This document outlines a race debriefing process to help sailors avoid dichotomous thinking about "good days" and "bad days". The process focuses the debriefing on individual needs, preventing the outcome of one race from impacting the next. Sailors assess elements like routine, priorities, and controllables. Notes are added for future reference. Scoring uses a 1-4 scale to avoid neutral responses. The structured debriefing provides consistency, focuses on logic over emotion, and documents lessons for future briefings and reports.

1. Race-Craft Debriefing Avoiding good day-bad day thinking

2. The ‘Need’ Intervention based on individual needs Had to stop a ‘Bad Day’ impacting on the following day Needed to prevent ‘Good-Day / Bad Day dichotomous thinking where the outcome was everything

3. The Solution Did we stick to our routine Did we highlight what was important for each race - What was this? - Why was it important? - Did we capitalise on it? Asses type of day, Agree rig set, Boat Prep, nutrition, Mind-set - Identify the uncontrollable Priorities of Day, match expectations for performance Pre-emptive strategy Fluster factor. Focused on our boat

4. Adding Notes: Whenever a point in worth reinforcing or needs to be noted for future reference add a note. These can then be included in briefing next day or summarised in report at end of regatta. Scoring Key: Out of 4 to prevent ‘middle ground scoring’ This is where the logic comes in an allows you to really challenge the sailor on assessing their performance

5. Benefits to Coach / Sailor Provides a consistent structure for De-briefing and ensures you cover all areas in a known timescale Provides a ‘visual’ overview of the day, Focuses on Logic and the processes not the emotion and the outcomes Documents lessons learnt

6. Lessons Learnt Real benefit in competition 30 minutes per team The definitions & scoring key are critical in staying logical Re-enforce the points to take away at Briefing next day (where relevant) Copy all notes and use to structure report at end of event.