Block 1 (28 days)

1. Introduction (2 days)
   • Explanation of program organization (lecture room)
   • Program’s objectives for coaches (lecture room)
   • Terms explanation (lecture room)
   • Monitoring of the training process for different age categories – 1x category “Novice”, 1x category “Peewee”, 1x category “Bantam” or “Midget”, 1x seniors (ensure follow-up during the club’s training process)
2. The energetic background of Ice Hockey game performance (8 days)
   • Factors influencing game performance (lecture room)
   • Development – load, nutrition, regeneration (lecture room)
   • Evaluation (lecture room, gym, ice)
3. Technological and tactical background of game performance (8 days)
   • Ice hockey systematics (lecture room)
   • Development – motor learning (lecture room)
   • Evaluation (lecture room, gym, ice)
4. Specifics of sports training for different age categories (10 days)
   • Training objectives in the various stages of sports training (lecture room)
   • The content of preparation in the various stages of sports training (lecture room)
   • Sensitive periods of development of physical abilities (lecture room)
   • Development of the personality of the athlete in different age categories (lecture room)

Block 2 (28 days)

5. Focusing on player development – how to create an environment suitable for development (28 days)
   • The main objective of the development in different age categories (4 days)
     • Diagnostics as a way of finding the current state (lecture room, gym, ice)
     • Self-evaluation as a way of setting a target (lecture room)
   • Training exercises as a means of developing the player and team (8 days)
     • Load during the training process (lecture room, gym, multifunctional pitch, ice)
     • Complexity of exercise (lecture room, gym, gym, ice)
     • Didactic principles (lecture room, gym, gym, ice)
   • Coach’s approach to player as a factor to support his development (4 days)
     • How to encourage player motivation (lecture room)
     • How to build attitudes, values, behavior (lecture room)
     • Development of competitiveness among players (lecture room, gym, multifunctional pitch, ice)
     • Communication as a support for player’s development (lecture room)
       – how to set goals for players
       – solving the stressful situations
       – individual interviews
       – team meetings
   • Organization and planning (12 days)
     • Organizational frameworks for training and matches – annual training cycle and its division based on age categories, competitions (lecture room, watching matches and their organization in different age categories)
     • Organization of the training according to age categories (lecture room, gym, multifunctional pitch, ice)
     • Training exercises and their organizational forms (lecture room, gym, multifunctional pitch, ice)
     • Individual plans for players (lecture room, gym, multifunctional pitch, ice)

Block 3 (28 days)

6. Coaching as support for player and team development (12 days)
   • Coach’s quality – morale, professionalism, communication (lecture room)
   • How to set team goals (lecture room)
   • How to create team rules (lecture room)
   • Coaching in different age categories (lecture room)
   • Game management – set, motivation, gameplay, player placement, evaluation, communication during the match (lecture room, watching matches of different age categories)
7. Mental readiness for performance (6 Days)
   • Support the winning mentality
   • Preparation for the match
   • Thinking during a match
8. Repeat the learned (10 days)
   • Conducting the training process in the center