MONITORING AND EVALUATING

1. MONITORING AND EVALUATING • Evaluating performance following a programme of work will ensure the strategy is being performed effectively. When adapting our strategy to meet the new demands placed on us by the opposition or developing our strategy to improve on our weaknesses, it is vital to our development that we continually monitor the adaptations/developments made.

2. WHY MONITOR AND EVALUATE • Ensures the strategy is being performed effectively. • It is vital to our development when adapting/developing our strategy to meet the new demands placed on us by the opposition or developing our strategy to improve on our weaknesses.

3. Methods used when monitoring • Interim re-tests • Video used with verbal feedback from teacher or coach. • Knowledge of results – Counting the number of baskets scored from a fast break during practice. - Counting the number of baskets scored in games against the same team. • Video/External feedback from coach: Monitoring the reaction of the defence. If they are coping with the adaptations or adapt their defensive strategy to counter act our new strategy then further changes may be necessary.

4. How do we monitor and evaluate our performance? What do we use? • Video used during each practice session to see improvements or areas for development. We used freeze frame/pause/rewind functions. We also used video analysis at interim re-tests and compared our fast break to previous video results and to a model performer. • Visual feedback- we could see from the positioning of the Forward that they were too far underneath the basket to perform a lay-up. This told us that the pass from the guard had to be performed earlier. We were also able to see that the Forward was not aiming the ball off the top-right hand corner of the small rectangle resulting in the lay-up being ineffective. • Using initial and focused data sheets in conjunction with video at interim re-tests.

5. How do we monitor and evaluate our performance? What do we use? • Verbal feedback from teacher or coach telling us where our passes should be positioned in the key for the lay-up. • Knowledge of results – counting the number of baskets scored from a fast break during practice out of 10 times. • Monitoring the reaction of the defence. If they are coping with the adaptations or adapt their defensive strategy to counter act our new strategy then further changes may be necessary.

6. How do we evaluate? • Compare performance at start with present. • Video analysis and the completion of data collection sheets. • Verbal feedback from teacher or coach. • Knowledge of results – counting the number of baskets scored from a fast break before and after programme of work/adaptations made.

7. Knowledge of Results • By counting the number of successful baskets we could quickly and easily measure our success rate as a percentage of overall shots taken. • This information is useful when comparing our performance before and after adaptations are made and the programme of work is carried out to develop performance.

8. Why these methods are appropriate • Monitoring performance ensures that the adaptations put in place remain effective throughout programme (correct decisions are being made and roles are understood). • Monitoring performance ensures that players roles are now suited to the adaptations. If not then the players may have to change their role in the attack. • Can highlight any weaknesses in the adaptations and rectify any problems.

9. Why these methods are appropriate • Repeating the same methods of analysis used before the course of action was carried out allows a comparison of results to be made. • As the fast break is carried out at a fast tempo, video is useful when completing data sheets as slow motion allows individual players and phases to be observed easily. • Data collection is an objective and reliable method for monitoring practice as it provides statistical evidence/results on performance. If results are improving, practice is working. • Knowledge of results allows a quick and easy measurement of our success rate.

10. Why these methods are appropriate • Monitoring performance ensures that the adaptations put in place remain effective throughout programme (correct decisions are being made and roles are understood). • Monitoring performance ensures that players roles are now suited to the adaptations. If not then the players may have to change their role in the attack. • Can highlight any weaknesses in the adaptations and rectify any problems.

11. Methods used when evaluating • Compare performance at start with present. • Video analysis and the completion of data collection sheets. • Verbal feedback from teacher or coach. • Knowledge of results – counting the number of baskets scored from a fast break before and after programme of work/adaptations made.

12. Why these methods are appropriate • Repeating the same methods of analysis used before the course of action was carried out allows a comparison of results to be made. • As the fast break is carried out at a fast tempo, video is useful when completing data sheets as slow motion allows individual players and phases to be observed easily. • Data collection is an objective and reliable method for monitoring practice as it provides statistical evidence/results on performance. If results are improving, practice is working. • Knowledge of results allows a quick and easy measurement of our success rate.