Athletes and coaches need to accept mistakes as a unique opportunity to obtain future better performance. To know how a coach reacts to the errors of the athletes ask him/her these questions:
Which coach are you?
1. When athletes do some good actions, approximately how many times the percentage that you answered with a reinforcement? _______%
2. When athletes are very committed (regardless of outcome), how many are in percentage the times you’ve responded with a reinforcement? _______%
3. How many times have reinforced the athletes for their accuracy in the field, for their support to the teamates and to have accepted the rules of the team? _______
4. When athletes make a mistake, approximately how many are in percentage the times you answered with a:
- Encouragement _____%
- Technical instructions provided with an encouraging style _____%
5. When mistakes are commtted, have you strongly emphasized the importance of learning from them? Yes No
6. You have strongly emphasized the importance of having fun during training and competitions? Yes No
7. Have you told your athletes to do their best is what you expect from them? Yes No
8. Have you told them that winning is important, but that commitment to improve skills is even more? Yes No
9. Have you said or done something to help your athletes to apply what they have learned today in other activities in their lives (for example, do the right things at school, at home or in social life)? Yes No
10. Something to think: would you do anything different if you had the opportunity to repeat this workout or this race?