Intermediate 2 PESkills & Techniques

Goal Setting

Monitoring

Goal Setting

OIt is important to set goals within your practices as they can greatly enhance your programme and give you targets to aim for and help motivate you.

OTraining goals can give you little steps on your way to your ultimate goal.

Goal Setting

O Goals can be broken down into long term, medium term and short term.

O For example: a badminton player may wish to win district championships, in order to achieve this they may have several medium term goals such as to improve their smash. To achieve their medium goal they may have short term goals such as to complete 10 x 2 minute smash and movement drills and improve smash target test score every week.

Goal Setting

O In order for goal setting to enhance training, the goals set should be S.M.A.R.T.

O Specific to the performerO Measurable so that improvement can be monitoredO Attainable to keep the performer motivatedO RealisticO Timed – they should be completed within a certain time

scale.

Factors affecting Goal Setting

Prior to embarking upon any individual programme it is essential to establish a realistic staring point. Many factors will influence this such as:

O Time available to reach targetO Previous experienceO Ability to monitor progress

The benefits of goal setting

O Increase in motivation and determination providing goals which are realistic and attainable

O Reinforces desire to keep workingO Provides a performance focusO Provides valuable feedback

MonitoringWhen you undertake a practice programme it is important to monitor the effectiveness of your programme.

This fulfils a number of tasks:O It provides a record of the progress you are making or notO Your programme can be adjusted appropriately to ensure progressionO This can have a motivational effect as you see that you are actually

improving.O You feel a sense of achievement O This would indicate if you were achieving your short term goals.

How can we monitor progress?

The best way to monitor your programme is through regular feedback.O You can receive feedback from your teacher or coachO You have your own internal feedback (sensory)O Knowledge of results (scores)O Knowledge of performance.

How can we monitor progress?

There are many other ways of monitoring performance:O You should collect data before you begin your

programme, then you can compare subsequent data to see if you skill level has increased

O You can keep a training diary to record practices, personal factors, adjustments to practice.

Why do we monitor?O To make sure that the content / training methods are appropriateO The make sure the programme is demanding enoughO To continue to identify strengths and weaknesses of your whole

performanceO To allow you to make adaptations to your performanceO To allow you to make comparisons O It can be motivational, especially when you are succeedingO Allows you to see whether you are achieving your training

targets / goals.O Can set the way forward in your new training goalsO Lets you know where further work is still required.

Monitoring – what has changed in your performance?

O Data collection now highlights..........O How have you eliminated faults?O What can you now do with your clear?O Where can you now play it to?O Attacking / building / defensive – how?O Prevent smashesO Keep opponent under pressure.

Examples of reflecting upon performance......

O The technical action of my overhead clear was now comparable with the model performer.

O The action was more consistent as I was able to hit the key target areas of the back of the court.

O In addition because the action is now automatic I am able to move my opponent around the court pushing them to the back and then placing their return to the front.

O I was able to use my clears as a tactic to move my opponent from their central base position and open up space to attack.

O Tactically the clear is used to push opponents to the back of the court – I now had far more time to return to a central base position.

O I could play my clear so far to the back that it made I prevented my opponent from playing a smash as he could not smash from such a deep position on the court.

O I could use my clear as a building shot – i.e. I could keep him pinned to the baseline and wait until he made a mistake, allowing me to take advantage and play a wining shot.

Examples of reflecting upon performance......

Homework

O Complete the Question on goal setting on page 35. Remember that it is an explain question and therefore requires more than simple description.

O Complete the 3 questions on monitoring on the separate sheet. Use the information you have written down in class to help you.