This document summarizes an 8-week training program for an athlete named Maddy focusing on improving her rugby skills. Over the 8 weeks, Maddy had weekly training sessions focused on areas like rucking, taking contact, and small sided games. Coaches observed improvements in Maddy's ability to perform skills faster and with better form despite some sessions being impacted by weather. Final testing showed Maddy successfully rucked in 60-40% of opportunities and took contact well in 70% of chances, demonstrating progress in her weak areas. Overall, coaches and Maddy felt the program was beneficial and her skills had notably improved.

1. Unit 27 Task 3
Week 5-8

2. Week 5/8
Improvement Priority 1: Improvement Priority 2:
Date: 2/2/2015 Date: 6/2/2015
Time: 14.00 Time: 14.00
Venue: Worthing college Venue: Worthing college
Equipment: Equipment:
Weather: dry Weather: raining
Coaches Review: Session went well. Maddys working muck better on the floor
and able to do it faster than before
Coaches Review: Weather made this session a little bit tougher as it was cold
but Maddy performed well and kept going. Cut the session
short by five minutes
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Felt she had improved and felt happier moving on the floor Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Was good but cold! Hard to do all things asked in the weater
but felt I was more physical
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Yes Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Yes
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
no Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
Yes- cut the session short by five minutes as Maddy was
getting cold and no longer benefitting.

3. Week 6/8
Improvement Priority 1: Improvement Priority 2:
Date: 9.2.2014 Date: 13/2/2015
Time: 14.00 Time: 14.00
Venue: Worthing college Venue: Worthing college
Equipment: Equipment:
Weather: dry Weather: dry
Coaches Review: Session went well maddy coped well with the increase in
dificulty and the increasing number of players to replicate a
game
Coaches Review: Session was productive however had to do a longer recap of
the previous session probably due to the weather in the
previous session
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Felt she could apply her knowledge to the game situation and
felt that it benefitted her.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Felt shed forgotten some of what was covered in the session
before but once training started she remembered and applied
it pretty quickly.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Yes Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Yes
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
no Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
no

4. Week 7/8
Improvement Priority 1: Improvement Priority 2:
Date: 16/2/2015 Date: 20/2/2015
Time: 14.00 Time: 14.00
Venue: Worthing college Venue: Worthing college
Equipment: Tackle suits Equipment:
Weather: dry Weather: Light rain
Coaches Review: Session went well Maddy performed well in the drill and
should perform well in the small sided games next week
Coaches Review: Session went well Maddy Is clearly applying what she has been
learning. However she has returned to taking the ball in
upright a little to often
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Really enjoyed this session. The tackle suits meant I wasn’t
worried about the contact at all
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Enjoyed te session still feels that she has weaknesses in this
area.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Yes Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
No- will add in a review of body position when taking the ball
into contact to the beginning of next session
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
no Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
no

5. Week 8/8
Improvement Priority 1: Improvement Priority 2:
Date: 23/2/2015 Date: 27/2/2015
Time: 14.00 Time: 14.00
Venue: Worthing college Venue: Worthing college
Equipment: Equipment:
Weather: Wet but not to cold Weather: dry
Coaches Review: Really good final session. Maddy applied her knowledge to the
small sided games well. Improvements were clear.
Coaches Review: Session went well recap helped and appeared to be applied
by Maddy.
Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Felt that it went well and she could feel her improvements. Athlete Feedback
/ Questions:
Recap helped felt that she had improved over the eight weeks
and noticed it in the small sided games.
Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes Is Progress As
Expected?
If No Describe:
Yes
Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Yes Are the Next
Session Overload
and Progression
Plans
Appropriate?
If No Describe:
Yes
Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
no Was Contingency
Needed?
If Yes Describe:
no

6. Week 8 Final Testing Excellence Trait – Weakness 1/2
Trait: rucking
Test Name: Video ananlysis
Standardised
Test:
No Normative Data: No
If Not A
Standardised
Test Detail
Method Here:
• Will review games maddy has played in after the eight weeks of
training and tally the successes she has had.
Test Result 1: Test Result 1 Rating:
Test Result 2: Test Result 2 Rating:
Test Result 3: Test Result 3 Rating:
Best Result: Win60/40
Best Result
Rating:
However on attacking balls only got turned over once.

7. Week 8 Final Testing Excellence Trait – Weakness 2/2
Trait: Taking the contact
Test Name: Video analysis
Standardised
Test:
No Normative Data: No
If Not A
Standardised
Test Detail
Method Here:
• Will watch the games maddy has played in after the eight weeks
and tally where she took the contact well.
Test Result 1: Test Result 1 Rating:
Test Result 2: Test Result 2 Rating:
Test Result 3: Test Result 3 Rating:
Best Result: 70% success
Best Result
Rating:
Far better body position shown and Maddy appears to be more
confident about taking the contact instead on looking to pass
straight away. There is less running sideways.