FeedForward
Change-Oriented
Kyleigh in volleyball, "Make sure both of your arms come up as you go to swing, think about being superman then showing off your nails or reaching into a cookie jar."
Hamzey in soccer, "Keep your foot strong, think about swinging your leg through the net."
Paige in frisbee, "Try to flick your wrist instead of your whole arm on that throw, think about rolling a die."
Alisha in badminton, "Internally rotate through your shoulder instead of flipping a pancake with your wrist."
Hailey in baseball, "Get low like you are squatting and catch the ball with alligator hands"
Internal Focus
Kyleigh, open your shoulders and hips to where you want the ball to go.
Alisha, use internal rotation of the shoulder to clear the birdie.
Hamzey, swing your leg and follow through where you want the ball to go.
Positive Rivalry
Hailey, one person runs to the target, while the other person throws 2 ball at the target
Hamzey, every man for themselves, trying to be the last person in the square with control of their ball to win the game.
Kyleigh, shuttle passing with players trying to put the ball short or deep on the person they were passing to in an attempt to get them out of the game.
Paige, creating a scrimmage where two teams were competing against each other to get the most points in Frisbee.
Alisha, adding two birdies when rallying to add more competition to the activity.
How did the coach keep the athletes in the sweet spot?
The coach observed the the athletes and modified the drills for beginners and added challenges for the advanced.
Hailey, had targets of various sizes, and she moved the players closer and further from the target
Alisha added another birdie when she observed the drill was too easy.
Athlete Choice
Kyleigh, allowing athletes to decide if they wanted to set, forearm pass or hit the ball.
Paige, letting athletes decide which way they wanted to throw the frisbee.
Promotion-Oriented
Kyleigh in volleyball "your hips and shoulders were pointed in that was awesome, remember that feeling going forward"
Hamzey in soccer "your follow through was exactly where you wanted it to go, how did you accomplish this?"
Hailey in baseball "I loved the way you got your body behind the ball, what did you do differently?"
Paige in frisbee "your arm extension was so much better on that one, what did you do differently this time?"
Alisha in badminton: “you did a great job hitting that target with your serve, how did you accomplish this?”
External Focus
Hamzey, pretend the ball is a boy who broke your heart.
Paige and Hailey, alligator mouths.
Kyleigh, show your nails or reach into the cookie jar.
Motivation
Positive rivalries motivating Hamzey to get people out in volleyball.
Alisha being motivated by building her confidence in baseball.
Positive rivalry motivated Hailey to improve her accuracy in soccer.
Paige being motivated by improving her skills in badminton.
Positive rivalry motivated Kyleigh to learn the multiple ways to throw a frisbee.
How did the coach get the athlete into the learning sweet spot?
The coach watched the athletes and built up on basic skills by modifying or adding challenges.
Kyleigh, separated each movement into its own practice, then combined them in the last practice.
Paige, started out by teaching the easiest throw, once the athletes caught on, she taught us a new throw
Hamzey, had the athletes dribble in the square, then added a defensive player, and made the square smaller.
Challenges
Adapting to a group of 3 athletes when we previously had 4. To overcome this challenge, Kyleigh participated in the activities in place of the missing athlete while also giving feedforward to each athlete. Hailey modified her drills to use 3 athletes instead of 4 on the spot. Paige modified her practice for 2 athletes and then joined into the game to make even team of 2. Alisha joined in and participated in her games.