Planning and workload management with Jamie Douse

Jamie lives in Bunbury and has been coaching for over 20 years. His strength and conditioning coaching experience is across multiple sporting codes including mixed martial arts, rowing, netball, basketball and AFL. Jamie works as the South West Talent and Coaching Manager for the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) and has been coaching athletes on the Australian Football League (AFL) talent pathway for over 10 years. He is also the AFL Program Manager and Coach for the South West Academy of Sport (SWAS). The SWAS program managed by Jamie is recognised as one of the premier regional football talent programs in WA.

This podcast is applicable to all sporting codes and guides coaches through practical ways to not only plan your next coaching session but the whole season and beyond. Planning is more than preparing for your next session, especially so with athletes in talent pathways. Workload management requires coaches to have a level of understanding of the physical side of youth maturation and what considerations need to be given for fitness preparation and other factors.

SEN WA podcasts (Jamie discussing the selection of some South West athletes drafted in the 2021 AFL Draft)

Documents and websites to enhance your learning and understanding of planning and workload management

This is a link to a very important factor to consider in your planning and workload management of your athletes:

  • Considerations for coaches when planning your next team training session (part 1)
  • Workload monitoring and athlete management
  • MTBA Skills Coach Pre-course Reading (PDF 697 KB)
  • Coaching Session Checklist
  • Sports Session Planner Template
  • Annual Training Plan Template
  • Sport Specific Training
  • Getting started with workload management (PDF 1 MB)

Contact email for Jamie Douse: jdouse@wafc.com.au