Monitoring, Recording and Evaluating

Question 1

Why do we Monitor?

Answer 1

• A way of keeping track of your progress
• Allows you to see where necessary adjustments need to be made
• You can asses if training is too difficult or too easy.
• You can see if targets are being met
• Provides you with permanent records which can be compared to in the future.

Question 2

Explain A Training Diary?

Physical

Answer 2

• Collects qualitative information on how you feel training is progressing.
• After each session you note down your thoughts, feelings and any scores from training.
• Helps you recognise if training is too easy or too difficult.
• Will motivate a performer if they can see themselves reaching and achieving goals.

Question 3

Explain Re-testing and Re-collecting Data?

Physical

Answer 3

• This is were you re-test your development need again
• you will then compare to your initial tests to look for improvement
• By doing so you will see if training is having the desired affect.
• If it is having the desired affect then make training more difficult
• Repeat the same tests throughout a training programme to compare and check for improvement.

Question 4

Explain Teacher/Coach Feedback?

Physical

Answer 4

• Gives you an expert opinion on how they think you are progressing in a game or training.
• They can tell you if training is having the desired affect or not.
• They will tell you where to make alterations to training in order for you to improve

Question 5

Explain a Diary?

Mental, Emotional and Social

Answer 5

• This is similar to a training diary although it does not collect information on the physical factors.
• It collects qualitative information on how you feel training is progressing.
• You will note down thoughts, feelings and any scores from training.
• The diary will record how you felt your decision making, confidence or motivation was during training (Mental)
• The diary will record how you felt your emotions were either happy, sad, angry or fearful etc and show the reasons why(Emotional)
• Finally it will record information on how a team is working together if they are communicating well, if team dynamics are good or how socially cohesive a group is.

Question 6

Explain Re-testing Questionnaires?

Mental, Emotional and Social

Answer 6

• Used to compare with previous attempts to see if anything has changed.
• Can be inaccurate as how you are feeling at that exact moment may affect results
• May be used before and after a match to see how things are impacting on your performance during by analysing differences.
• Can be used when playing a different level of opponent to see if fear affects your performance.

Question 7

Explain Re-testing Match analysis sheet?

Mental

Answer 7

-This allows you to see if improvements have occurred and if training is working which allows you to make necessary adjustments if it is not.

Question 8

Explain Coach and Teacher feedback?

Emotional and Social

Answer 8

• Gives and expert opinion
• Can pin point exactly what’s working and what’s not.
• Can tell you exactly how to adapt training in order for improvements to occur