I have thoroughly enjoyed this unit and have gained a wide amount of knowledge, that I would be able to adopt into my future classes. Strategies and learning outcomes towards teaching have been highlighted to me and I will further adopt them into my classroom.
From a coaching view, this unit has opened my eyes to the different concepts coaches need to display and involve within their sessions.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank John for teaching us these concepts and providing us feedback.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Week 13 - Long Term Athlete Development
Week 13 - Long Term
Athlete Development
Long term athlete development is exactly that, the steps an
athlete takes in order to get to where they need to be. To achieve goals and
P.B’s does not happen overnight, there are strategies and outcomes put in place
so an athlete can strive to do the best they can and get to where they want to
be in the sporting world.
As mentioned by Identifying
Excellent Coaching Practice along the sporting pathway, sports Participants
indicated that excellent coaching practice for the talent development coaching
environment: high performance is driven by results and is a decision making “game”
demands a high level of programme management skills by the coach focuses on
providing a positive and challenging learning environment, expects high levels
of commitment from all involved demonstrates consistent, positive role
modelling promotes open, honest relationships involves having a range of
coaching styles.
Long term athlete development relies on the athlete
developing their overall performance over a length of time. As a coach it is
our responsibility to not only act as a mentor but also allow the athlete to
share what they are thinking and what they want to get out of their sport of
focus.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Week 12 – Mentoring
Week 12 – Mentoring
As seen in week six, it is essential that mentoring is
re-visited and continued to be analysed appropriately. Mentoring is an important
aspect in both teaching and coaching, without we would not be an asset to the
profession.
Mentoring involves teaching others our technique and leaving
it open for discussion and tweaking. It is important to ask questions as even
teachers and coaches have parts to learn and improve in their profession. We
are always learning; whether it is inside the classroom or outdoors.
A mentor is an important person in both teaching and
coaching, they are the person the student or athlete looks up to and learn from
when in the teaching/learning environment.
Week 11 – Managing Data
Week 11 – Managing
Data
Personalised performance observation involves exactly that –
personalising your performance. This
can be done in a number of ways when managing data. This term highlights to me
the most effective ways when analysing an athlete’s performance. As each
athlete is different not only in their field but individually, it is important
to think of an array of different techniques when managing data.
Some examples of these can involve:
- Sensor data input = feedback of power, velocity
- Core modules = data entry, alerts (identifies over
training, warns the athlete to stop to avoid injury), planner
- Optional Modules = advanced data (normative data for
athlete advantage)
As a teacher and or
a coach it is important that we have a good understanding managing data. In the
classroom as a teacher it is appropriate to know where the students are on the
educational scale. As a coach managing data is highly important as coaching
highly involves taking in different numbers and keeping a record of the
athlete’s performance. As a coach it is within our profession to have a great
knowledge of managing various data as this is our job – our expertise.
Making sense of data also highlights to me the aspect of
drawing the necessary data from the athlete analysis, and leaving behind the
data that isn’t necessary in the athlete’s performance/success. An athlete
should be able to access and visually view how far they have come both
physically and mentally over a period of time. This is crucial for successful
positive motivation.
Week 10 - Sharing and Presenting Information
Week 10 - Sharing and
Presenting Information
Sharing and presenting information as noted within our week
10 lecture slides states that pedagogy acknowledges the interaction between how
one learns, how one teaches, what is being taught and the context of what is
being taught. This jumped out at me as every teacher teaches for a purpose,
sharing and presenting information can be done in numerous ways it is crucial
that the teacher finds the most appropriate means of understanding for their
class.
We must ask ourselves; did the student learn from this
experience? What did they get out of it? Because there is no point teaching a
child something if they are not interested, we must take into account that each
student has different learning styles and patterns and we should accommodate accordingly.
Sharing and presenting information can be done in numerous
ways:
· Group work
· Individual work
· Through the internet – blogging, wikkis
· Pod casts
Interacting with other students in the same
subject area from other schools
There are more I could state, but we could be here all day.
It is important to note that the presentation of information will be delivered
differently by different students, students think different cognitively and
this shows within the classroom and through their classwork.
Week 9 -The Expert Pedagogue
Week 9 -The Expert
Pedagogue
John Wooden’s Pyramid of success works on the aspect of
success with competitive greatness as is key influence of the pyramid. He states
that “Success is piece of mind which is a
direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the
best that you are capable of becoming.” This statement shows me just how
crucial the pyramid of success is, in the realisation of pursuing a goal and in
the end succeeding.
I feel that success also involves mind of matter, you have
to be in the right frame of mind to pursue any given task. As Wooden mentions
in his 2001 clip, there is a difference between winning and succeeding. As a
basketball coach he believed “what you are as a person is far more important
than what you are as a basketball player.” This communicates to me that self-success
and remaining true to your own values and belief is what can lead you to the
right part of success. Everyone brings their own thoughts and skills to the
table no person is the same, they all hold different attributes.
This week has made me think in the mind as a teacher; we
should adopt this way of thinking into the classroom. By ensuring each student
understands who they are and what they stand for is necessary for students to
strive and succeed. Teamwork (group work) is essential in the building blocks
of student success. As a teacher we need to support the student and give
appropriate feedback to each individual student to keep them on the right path,
not only for school education but giving them the confidence to pursue later on
in the work place and outside of school grounds.
Week 7 - Digital Media - Producing Media
Week 7 - Using
Digital Media – Producing Resources
Go-pros (small box like cameras) are useful when filming or taking photos from any angle or location. As the go-pro is so small it is handy to hold and operate, it is also waterproof which takes advantage. Go-pros are on the market ranging from $300-$400, which is an affordable price for people in the sports industry (sports coaches and/or athletes) to help see the fine details of their skills and what needs to be improved if need be.
I-Pads have also been introduced in the past two years by the company; Apple. Ranging from $500-$700 I-pads come in handy as when documenting work and sorting out coaching material it easy to transport wherever you go, can hold a lot of information and also contains an inbuilt camera. Although the zooming quality isn't the best, I am positive Apple will build on the function and improve it for future updates of the I-Pad.
Producing resources is important in both sports coaching and any digital world of media. In regards to sports coaching, it is essential the correct digital media is used for the type of sport you are analysing and incorporating strategies. Sports’ coaching is an area of expertise; each movement is broken down in order to qualify for time results or correct a skill that isn't quite being executed properly. With this acknowledgement and positive/constructive feedback should be given.
Producing resources is important as it further grows our own individual knowledge and by viewing others work can help extend our own thoughts, and as others may express work in a different way; this could open our eyes to new ideas and/or new paths to go on when researching, analysing and documenting information.
The production of a range of different resources can be gathered from the internet, libraries, on-line learning/sporting journals etc. Digitally, I am a little confused but yet interested in exploring and researching for our upcoming assignments. I feel I need to explore sites such as Slideshare and Prezi more in depth to rap my head around what we have been asked to do. Once I understand the digital site I should be comfortable forming my assignment and researching in the on-line digital world.
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