The way I taught the Olympic Lifts was to start with the Burgener Warmup, which was designed by Coach Mike Burgener to teach the progression of a snatch.
Down and up (3 reps)
Elbows high and outside (3 reps)
Muscle snatch (3 reps)
Snatch land (3 reps)
Snatch drop (3 reps)
Hang power snatch (3 reps)
Following that, I had all the athletes take a bar with no weight on it and practice some lightweight clean and jerks or snatches (whatever the workout calls for that day). That way they can focus on proper technique, and not weight, and I can focus on making corrections early, before they get the weight on the bar. If we are doing a clean and jerk, I discourage new learners from going to a split jerk right away, since that requires more dexterity than a regular power jerk. Usually, people will use a split jerk because it allows them to lift more weight, but since the athletes at this point are not worried about the amount of weight anyway, a power jerk is more beneficial. The more experienced lifters (some of the football players are also on the Olympic Lifting team) are allowed to split jerk.
Other activities we do in the weight room include standing high pulls with a 30 or 40 pound plate, upright rows, pullups, and bench press. Coach Stockel believes keeping things varied with the athletes allows them to avoid getting burned out, and also keeps them well-rounded.
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