Change Of Direction Class Observation

Today, I got to observe, workout, as well as teach a few classes. For the Change of Direction class, I worked out. Towards the end of the workout, we did a few interesting reaction drills with tennis balls. One of them was turning and catching a tennis ball when the coach told the athlete to turn. The other drill was the athlete turning their hips everytime the coach move the tennis ball into the opposite hand. These drills were challenging in terms of being able to react to the stimulus (the coach) as well as having coordination (catching the ball). The next class was Young Guns. The interns and I taught taught this class. The athlete worked hard the whole time and the interns and I did a great job demonstrating and correcting the athlete’s technique on exercises or athletic movements. …show more content…
Since the athlete was quiet, it was hard to gage when they needed a break and whether or not an exercise was too challenging for them. Next, I got to teach part of the Change of Direction workout. I did a great job of demonstrating and correcting the athlete's technique on certain movement patterns. I thought I could have done a better job with spacing out the contrast repetitions. I should have done one contrast and then did the other direction on the resistance cords and afterwards do a contrast on that side. It would have a greater effect on activating the athlete’s fast twitch muscle fibers. The last event was observing a soccer team workout. The coach had high energy from the beginning of the workout till the end. They clapped loudly, out on upbeat music, and fired up the team to get them ready to work hard and pumped up for their upcoming workout. At times, the team did not listen. The coach had to remind them to stay focused and work hard. Overtime, the athletes will get used to this type of training; they just need to learn to adapt to