Week 4

This is the practice phase;
During week 4 I met athlete A at their home, this was because they feel comforted being at home and therefore are willing to speak. It was just myself and athlete A at the meeting, this is because I wanted the athlete to choose goals they want to achieve by themselves.

During this week we look at goal setting. I showed athlete A an presentation on goal setting in order for them to get a feel of what they were doing.

The video described thoroughly what the athlete needed to know in order to set their own smart target. At this stage we only set one target for athlete A to work towards whilst they got use to it and understood what they needed to do. I gave the athlete a worksheet that described the SMART targets and what they needed to do. We had a conversation about what a SMART target consists off (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time). It was important for me to go through this with the athlete so that they had a clear understanding of what they needed to do before they set their own targets.

After they had watched the presentation the athlete asked me if the target could be set to be achieved within 4 months. This was ok as long as the target was realistic. I showed the athlete a SMART target sheet;



Doing this with the athlete meant that they were clearly able to see their target and had it too look at in the future if they forget the specific points within the target. It means that the athlete can be as detailed as possible in setting a SMART target due to the fact its on a sheet and they have watched a video that gives them an understanding of what needs to be done. Making their target more advanced at this stage was important as it makes it more achievable and gives the athlete motivation to achieve the goal. 

If I re did this session again with an athlete, I would get them to make more than one SMART target. This is important as just one main target is not as easy to achieve as a few small ones that lead up to the end goal. Having small targets increase motivation levels as they can see themselves improving as they progress upwards. Therefore next time I would make different SMART target sheets that give the athlete a chance to create smaller targets that are relevant to the end target.