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Coaching log
- 1. Unit 27 Task 2– Coaching Log
- 2. Athlete Introduction • Name:Scott Goodman • Gender: Male • Date of birth: 28/08/1997 • Age: 17 • Height: 5ft 11’’ • Weight: 58kg • BMI: 17.9 (Underweight) • Sport: Football • Position: Centre Midfielder • Level: Performance
- 3. Coaching Log –Athlete Observation Date 12/12/2014 Location I used video analysis of 4 games recorded since in 2014 and one game ‘in the flesh’ at Water Hall. Strengths I feel I completed this section appropriately as I watched well constructed videos of Scott’s performances for his college football team, which identified the highlights of his performance. My data is also very realistic as the videos were recorded in the 2014 season meaning they are current. Also as I watched 4 videos I was able to see what he was like in a various games to identify what his strengths and weaknesses were. Improvement Areas To improve my observation of Scott I could have watched more than one game ‘in the flesh’ so I could see a more overall performance rather than from a video recorder. It would've helped me look more precisely at his positioning and any other movement off the ball. Points for future discussion I would like to see Scott play in more games, perhaps at a higher level, for example against the top team in their league and see if performance is still at the same quality. Possible actions arising If I was to attend the next game Scott plays I could then back up my initial assessment with some more evidence.
- 4. Coaching Log –Athlete Profiling Meeting Date 16/12/2014 Location Worthing College Discussion points Once the meeting started with Scott I began by giving a small explanation of Performance Profiling and explained how it would benefit them as an athlete. After he had a better understanding of Performance Profiling we commenced with the scale system and what he would have to do to complete his part of the assessment. I made sure I explained the scale system with detail and care as I didn't’t want him to not understand the whole concept of the profiling. Concerns My biggest concern about the interview was that Scott did not take his time in deciding how important each trait for excellence was. I feel that it was slightly rushed and if Scott was to look at again there may have been some differences in his scores. Points for future discussion I would've like to spend more time discussing with the athlete in our one to one meeting. I feel like he could have identified in more details which traits for excellence were more important than others. (API) Possible actions arising Possibly let Scott use video analysis to watch his own performance and then score himself on the API and ASA, as this might potentially produce more realistic scorings.
- 5. Coaching Log –Coach Profile Meeting Date 16/12/2014 Location Worthing College Discussion points During the meeting with Scott’s coach I explained firstly why the coaches input is necessary within performance profiling and then went on to explaining the scale and the importance of understanding the scale. I then gave him plenty of time to think and score Scott out of 10 on all his traits for excellence. Concerns My concerns with my coach meeting were quite different compared to my player meeting. I was more concerned with the coach that they would forget the meaning of the scale and in fact score Scott wrongly. Not that they did not understand the scale, however just forgot of its importance. Because of this concern I made sure that the coach completely understood why the scale is used and it’s importance so no problems would have appeared. Points for future discussion Although I used the coaches scoring along with Scott’s and mine, I would have liked to have sat and spoken to the coach again about whether he agreed with my 4 final strengths and my 4 final weaknesses I had decided. This would have reassured me that my decisions were either correct, or that he thought I had made a mistake. Possible actions arising I would like this meeting as described in the last section to take place where we can discuss the strengths and weaknesses decided for that feeling of reassurance or advice.