BETTER COACHING FROM BETTER DECISONS:
COACHING TOOLS TO INCREASE COACHING EFFECTIVENESS

Brent S. Rushall, PhD, R.Psy.(ret)

WORKSHOP CONTROL PAGE

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Download the Workbook: To proceed with the workshop, it is necessary to have a copy of the workshop workbook. As you listen to lecture modules, you need to take notes and record important information in the blank spaces provided for each topic in the workbook. This is an instructional process termed "Interactive Learning".

The workbook can be printed directly off your browser by using the print function under "File" on the browser command bar. The workbook requires only black on white printing. The quality of print only need be of a standard that facilitates satisfactory reading. Usually, a draft quality of print is acceptable. There are 19 pages to be printed.

To access the workbook, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader or a compatible .pdf file reader as a plug-in in your browser. Click on this link to access and print the workbook.

Link to Workshop Topics: To link to a topic, click on the appropriate topic title in the table provided below. Control will then be transferred to the topic page where one can access the lecture modules.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

TOPICS

Prescribing training intensities and obtaining ratings of perceived exertion

Estimating the level of discomfort caused by exercise

Estimating the level of mental concentration during an exercise

Rating the stress of a week's (microcycle's) training load

Rating training speed

Rating preparedness to train

Rating what an athlete feels

How and what factors are affecting an athlete before competing

How an athlete feels immediately before competing

Understanding an athlete's reaction to a competitive effort

The Practice Session Coaching Performance Assessment Form

The Coach Observation Schedule

The Coach Evaluation Questionnaire

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