Skill Sets – Build the Foundation of Your Coaching
Build Skill Sets aligned with your coaching philosophy to organize and track the core competencies that drive your athletes' success.
From defining broad categories to monitoring specific skills, Skill Sets provide a structured framework for long-term athlete development.
Putting Skill Sets into Practice
Imagine you're coaching a group of competitive tennis players. You want them to improve not just their technical skills, but also their physical conditioning and mental toughness. Without a structured framework, it's challenging to monitor and guide their progress effectively.
With Skill Sets, you can create a clear development roadmap. Start by defining high-level Skill Sets, such as Physical Conditioning, Tactical Skills, and Mental Resilience. Under each Skill Set, add specific skills like Strength, Strategy, and Focus. During each season, you can prioritize which skills to focus on, track progress, and adjust as needed to ensure your athletes are always developing holistically.
How to Build and Use Skill Sets efficiently
Learn how to create Skill Sets and organize the underlying skills to support structured athlete development. Follow these steps to get started.
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Access the Skill Sets
Go to the Skill Sets page on the Striveon Coaching Platform to start creating your Skill Sets.
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Create a Skill Set (Main Category)
Define a new Skill Set that represents the core area you want to develop (e.g., Physical Conditioning, Tactical Skills). Give it a clear name and description.
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Add Skills to the Skill Set
Within each Skill Set, add individual skills that break down the main category into more specific competencies (e.g., for Physical Conditioning: Endurance, Agility, Strength). Customize each skill as needed.
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Monitor and Update
Review and update your Skill Sets regularly to ensure they align with your athletes' evolving development goals.
How Skill Sets Fit Into Your Coaching Workflow
Skill Sets are designed to work in harmony with other Striveon features, creating an organized and efficient coaching process that connects planning, training, and athlete evaluation.
- - Season Plans: Build Season Plans around Skill Sets by selecting the key skills and categories to focus on throughout the season.
- - Training Events: Automatically link Skill Sets from Season Plans to training events, ensuring consistent focus on development areas.
- - Evaluation Criteria: Define custom evaluation criteria for each Skill Set to assess athletes’ progress with precision.
- - Athlete Evaluation: Evaluate athletes based on the Skill Sets they are working on, providing structured feedback and targeted development goals.
- - Athlete Roadmap: Visualize which Skill Sets will be prioritized at different times through the Athlete Roadmap, driven by Season Plans.
- - Drill Library: Tag and organize drills and sessions according to Skill Sets, making it easy to find relevant training content.
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