Practice Observation General Outline

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Practice ObservationGeneral Outline

• Due Monday November 19, 2012
• - observe and 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)

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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)

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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

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Practice Observation Grading

• 10 marks or 40 - Content
• Ability to critically analyze practices
• Ability to emphasize the major points selectively
  within the parameters of the paper
• 5 marks or 20 - Writing Ability
• Ability to develop and express your ideas
  coherently
• 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
• Effective use of the written English language

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Practice ObservationWriting Ability 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.
• - Theres no tomorrow for this team.

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Practice ObservationWriting Ability 2

• Lead Ins
• Avoid using words or phrases which lead into your
  point. i.e. 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

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Practice ObservationGrammar 1

• Contractions
• Avoid didnt, cant, wont, isn't, arent, etc.
• Conjunctions
• do not start sentences with and, but, or,
  nevertheless
• Spelling
• common errors their, there, theyre
• whether, weather, develope, athelete
• Verb Tense
• Keep verb tense consistent
• Slang
• kids, cool, hang out, neat stuff

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Practice ObservationGrammar 2

• 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 coachs practice
  plan

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Practice ObservationGrammar 3

• 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

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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

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Practice ObservationSubmission Deadline

• Monday November 19, 2012 345 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