| Course Syllabus:
1. Course Introduction
2. Level 1 and Level 2 Review
- Pistol skill acquisition
- Communication skills
- Sports psychology
3. Role of the Advanced Coach
- What is an advanced coach?
- Playing a role, but which role?
- Effective communication
- Organisation, planning & observation
4. Rules of Competition
- ISSF 10m Air Rifle
- ISSF 10m Running Target
- ISSF 50m Rifle Prone
- ISSF 50m Rifle 3-Positions
5. Organisation and Planning
- Club to national team training
- Observation of techniques
- Periodic and yearly planning
- Selection of shooters
- Competition planning
- Matching firearms with ammunition
6. Physical Preparation
- Planning the physical fitness training programme
- Goals
- Muscular
- Travel fatique
7. Preparation for Competition
- Developing and using competition preparation techniques
- Discussion and analysis with athlete on mental
training and competition based on their feedback
- Segmenting
- Goal setting
- Specific mental rehearsal
- Ideal performing state
8. Phases of Skills Refinement - Air Rifle
and Smallbore Rifle
- Goal of each training phase
- Principles of refinement training
- Individualising the triggering technique
- Individualising the firing techniques
- Buildup of the shooting rhythm
- Coaching techniques; advanced skills acquisition
and analysis
- Preferential methods for refining training
9. Practical Coaching
- Practical coaching scenarios. Peer evaluation
10. Course Assessment
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