GETTING QUALITY RESULTS FROM PRACTICE: PART 2

Repeated self-reflections over a period of 2-3 weeks can yield substantial learning about how to make the most progress during training sessions. The following form can prove helpful (or create your own)

SELF-RATING  FORM FOR PRACTICES

Date:____________________

1.  What was your MAIN goal for today’s practice (some thing you want to get better at)?

2.  Using the scale below, how would you rate your efforts to accomplish today’s main goal?

1....…....2.….......3….....…4…….....5….....…6….....…7….....…8….....…9….....…10

Really BAD.......…Inconsistent......…So-so.......…Consistently good......….Excellent

3.  What examples best indicate if you accomplished your goal?

4.  What strategies helped you accomplish what you did – for example, any ATTITUDES you kept in mind, or any THOUGHTS you kept saying to yourself, that contributed to the task?

5.  Using the scale below, how was your energy level today – (good intensity, staying focused, actively fighting off distracting thoughts or emotions,  and fighting off fatigue?

1....…....2.….......3….....…4…….....5….....…6….....…7….....…8….....…9….....…10

Really BAD.......…Inconsistent......…So-so.......…Consistently good......….Excellent

6.  When you think about the progress you made today, what do you think you learned about your efforts that will help you in the next few practices or in your next game?

7.  Based on today, what goal(s) will you set for tomorrow or future practices?

© 2015 by Dr. Mitchell Smith.