Are Your Drills Becoming Predictable?

This is the last thing you want if your drills are designed to be fun. When you organise and set up drills it is inevitable that some of the drills you incorporate are repeated. Repetition is a necessary part of drills because it is the important element of practice. After all how can you practice skills and fitness levels without some kind of repetition? But it is easy to get caught up into the same boring routine. Be careful of this as it could hamper effort and motivation. You want to keep spirits up and part of creating an enjoyable environment is keeping participants on their toes. So here are two main pointers to follow to avoid your drills becoming predictable:

1. Variation - No matter how much you think your participants will love the drill that you have got in store for them, PLAN AHEAD. Always have 3-4 different versions of the drill available to you. You should not be scared to try a different version of a drill even if you suspect that your group will not like it. It is key they practice in as many situations as possible. Whether the plan is in your head or it is written down in the coaching plan be prepared to use it. Planning to change the aspects of the drill will help with maintaining a challenge.

2. Challenge the Mind - Boredom and predictability often comes from groups and individuals not needing to think in your drills. So make them think think think by adding to the number of decisions they must make in the drill. It is a way to keep them busy physically and psychologically.

If you want to stop your drills from becoming predictable follow these two key points. It should have individuals arriving to your sessions with the question 'What are we doing today?'. 

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