Practice Observation General Outline

1. Practice ObservationGeneral Outline • Due Monday March 12, 2012 - observeand document - 2 practice situations for the same team • Practice situations must be of an individual/team sport or event that is preparing for a competitive not a demonstration event in YOUTH SPORT - verification - signed sheet with email address and phone number of coach - report on your observations and critique - critical analysis of the practices -practice description (appendix)

2. Critical Analysis of Practices • Were key questions of planning a practice considered? (p. 2 Reference Manual) • How was the practice structured? (p. 3) • How were activities designed and run? (p. 34) • What stage of skill development were the athletes? (p. 38) • Were athletic abilities developed? If so how? (p. 45) • Were athletes motivated to learn? (p. 79) • Planning a practice checklist. (p.84) • Were any practice planning tips observed? (p.85)

3. Practice ObservationGeneral Outline • Introduction (paragraph?) • Body of the Paper • Analyze and discuss various aspects of the practice (paragraphing – usually 1 point per paragraph) • Do not just answer questions but put it in a coherent fashion indicating an understanding of the principles and the effectiveness within the practice situations • Summary/Conclusions • Length 8-10 pages – double spaced, 12 font

4. Practice Observation Grading • 15 marks or 60% - Content • Ability to critically analyze practices • Ability to develop and express your ideas • Ability to emphasize the major points selectively within the parameters of the paper • 2.5 marks or 10% Referencing • Quality and quantity (5-10) of references • Use of references • Journals vs web sources • Reference style (APA – see index page) • 2.5 marks or 10% - Presentation of paper • Title page, Table of contents, Appendix, layout, typos, spelling • 5 marks or 20% - Grammar • Ability to write

5. Practice ObservationGrammar 1 • Paragraphing – introduction, body, conclusion - one basic theme • Run on Sentences - sentence consists of one main idea • Sentence Fragments - an incomplete idea • Idioms – “its raining cats and dogs.” - “There’s no tomorrow for this team.”

6. Practice ObservationGrammar 2 • Contractions • Avoid didn’t, can’t, won’t, isn't, aren’t, etc • Conjunctions • do not start sentences with “and, but, or, nevertheless” • Spelling • common errors “their, there, they’re” “whether, weather”, “develope”, “athelete” • Verb Tense • Keep verb tense consistent • Slang • “kids”, “cool”, “hang out”, “neat stuff”

7. Practice ObservationGrammar 3 • Numbers • Use letters not numbers, except for dates and large numbers i.e. 1,314,295 • Capitals/Bold/Italics • Do not use to emphasize points • choose a better word • Abbreviations • Do not use abbreviations or short forms • Possession • Use apostrophe to show possession • eg. “the girls’ team…” “The coach’s practice plan…”

8. Practice ObservationGrammar 4 • Brackets • Avoid the use of brackets, use commas instead • Split Infinitives • An infinitive verb form is “to play” or “to work” • Do not split eg. “to not play” • Third Person • Use third person, do not use “I”, “me” • Slashes • Avoid slashes, use conjunction such as “and”, “or”

9. Practice ObservationGrammar 5 • Lead Ins • Avoid using words or phrases which lead into your point. eg. “The next point to consider…”, “This paragraph will explain…” • Just state your point. • Lists • Avoid long lists • 12 Font • Double Spaced • Title page, list of references, appendix*

10. Practice ObservationTurnitin.com In order to continue promoting an environmental culture of academic integrity befitting our community of scholars, students are asked to directly submit their work in digital form to “TurnItIn.com”. • Enhance value of degree • Class ID • Enrollment password

11. Practice ObservationSubmission Deadline • Monday March 12, 2012 12:45 pm • Hardcopy submitted during class • Submission verified through TurnItIn.com • 1 mark (out of 25 or 4%) deducted for every school day not submitted • verified through TurnItIn.com