Sports Curriculum

Shared Sports Curriculum: Free access to comprehensive coaching materials and lessons for athletes and young coaches, available online.

For this pilot program, three coaches and their teams from Italy, Spain, and Greece came together to create a unique shared curriculum. Each coach brought their own expertise and passion to the project, contributing to specific curriculum categories and sets of training cards:

Anemos (Greece): Water Balance & Contact 1
CN Echeyde (Spain): Vertical Form & Contact 2
Universo (Italy): Goalkeeping & Conditioning

By bringing together their different expertise, the curriculum offers varied approaches to training and reflects the unique perspective of each professional involved.

Curriculum Elements

Skill Cards

Each card includes a clear definition of the skill, measurable test or objective, key coaching points, related drills, and a performance goal.

Drill Cards

Same as skill cards includes a clear definition of the skill, measurable test or objective, key coaching points, related drills, and a performance goal.

Workout Plans

Daily and weekly workout recommendations focused on skill development, combining technical drills, physical conditioning, and game-related exercises.

Challenges

Each week, athletes will receive one challenge designed to promote creativity, motivation, and application of skills in fun and engaging ways. Challenges may include skill demonstrations, teamwork tasks, or personal best goals — encouraging athletes to stay involved and track their progress

Assessment Tests

Athletes will complete short tests at the beginning and end of the program to evaluate their skills and progress. These assessments help track individual development and provide valuable feedback to improve training plans and coaching methods.

Reports

Visualized reports will be created to help athletes and teams track their performance over time. These summaries will show individual progress, team trends, and areas for improvement, based on assessment tests and submitted training data.

Curriculum Structure

This is what the current curriculum will look like targeted for the sport of water polo

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Condition

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Improving overall fitness and water skills like swimming, kicking, and eggbeater to support strong, lasting performance.

Water Balance

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Building control of your body and the ball while moving in different directions or under pressure.

Vertical Form

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Training body position and leg strength to stay high, balanced, and ready to pass, shoot, or block.

Contact

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Learning how to move, hold position, and play effectively during physical battles in the water.

Goalie

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Focusing on goalie-specific skills like positioning, blocking, and quick reactions to protect the goal.

Free Resources

As part of the Coaching Reimagined project, we’re providing a set of free, practical resources to support athletes, coaches, and teams during the 6-week pilot and beyond. These materials are designed to enhance training, promote structured learning, and encourage performance tracking in both on-site and remote settings.

Below, you will find these materials available in printable PDF format for easy download. An online interactive version is also accessible through the project platform and on this website, offering additional features for tracking and engagement.