2. Organization/Program Briefing
Saint Mary’s University
Women’s Basketball Off-season training Program
• Mandy Pearson 5 years • Implemented last summer
– Not good to second round – Time frame used (8 week)
playoffs – 4 days or 2 days
• Jenna Freudenberg 3 years • First year with new program
• Strength and Conditioning • Hand Picked by coaches
Coach
3. Athletes Limited Time
Improved training program = more efficient
use of time
Efficient use of time = greater results
Greater individual gains/results = more future
success
4. Evaluation Objectives
• Determine athletes reaction to the training
program
• Learn what the athletes actually learned or
gained from the training
• Isolate the Programs effects and determine
the transfer-of-learning
• Analyze the results to see if desired results
were reached
5. Data Collection Methods/Schedule
• Interview
– Beginning of September
• Pre-Post Test
– Beginning of May/Beginning of September
• Direct Observation
– October 15th thru October 22nd
• Performance Records
– Christmas Vacation
6. Approximate Budget
Budget Budget Item Rate Amount Total
Category
Direct Labor Evaluator’s $12 an hour 10 hours $120
Time
Indirect Labor Coaches $15 an hour 15 hours $225
Participants Athletes NCAA prohibits 80 hours 0
scholarships or
payments
Total $345
(225)
$120
7. Why not to do the Evaluation? How the Evaluation will help?
• Program was probably • Improve/adjust program for
efficient future years to “one-up”
your rivals
• Save a couple of Dollars
• Isolate the effects of the
program to determine
efficiency
• Receive in depth feedback
from participants on about
their learning and reactions
• Determine if the athletes
retained functional strength
8. “Individual Athletes are made in the
offseason, teams are made during
season”
Will you or your competitors create a competitive
advantage next summer?
Editor's Notes
Talk about Kirkpatrick’s levels and the need for evaluation beyond just reaction and learning
