Sunday, 15 February 2015

Review of coaching evaluation sheet


Review of coaching evaluation sheet

Introduction: 

In the beginning of week 4 I handed out a coaching evaluation sheet (Bouch, Duffell, Madams, Mash, Caillet, McMahon and Tupla 2004). The aim of this evaluation sheet was to get some quality feedback from my team, I wanted them to identify both my good and bad practises. I would then take this away and hopefully improve my coaching skills. I chose this evaluation sheet based on the questions involved, this form immediately identified areas I based on my Personal Development Plan (PDP) such as communication, lesson prep and implement an effective program but this evaluation form also identified areas that I have not thought of such as getting my team to develop a PDP and getting them to use a reflective log to increase their learning. Therefore, this evaluation form seemed to tick all the boxes.

Evaluation calculations:

In order for me to work out the average grade per question, I added all the scores together and divided by 19 (number of returned forms).

For example: Question 1 15 x 5 = 75
                                           4 x 4 = 16

                                         75 + 16 = 91
                                          91 / 19 = 4.78 (If over 0.5 I would round up)
                                          Final grade = 5


Completed average evaluation feedback sheet:

Review of evaluation sheet:

This evaluation sheet gave me a very good idea of what the athletes thought of me as a coach, my training theories and application. If I am honest I was pleasantly surprised at the positive feedback that came from this questionnaire. Some of my aims prior to attending this work placement were to implemented an effective training program, to improve my technical application and  to be an effective communicator and based on the feedback given I have scored the highest marks in such areas. This was reassuring to know that what I am doing is being seen in 'good light' by others and especially after I have had to make so many changes to the PT program itself. Some parts of the questionnaire scored only a 1 (lowest mark), after a reviewing the topics they covered the same area and that was in relation to me (the coach) getting the athlete to reflect and develop their own practice. This is a good idea as reflective practice is an excellent way to retain information, being able to critically examine your own practices and identify improvements is essential in self-development (sports UK).

My action plan:

I am going to implement a self-evaluation sheet for the team to complete, I want them to see if my work placement has helped them and what their intentions are when I leave. 

Reference List:
http://www.sportscoachuk.org/blog/new-research-reflective-practice

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