to do and that the 8 week training plan could have 1 to 1
elements
Concerns Dan has never done something like this before and while he will
definitely be able to do all this work he will struggle to keep to an routine
if I don’t “keep on at him” the last concern was that he did not know
very many of the sport and exercise terms and so would need me to
explain them
Points for
future
discussion
We will talk more about dates we will meet up and we will talk more
about how I will training and what times will fit around his work
schedule
Possible
actions
arising
A mobile diary or group of reminders might be put in place to help him
remember to do certain things and a word bank of keywords might need
to be made

5. Coaching Log – Coach Profile Meeting
Date 2nd December
Location Blackbelt leaders (office)
Discussion
points
The main points we discussed where permission based, as one of his
students I need to run all my work and information past him first so that
he knows what I am doing, we also discussed possible meeting plans and
me being able to open up Blackbelt leaders just to train Dan
Concerns My main concern is that I need to run all my information past master
Lowndes first and so this could slow down the whole training program I
have planned
Points for
future
discussion
The main points we will talk about more is me being able to train Dan on
a 1 to 1 basis and me explaining to him my future plans and things I need
to do with Dan
Possible
actions
arising
I might try to get a weekly or biweekly meeting with master Lowndes to
keep him up to date this will hopefully keep my schedule and training
plan up to date and on time