2nd Year Coaching Experiences and Action Plan

Over the course of this year, I have learnt a lot during lectures and workshops but also a lot outside of University during winter cricket nets and on my ECB Level 2 coaching course (as identified in a previous post).

At the start of the year I felt that I struggled projecting my voice due to a lack of confidence in speaking in front of people I either didn't know or people I knew too well who may pass a judgement. However I do feel I have got better at this now through practice whether it was from practical sessions, presentations or the coaching I have been doing back home.

The other main weakness of mine from last year was my ability to think through drills and sessions properly. I have a tendency to stick to what I already know and that limits me massively to the drills I can run for people because I am not as willing as others to explore other methods. Over the course of this year though I do feel I have also improved this aspect, especially with the drill Ben, Adam and I came up with for assessment one in this module.


If I look at my progression as a coach over the course of this year inside and outside of university, I am able to come up with the following targets that I would like to achieve in third year:

1. To continue to develop my communication and confidence skills as I believe this can only make me a better coach as the confidence I show in what I am demonstrating and saying will affect how the participants respond to me.
2. To develop a wider range of knowledge in my sports (football and cricket) so I can come up with more creative ways of coaching the most basic of skills.
3. To continue to read up on coaching styles and to attend coaching workshops so I can further expand my knowledge of coaching in my sports.