Watch the video below and record your answers on the worksheet

• You will see the coach give several corrections to the gymnast. The coach is very nice, she is not yelling or chastising and she is giving good directions.

• What were all the corrections? Watch the video again; did you get them all?

• How many times did you need to watch it to remember them all?

• Did you find the background noise distracting?

• Do you think the gymnast has a good chance of remembering and executing all the instructions while performing a complex movement on her next turn?

• It is also interesting to watch the athlete’s body language. She fiddles with her hair, looks away and eventually starts walking away from the coach while the coach is still talking. These are all signs that she is feeling overwhelmed. She will try to do everything the coach asked because she wants to learn and do better, but what are the chances really that she will succeed? Watch and judge for yourself.

• Use the worksheet you previously downloaded and try to come up with 3 tag points that the coach could use to help the athlete improve. Remember that although you are going to create 3 tag points, you would use them one at a time in practice and would never ask for all 3 at the same time.