PracticalAssessmentGuide
ContentsPracticalAssessmentProcess2
Guidelinestovideoyoursession6
Howtosyncyourvideoandaudio7
Processforsubmittingyourvideo8
FFAAssessmentForm&AssessmentGuide12
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PracticalAssessmentProcessPreviously,andinmostcountriesaroundtheworld,practicalassessmentswerecompletedliveoncourse.Youwereexpectedtoprocessalloftheinformationfromthecourseandthenre-produceitduringanassessment‘oncourse’,oftenwithyourpeersasplayers.Thisprocesshadanumberofissues:
- Theplayers(orfellowcoaches)usedintheassessmentwerenotyourteam,sowhateveryouplannedanddeliveredwouldnotbearelevantfootballproblem(ormaynotevenbeaproblem).
- Asitwasnotyourteam,youdidnotknowthenames,positions,strengthsandweaknessesoftheplayersyouwereworkingwith.
- Youwereassessedinafalsesituationbasedonknowledgeandcompetenciesthatyoumaystillhavebeenworkingtowardsmastering
Assuch,thedecisionwasmadetomovetovideoassessments“post-course”foralladvancedcourses.Thisremovesalloftheissuesabove,asyouareassessedinyourownenvironment,withyourownplayers,whenyoufeelready.(ForallcoursesbeingcompletedafterJune2016,Candidatesmustcompleteaninitialassessmentwithin6monthsofcompletingthecourse,andtheymustcompletetheassessmentprocesswithintwoyearsoftheyearofthecourse.SeeAssessmentdeadlinesbelow).Italsohelpswithyourlearninganddevelopmentasyouhavetheopportunitytoreflectonyourvideopriortosubmittingit.AssessmentDeadlinesCandidateshaveunlimitedpracticalassessmentopportunitiesinwhichtomeetthecompetencylevelwithinatwoyearperiod.However,asnotedabove,candidatesmustsubmitaninitialassessmentwithin6monthsofcompletingthecourse.Thefollowingtableoutlinestheprocessforthenext4years:-
Yearcourseattended Deadlinetocompleteassessment2013&Prior Expired2014 01/12/20162015 01/12/20172016 01/12/2018
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DeterminingyourSessionTopicYourassessmentshouldbeatruereflectionofyourapplicationoftheCoachExpertiseModelandthelinkbetweentheMATCHandTRAINING.Thereforewenolongersethypotheticalassessmenttopicsbutexpectyouasacoachtodetermineyourown‘footballproblem’.CoacheswhohavecompletedtheYouthCLicenseshouldcompleteasessionthatrelatestotheagegroupofyourteam.Ifyoucoach9to13yearolds,thenyoushouldcompleteaSkillAcquisition(SAP)sessionforyourassessment.Ifyoucoach9-17yearolds,thenyoushouldcompleteaGameTraining(GT)sessionforyourassessment.IfyouhavedoneboththeSeniorandYouthCLicenses,thenyoushouldcompleteaGTsessionforyourseniorassessmentandaSAPsessionforyourYouthassessment,regardlessoftheagegroupyouarecoaching.Therefore,usingtherelevantFFASelf–AssessmentSessionPlanyoumustfollowthefollowingprocess:(TheSelfAssessmentSessionPlannerscanbefoundherehttp://www.footballaustralia.com.au/getinvolved/coaching/resources)
1. ForaGameTrainingorPerformancePhasesession:BasedonanalysisofyourteaminarecentgameoryouranalysisofanopponentforanupcominggameDEFINETHEFOOTBALLPROBLEMthatyouwilltryandaddressinthissession.
Ifyouarenotcurrentlycoachingateam,youmustattachyourselftoateam(TalentedU-15playersorolder),watchthatteamplayatleastonceandidentifyafootballproblemyoubelieveneedssolving.ThekeyskillthecoachneedshereistheabilitytoANALYSE!Usethe5Wapproach:
WHAT:Whatisgoingwrong?
WHERE:Exactlywhereonthefieldisithappening?
WHO:Arethekeyplayersinvolved?(bothteams)
WHEN:Thinkhereaboutthe4MainMoments(BP,BP-BPO,BPO,BPO-BP),andhavea
clearpictureofwhatyou’relookingat(Whohastheball?Howdoestheballgettothe
focusarea?Istheoppositiondoingsomethingthatcausestheproblem?)
WHY:Whatarethereasonsbehindtheissue?
Example:
WHAT:Welosepossessionaroundtheedgeofopponents’boxandthereforedonot
createenoughscoringopportunities.
WHERE:15-20moutsidethebox,widthofthebox,final3rd
WHO:Our7,9,10and11,supportedby6&8,theopponentsback7(GK,2,3,4,5,6&
8)
WHEN:Whenwehavecontrolledpossessionintothemiddleoftheattackingthird,and
our6and8havepassedtheballto9.Ithappenswhentheoppositiondropoffintoa
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deepdefensiveblock.
WHY:7,10and11donotunderstandhowandwhentosupportthe9properly
Usingtherelevant5W’ssectionintheFFASELF-ASSESSMENTSESSIONPLANsummarizeyourFootballProblemandillustratewhatthepicturelookslikewhentheproblemoccurs.
ForaSkillAcquisitionPhasesession:
IdentifytheCoreSkillandSpecificAspectdesignatedinyourannualplan
CoreSkill:Oneofthefourscoreskillsdesignatedintheannualplane.gRunningwiththeball
SpecificAspect:Aspecificcoreskillfocus(e.g.‘runningwiththeballinorderto…’)outlinedintheannualplanorrelatedtoyouranalysisofthecoreskillinarecentMatch
2. Fromyour5W’ssummaryorCoreSkill/SpecificAspectclearlysetoutyourSessionObjectiveintherelevantsectionofyoursessionplan:InthissessionIaimtoimprove…
3. OnceyouhavedeterminedtheSessionObjective,youmustprepareaFullTrainingSessionPlan,designedtoachievetheSessionObjective(andsolvetheproblem,atleastpartially).FortheGameTraining&PerformancePhases,yoursessionplanmustincludethesecomponents:Warm-Up(PassingPractices),PositioningGame,GameTraining,TrainingGameFortheSkillAcquisitionPhase,yoursessionplanmustincludethesecomponents:SkillIntroduction,SkillTraining,SkillGameForBLicenseandabove,yoursessionplanmustincludeaminimumoftwolines(e.g.defenseandmidfield)ANDaminimumof14playersunlessthefootballproblemdictateslessplayers.Iftherearelessthan14playersthenthesessionshouldstillincludetwolines.
Yourmainthemeshouldrunthroughthewholesession.Besuretoillustrateeachcomponentasrequestedinthesessionplan.Theplanalsoneedstodetailhoweachcomponentwillbeorganisedwithabriefexplanationofanyprogressions.Inthe“PositioningGameandGameTraining”or“SkillTraining”component(s)youneedtoprovidetheSCRIPT;aclearTeamTaskorExerciseTask,theassociatedPlayerTasksorActionsandCoachesCuesfortheplayers,whichassistintheachievementoftheoutcome(sessionobjective).Rememberthat:(forGameTraining&PerformancePhasesessions)TEAMTASK:Setsataskfortheteamtoachieve.PLAYERTASKS:MakeclearwhattheplayersactuallyhavetoDOtohelptheTEAMachievetheTEAMtask.COACHESCUES:Provideshintstohelptheplayersmaketheappropriatedecisionsintryingtodowhatyouhaveaskedthem.UsewordslikeIF,WHENandAStoimprovethedecisionmakingprocess.ThereisonlyoneTeamTaskpersessionbuttheremaybenumerousPlayerTasksandCoachesCuesForaSkillAcquisitionSession:EXERCISETASK:Asthereisnota‘team’focus,andtheexercisewillbecentredonindividualsandsmallgroups,thecoachmakescleartoeveryonewhattheobjectoftheexerciseis.
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PLAYERTASKS/ACTIONS:Thesearethechosenasthekeythingstheplayersmustlearntodotodevelopproficiencyinthespecificaspectofthecoreskill.COACHESCUES:EssentiallythesameasinGameTraining.(Provideshintstohelptheplayersmaketheappropriatedecisionsintryingtodowhatyouhaveaskedthem).However,theSkillCoachmustdeveloptheartofdevisingarangeofsmartcatchycuesfortheyoungplayerstohookonto.Thisisalsousefulfordealingwithsituationswheretheplayerdoesnotrespondtooneormoreofthecuesyouhavetried.Haveplentyofvariationsupyoursleeve.STEPUP,STEPDOWN:TheSkillCoachplansinanticipationofasituationwheremostoftheplayerseitherfindtheSkillTrainingexercisetoohard(stepdown)ortooeasy(stepup).Theyarepreparedtomodifyaspectsoftheexercise,butdoesnotsetupacompletelydifferentexercise.Onceyoucompletedyoursessionplan,youshouldconductyoursession.TheGameTraining/SkillTrainingcomponentofyoursessionplanshouldbevideoedandwillbenolessthan20minutesandnomorethan25minutesinduration.Youarewelcometoconductthewholesessionwithyourteamofcourse,butyouonlyneedtosubmit20-25minutesoftheGameTraining/SkillTrainingcomponent.(Seethesectionbelowonguidelinestovideoyoursession).Thevideomustbeofagoodstandard,wherebothsoundandvisionareofthehighestquality.Aminimumofonethirdofthe(lengthofthe)pitchmustbevisible.ForGKcourses,thebothballandGoalkeepermustbeinview.Youmustbeawarethatifthevideoisnotattherequiredstandardtheassessmentwillnotbecarriedout,andyouwillberequiredtoundertakethefilmingagain.(Seetheguidelinesbelowonhowtovideoyoursession)ForALLcoursesbeingcompletedafterJune2016,candidateshave6monthstosubmittheirinitialassessmentattempt.Iftheyaredeemednotcompetent,candidatesthenhaveafurther18monthstogaincompetency,andpassthecourse.Ifthecandidatefailstosubmitanassessmentwithin6months,orgaincompetencywithin2years,theywillbedeemedtohavefailedthecourse.Ifso,inordertogaintheAdvancedLicenceatthisleveltheywouldneedtoattendawholenewcoursefromthebeginning.Onceyouhaveconductedandfilmedthesession,youshouldundertakeaself-analysis,usingthequestionsonthesessionplannerasaguide.SummaryoftheProcess:Tocompletethevideoassessmentyoushould:
- Undertakeyourmatchanalysis&identifyyourFootballProblem- PlanafullsessionutilisingtheGameTrainingorSkillAcquisitioncomponentsusingtherelevant
FFASelfAssessmentSessionPlannerandreviewitusingthequestionsprovided- FilmtheGameTrainingorSkillTrainingcomponentoftheSession- ReviewyourGameTrainingorSkillTrainingusingyourFFASelfAssessmentSessionPlanner- IfsatisfiedwiththequalityofthesessionsubmitthevideowithyourcompletedFFASelf-
AssessmentSessionPlanassetoutbelow(submittingyourpracticalassessment)AssessmentFeedbackVideoassessmentfeedback:
- Candidateswillreceivedetailedwrittenfeedbackwithin4weeksofsubmittingtheirVideoassessmentandFFAself-assessmentplanner
- Thefeedbackmayincludedetailsofelementsthatneedimproving.Thesewillbetime-linedagainstthevideofootagetosupportlearning(seeFFAAssessmentFormonpage12)
- Candidateswill,ofcourse,beabletodiscusstheirassessmentdecisionwiththeirassessortoclarifyanyareasthataredeemedtonothavemetcompetency.
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SubmittingyourPracticalAssessment
1. Youdonotneedtoapplyforassessment2. Followtheprocesssetoutintherelevantsectionofthisdocumentbelowtouploadyour
video.3. ForallB&ALicense,CentralCLicense,andAdvancedGKcourses,emailyoursessionplan
(whichcontainsthelinktoyourvideo)totechnical@footballaustralia.com.autoinformtheFFAthatyouaresubmittingavideoforassessment.ForallRegionalCLicensecourses,emailyoursessionplan(whichcontainsthelinktoyourvideo)toyourCourseAdministratororInstructor
4. Youwillreceivefeedbackwithin3weeksAssessmentCostsThereisnocostforvideoassessment.AssessmentDecisionAppealIfacandidateisunhappywiththeirassessmentdecisiontheymayappealtotheFFANationalCoachDevelopmentManagerasoutlinedinthecoursedocumentation.
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GuidelinestovideoyoursessionWhenrecordingyourpracticalassessmentitisimportantthatyourvideocapturestheactionclearlysotheassessorcanmakeasoundjudgmentonyourcoachingcompetency.Whenrecordingthevideoconsiderthefollowing:Securingasuitablevantagepointwhereyouareabletocapturetheactiontoincludeatleast2linesofplayandtheball.Toachievethis,anelevatedpositionsetbackfromthetouchlineisbest.Ifyouareunabletogainanelevatedposition,reviewyourvideoandaskyourself:-
Isthepictureclear?Doesitcaptureatleast2linesofplayandtheball?Isitsteadyandinfocus?ForGKcourses,canIseetheballandGKatalltimes?
Needlesstosaythesequalitypicturesalsoneedqualitywords.Addingaudiotoyourvideoisessential.Thiscanbedoneinanumberofways:-
• Usingaremotemicrophonelinkedtoyourvideocamera.Thesecanbehiredbutcanbeexpensive.
• BorrowingthetelecommandsystemfromyourMemberFederation(FFAhavesuppliedeachMF
withatelecommandsystem).Youmayberequiredtoplaceadepositandarrangetopickupthesystembutitisasimplewaytoaddaudiotoyourvideo.AskyourmemberfederationTDregardingthisoption.
• Synchronizeyourvideowithaudiocapturedonanexternalrecordingdevice(iPhoneetc.)and
addthistoyourvideo-seeguidebelow.Ifonceyouhavereviewedyourvideoyoufeelitisattherequiredstandardthensubmititasdirected.Ifuponreceipttheassessordeemsthevideoisofsuchapoorqualitythatitisnotsuitableforassessmentthenyouwillberequiredtoresubmitit.Thiswillnotconstituteafail.
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SyncingyourVideoandAudioYoucanuseasmartphonetorecordaudioofyoursession.Youcaneitherholdthephone,orconnectheadphonesthatincludeamicrophone,andputyourphoneinyourpocket.(Mostphonescomewithasetofheadphonesthatincludeamicrophone).(PleasenotethattheseinstructionsarecorrectforthelatestversionsoftherelevantsoftwareasatDec,2013)MacInstructions:
1. ImportyourvideoandaudiofilesintoiMoviea. Ifyourvideoformatcannotbeimportedthenconvertit:
i. DownloadHandbrakefromhttp://handbrake.fr/downloads.phpb. StartiMoviec. Clickon“Import“d. Findanddoubleclickonyourvideofilee. Repeatforyouraudiofile
2. Addyouraudiofiletoyourvideoa. Clickoncreateandchoosemovieb. Click“notheme”,andthenclickcreatec. Saveyourprojectd. Dragyourvideofilefromthelibrarypanetothebottompanee. RightclickonthevideotimelineandchooseDetachAudiof. Clickonthenewaudiotimelineandthenpressdeleteonyourkeyboardg. Findyouraudiofileinthelibrarypaneandrightclickonit.Choose“selectentire
clip”h. Dragyouraudiofilefromthelibrarypanetoyourtimelineanddropit.Youcan
moveitslightlytosynctheaudiowiththevideoifyouneedto.3. Exportyourmovie
a. ClickonshareandchooseFile(YoucanalsochooseYouTubeifyoualreadyhaveanaccount)
b. Changethesizesettingtothelowestsettingsothefilesizeissmall,thenclickonnextc. Choosewheretosaveyourfileandclickonsave
PCInstructions:
1. AddyourvideotoWindowsMovieMakera. Ifyourvideoformatcannotbeimportedthenconvertit:
i. DownloadHandbrakefromhttp://handbrake.fr/downloads.phpb. StartMovieMaker(Downloaditfromhereifitisnotalreadyinstalled
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows-live/movie-maker#t1=overview)c. Clickon“AddVideosandPhotos”d. Findandaddvideofile
2. Mutetheaudioofyourvideoclipa. Choosetheedittabatthetopb. Clickonvideovolumeandslideittothelefttomutethesound
3. Addyoursoundfiletoyourvideoa. OntheHometabClickon“AddMusic”b. Findandaddyouraudiofilec. Ifyouneedtoadjusttheaudiotosynctothevideo,justdragtheaudiotimelineto
thecorrectplace4. Exportyourmovie
a. Onthehometab,Clickon“SaveMovie”fromtheSharegroup.(YoucanalsochooseYouTubeifyoualreadyhaveaMicrosoftandyoutubeaccount)
b. Choosewheretosaveyourfileandclickonsave
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ProcessforSubmittingYourVideoAssessmentPleasefollowthestepsbelowtouploadyourvideotoYouTube,andsubmityourSessionPlantoFFA.
1. IfyoualreadyhaveaYouTubeaccount,pleaseskiptostep2.CreateaYouTubeaccountbyclickingthelinkbelow.Youmustuseavalidemailaddressasyouwillneedtoverifyyouraccount.https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail?service=youtube&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fsignin%3Faction_handle_signin%3Dtrue%26feature%3Dsign_in_button%26hl%3Den_US%26next%3D%252F%26nomobiletemp%3D1&hl=en_US
2. OnceyouhavecreatedanaccountyouwillneedtoensurethatyourvideofileiscompatiblewithYouTubebeforeuploadingit.Makesurethatyou’reusingoneofthefollowingformats:• .MOV• .MPEG4• .AVI• .WMV• .MPEGPS• .FLV• 3GPP• WebMIfyourvideoisinanotherformat,followthetroubleshootingguidehere:https://support.google.com/youtube/troubleshooter/2888402?hl=en#ts=2888341
3. Onceyouhaveavalidvideofile,logintoyourYouTubeaccountathttp://www.youtube.comby
clickingthesigninbuttoninthetoprighthandcorner.Onthefollowingpage,entertheemailaddressandpasswordyouusedtoregisteryouraccount,andclickthe“signin”button.
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4.Onceyouaresignedin,clicktheUploadbuttonatthetopofthepage
5. Onthenextpage,changethePrivacysettingto“Unlisted”.Thenclickon“SelectfilestoUpload”andchoosethevideoonyourcomputertoupload.Yourfilewillnowupload.Thismaytakesometime.
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6. Onceyourvideohasfinishedprocessing,youmaybepromptedtoverifyyouraccount.Youmayalsoseea"Rejected(lengthofvideotoolong)"errorinyourVideoManager.(Inthiscase,clicktheVerifyaccountbuttonnexttothelongvideo).Onceyou'veverifiedyouraccount,clickActivatethisvideoinyourVideoManagertopublishit.Activatedvideosareautomaticallysetasprivatevideos,somakesuretochangetheprivacysettingsforyourvideobackto“Unlisted”.Ifyouarehavingtroubles,seethislink:https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/71673?hl=en
7. Openyourvideoandcopythelinkintheaddressbarofyourbrowser.PastethislinkintoyourFFAVideoAssessmentSessionPlanner.
8. SaveyourFFAVideoAssessmentSessionPlanneras“FullName–Course–YearofCourse–Date(youdidyourassessment)–AssessmentNumber”e.g.JohnSmith_BLicence_2012_12032013_2
9. ForallB,A&CentralCLicensecourses,emailyourFFAVideoAssessmentSessionPlannertotechnical@footballaustralia.com.auForallRegionalCLicensecourses,emailyourFFAVideoAssessmentSessionPlannertoyourcourseAdministratororInstructor
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FFAAssessmentForm
Introduction
ThispurposeofthissectionistoexplaintheFFAAssessmentformandhowFFAAssessorswilluseittoassessyourpracticalsession.UsingtheFFAAssessmentForm,yourassessorwillprovidedetailedconstructivefeedbackbasedonthecompetencies/areasoutlinedbelow.
Detailedfeedbackwillbeprovidedregardlessofthequalityofthesession.Wecanalllearn,andfeedbackiscrucialtothelearningprocess.
PLAN
Thissectionoftheformprovidesfeedbackonyoursessionplan.Itwillbeassessedfirst.Theareasbelowarethekeyareas.
Define
Havethe5W’shavebeenusedtodefinetheFootballProblemclearly?Doesthecoachprovideenoughdetailtooutlinewhytheproblemishappening?Forexample,wewouldexpecttoseesomereferencetowhattheoppositionaredoing,asthismaybecausingtheproblem.
DoestheSessionObjective:
• Establishaclearexpectationofwhatistryingtobeachievedinthissession• providearelevantandrealisticsolutiontothefootballproblem
Design
ThesessionusestheGameTrainingcomponentstoachievetheSessionObjective
ThereisaclearlinkbetweeneachoftheGTcomponents
WouldthePassingPractice:
• Allowtheplayersplentyofopportunitiestodeveloppassingandfirsttouch• Startthelearningprocessbyallowingtheplayerstopracticepassingandfirsttouchrelatedto
thesessionobjective• Placetheplayersintheirpositionsrelativetothesessionobjective• FulfilltheprinciplesofaWarmUpby:
o Providingasteadyincreaseintheheartrateoftheplayerso Preparingtheplayersfortheactivitybytakingthemthrougharangeofdynamic
movemento Reachingthedesiredintensityinpreparationfortheexerciseo IncludingDynamicFlexibility
WouldthePositioningGame:
• Providetheplayersopportunitiestodeveloppassingandfirsttouchagainstrealisticopposition?
• Givetheplayersanopportunitytorepeatedlypositionthemselvesagainstgame-relatedresistanceslinkedtotheSessionObjective?
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• ProvideaclearlinkbetweenthePassingPracticeandGameTrainingworkingtowardstheSessionObjective?
ThePositioningGamescript:
• TheTeamTaskislinkedtotheObjectiveandoutlinesWHATtodo,andWHYForexample“Canwegetaplayeracrossthelineinspace(WHAT),tooverloadtheoppositionandplayforwardquickly(WHY)”.
• ThePlayerTasksarelinkedtotheTeamTask• CoachesCuesareevidentforeachplayertask
TheGameTrainingdesign&script
• Focusesonsolvingthefootballproblem• PresentstheopportunitytodeveloptheSessionObjective• Isdesignedsothattherelevantplayerswereinvolved• TheGoalsforbothteamswereappropriatetotheSessionObjectiveandrecreatingthekey
moment/s• WouldestablishtherealismrequiredtoaddresstheproblemandSessionObjective(as
illustratedintheanimationsonthesessionplan)• TheTeamTaskislinkedtotheSessionObjective• TheKeyPlayerTasksarelisted.TheyarelinkedtotheTeamTask,andoutlinewhateach
playerneedstodotohelptheteamachievetheTeamTask• CoachesCuesarelistedforeachPlayerTask.TheCoachesCuesshouldprovidethedetail
abouthowplayersshouldperformtheirplayertasks,whentheyshoulddoit,and“whattodoif”.
• ThedetailofPlayerTasksandCoachCuesisappropriatefortheleveloflicense
TheTrainingGame:
• WouldmaintainthefocusontheproblemandSessionObjective• Hastherelevantplayersinvolvedandpositionedappropriately• SetsgoalsforbothteamswhichwereappropriateandmaintainsthefocusontheSession
Objective• WouldallowtheplayerstodemonstratedtheirunderstandingandabilitytoperformtheTeam
TaskeffectivelyascoachedintheGameTraining• Wouldallowthecoachtoaccuratelyassessthesuccessofthetrainingsessionandthelikely
transfertomatchperformance
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PREPARE
Thissectionisforcommentsabouttheinitialorganization/setupofthesessionbeforethecoachstartshissession–doesitmatchthesessionplan?Aretheballsatthestartpoint?Doesthesetupallowfortheplayerstobeorganizedquicklyandefficiently,andforthepracticetoflow?
CONDUCT
Themainfeedbackonyoursessionwillbesummarisedhere.Itwillbeasummaryofthefeedbackprovidedinthetimeline(ifyourassessmenthasbeenconductedviavideo–B,ALicense)
Frame
TheframingisonlyrequiredtobeassessedatCLicenselevel.IfacoachhascompletedtheframingatBorALicenselevel,thenyouwillrecievefeedbackonit,butitisnotactuallyrequiredtobesubmittedatthoselevels.
Theframingshouldincludethepast(whathappenedinthelastgame,orourprogressasateam),thecurrent(whatwillbeworkedoninthesessioninbroaddetail–notfinedetail),andthefuture(howitwillhelptheplayers/teaminfuturegames).
Theframingshouldincludevisualelementsaswellasverbal(e.g.useofvideooratacticsboard).Andideallytheframingshouldincludeplayerinteractiontogetbuy-in/understandingofwhyweareworkingonthistopic.Ifthecoachcanguidetheplayersthroughtheframingwithquestioningthenthatisanexcellentwaytoinvolvetheplayers.
Theykeyobservationistochecktoseeifallplayerswereengaged,orwasitthesamefewansweringquestions.
Checklist(Start,Organisation,Attitude,Ability,Understanding,Shape,Self)
Youmayreceivefeedbackonthefollowingareas:
• TheSTARTingpointofthepracticewasrelevanttotheSessionObjectiveandtheMomentidentifiedbythe5Wprocess,allowingtheballtoreachtheproblemareaquickly.
• TheCoachalsogottheplayersorganizedandSTARTEDthepracticequicklywithoutgoingintolargeamountsofdetailbeforethepractice.
• ThecoachcheckedtheORGANISATIONofthesessionwascorrect–setup,areasizeetc.Itisapositiveifthecoachadjustssomethingatthisstageasitclearlyidentifiestheyhaveworkedthroughtheirchecklist,andfixedaproblempriortostartingcoaching/teaching.
• TheATTITUDEoftheplayerswasmanagedappropriately.Didtheplayersactlikeitwasalivegame?Didthisneedaddressing?
• ThesessionwasadaptedtomeettheABILITYoftheplayers.Hopefullythisisnotanissueinanysessions.Butpotentiallyitcouldbewhereacoachisnotworkingwiththeirteam.
• Theplayers’UNDERSTANDINGoftheorganizationandruleswaschecked,and/orreinforced• TheSHAPEofbothteamswasestablishedtoensurerealismandaclearlinktotheSession
ObjectiveandFootballProblem• TheCoachmanagedthe‘SELF’aspectbeforemovingontotheTeachingProcesselement.
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Theycheckedtheywerenotinthesamecoloursastheplayers.Theircoachingpositionisappropriatetoletthemobserveallplayers,butalsogetinandoutofthepracticequicklywhentheyneedtointervene.Theyobservefromdifferentviewpointstogetdifferentperspectives.
TeachingProcess(Intervention,EvidenceofObservation)
TheTeamTaskwas:
• Clearlyset,oncethechecklisthadbeencompleted• Setwhenthefootballproblemoccurredinthepractice• LedthePlayerstowardsattemptingtherequiredPlayerTasks• Observedpriortomovingontofurtherfeedback(thisisakeyone.Ifwehaveaskedthe
playerstodosomething,wemustallowthemtimetotryitafewtimesbeforewestarttoprovidefeedback/coach)
PlayersTaskswere:
• Giventothekeyplayers• Givenattheappropriatetimes(seebelowforguidelines)• Observed,withappropriatefeedback/cuesgivenifrequired• UsedeffectivelytoimprovetheplayersabilitytoundertaketheTeamTask• Observedpriortomovingontofurtherfeedback
Coach’sCueswere:
• Usedtosupportplayersinundertakingtheirtasks• Onlyprovidedwhenrequired,i.e.theplayerisstrugglingwiththeirtask,andthecoach
providestherightcuetohelptheplayer.Thecoachdoesnotjuststopthepracticetosetarangeofcuesregardlessofwhatishappeninginthepractice
• Observedpriortomovingontofurtherfeedback
Playwasstoppedatappropriatetimes(seebelowguidelines)
• Feedbackwasgivenusingpicturesandwordseffectively• Freezereplaywasusedappropriately• Feedbackduringnaturalbreakswasusedappropriately• Coachingontherunwasusedappropriately• Theinterventionswerewell-timedandeffective• Thecoachallowedtheplayerstimeto
Guidelines:
• Theproblemthatthecoachintervenedtofixisnotaoneoff,i.e.ithashappened2or3times.(Wewanttoallowplayersthechancetolearnfrommistakes,sowedonotwanttojumpineverytimeweseeanerror)
• Iftheinformation(task/cue)iskeytothesession,andisnoteasilyunderstood(i.e.apicture/demonstrationwouldassistunderstanding),thecoachshouldusethefreeze/replaymethod.
• Iftheinformation(task/cue)iskeytothesession,andiseasilyunderstood,thecoachshouldprovidetheinformation“ontherun”.Thisisoftenusefultoreinforce/remindakeytask/cuemadewithafreeze/replay.
• Iftheinformation(task/cue)isnotkeytothesession,anditissimple,easilyunderstoodinformation,itcanbeprovidedontherun,orinabreakinplay.Thesemethodsdonot
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provideapicturetoassistplayerunderstanding,soitisvitalthatthetask/cuebeingprovidediseasilyunderstood.Tasks/cuesprovidedinabreakinplayshouldbegeneralandnotrelatedtoaspecificinstancefromthepractice.Feedbackspecifictoaninstanceofthepracticeshouldbeprovidedinatimelymanner,sothesituationisfreshinthememoryoftheplayer.(Thisimpliestheuseofthefreeze/replay,orontherunmethods)
Thecoachallowedtheplayerssuitabletimeandopportunitiestotryanddowhattheyhadbeenaskedaftereachintervention
Communication(WordsandPictures)
Thissectionistoprovidefeedbackonhowwellthecoachprovidedpicturesandwordstogether.
Whenthecoachusedthefreeze-replaymethod,orprovidedademonstration,didthecoachhavetheballinthepicture,andrecreatethepicturesaccurately?Didtheballandplayersmovewhenthecoachwasprovidingademonstration,orwasitastillpicturewiththecoachjusttalking?
Wasthelanguageusedappropriatetotheplayers,wasitclear,simple,footballlanguagethatplayerscouldeasilyunderstand?
Comments
Thissectionistoprovideafinalsummary,anyfinalcomments,andtoidentifytheareasthecoachshouldworkonmovingforward.
Action
Thissectionistoprovideaclearactionplanforthecoach.Regardlessoftheoutcomeoftheassessment,aclearactionplanfordevelopmentwillbeprovided.